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Davis lifts his mug in greeting. The dog tags around his neck catch the sunlight through the window. “Took care of the horses for you.”
I pour myself a cup of coffee, trying to fight off the guilt in my chest. “Thanks.” My mind should be on the chores I’ve ignored, instead they’re on the girl in my bed.
A smile tugs at the edges of Davis’s lips. “Heard you went dancing last night.”
“Heard right,” I say coolly and take a long sip of coffee. The Resurrection gossiphotline took less than twenty-four hours.
Davis clears his throat. “Playin’ hooky looks good on you, C.”
I grunt.
Glancing down the hall to the stairs, my brother says, “You got your girl here?”
My girl.
“Yeah. I do.” I grit the words out, trying to ignore the way they light up my chest.
Good things don’t last. Ruby isn’t an exception.
Deciding to let it go, thank fuck, Davis rests his elbows on the island. “Need to talk to you. We got problems.”
“With the ranch?” I ask, smearing a hand down my beard.
“No, with Wyatt.”
“Saw him last night at the Grizz.”
“With Sheena Wolfington?”
“Yeah. Why?” I feel a headache coming on.
“You hear what he did?” When I shake my head, Davis continues. “I saw her in town today. Hair’s chopped to her chin. Word’s going around town Wyatt’s responsible. Sheena says she took him back to her place and when she woke up, he was gone and so was her hair.”
The coffee scalds the back of my throat and sears my lungs. I sputter, choke. “The fuck?”
Anger flashes in Davis’s eyes. “That’s what I’d like to know.”
“That ain’t Wyatt,” I insist fiercely.
Davis considers this. “You think?”
“I know.”
I’d stake my life on it. Wyatt’s as reckless as the day is long, but him laying hands on a woman like that isn’t happening. “Wyatt wouldn’t take Sheena to a public place where half the damn town was, if that was his plan.”
A muscle jerks in Davis’s jaw. “He’s on his way over. We’ll get to the bottom of it.”
I open my mouth to tell him to take it easy on Wyatt, but the sound of soft footsteps stop me.
“Hi,” Ruby squeaks, moving fast past me and Davis. Her cheeks are unnaturally pink. “Sorry. I’m just gonna go ...”
She’s fast, but I’m faster.
“Hey.” I stop her at the front door, snagging her wrist before she can slink away. For some reason, I don’t want her leaving thinking the wrong thing. I pin my eyes on her. “I had fun last night.”
A shy smile pulls at her lips. “I had the best time, Charlie.” She hesitates, her eyes flicking to Davis, who stands there grinning like a smug son-of-a-bitch, then stands on tiptoes to press a soft kiss to my cheek. “See you later, Cowboy.”
I can’t help it. I tug her back toward me. “Tonight?”
