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“Let’s all have a seat,” she said and nodded toward the antique wooden chairs next to the table. I grabbed a chair and pulled it out, then took a seat before opening up the white linen napkin and placing it on my lap.
We were interrupted by the clunky footsteps of cowboy boots. I knew it was Beau; I had already memorized the gait of his steps. I forced myself not to turn around eagerly at the sound.
“Well, look who’s joining us for dinner.” Amelia smiled, and I finally turned to see Beau sliding into the empty seat next to me.
“Good evening, Mama.” He grinned back at her. “I’m hungry. You know I’m not going to miss dinner.”
“And neither am I,” another male voice said. His voice was unfamiliar to me, and I glanced over to check who it belonged to.
My eyes widened at the hunk in front of me, and I couldn’t stop myself from staring at him. He was better looking than Beau, Austin, and Wyatt combined, and they were all gorgeous.
“Hi, Mama.” The hunky man walked over to Amelia and kissed her on the cheek. What a gentleman! “Hi, Pops.” He waved at Ranger, who I hadn’t even noticed, and then took a seat next to Wyatt.
“Chet, I haven’t seen you in weeks. Are you back home?”
“For now.” He grinned. “Miss me?”
“No, she didn’t.” Wyatt rolled his eyes, and I stifled a smile. Lucy had told me that everyone in the family thought Sadie and Wyatt were secretly in love but didn’t yet know themselves. The more time I spent around them, the more I tended to agree.
“And who do we have here?” Chet looked directly at me with his twinkling light blue eyes. His crisp, short dark hair accentuated his tan face and perfect features. I swallowed hard. “Don’t tell me you’re Lucy, Austin’s bride-to-be?”
“No.” I shoke my head. “I’m Olivia, her best friend.”
“Well, thank goodness for that.” He leaned forward flirtatiously. “I was about to say that you’re far too pretty for my brother.” He chuckled. “And not the sort of woman I would have thought would be answering an online personal ad.”
“Lucy is gorgeous as well.” I laughed. “And who knows, maybe I would have answered the ad as well if I’d seen it first.”
“Then you’d be marrying Beau,” Sadie giggled and then paused. “Well, Austin, I guess, because Amelia knew that Lucy and Austin would be a perfect match. You’re like a mage, Amelia.”
“I wouldn’t say that,” Amelia said, but she beamed at the compliment. “Though I do think Austin and Lucy are perfect for each other. I just wish my other sons would be open to love as well.”
“Not now, Mama. Dad, please stop her.”
“I may run the ranch, but I don’t run your mama,” Ranger replied and everyone laughed. “What’s this that I hear? Everyone will be at lunch on Sunday?” He turned to his wife, a pleased expression on his face.
“Yes.” Amelia nodded. “We’ll all be together.”
I looked toward Sadie, who was grinning at me. “You know there are seven brothers, right?”
“I think Lucy might have mentioned it.”
“There’s Beau, Austin, and Wyatt, of course. Chet here, and then Flint, Huck, and Knox. Wow, that was a mouthful. The Hamilton men are definitely a force to be reckoned with.”
“You’ll love my brothers,” Wyatt added. “We’re all a lot of fun.”
“But I’m the most fun.” Chet grinned at me, and I grinned back at him. I could feel Beau’s eyes on me, and I turned to look at him. He raised an eyebrow, nodded his head, and then picked up the glass in front of him. I had no idea what the gesture meant or what he was thinking, but I had a feeling he was going to equal trouble in my life. It had been a long time since so many good-looking men had surrounded me.
Chapter Thirty
Beau
“So that Olivia. She’s a looker, isn’t she?” Chet chugged his beer as we sat out on the back porch. I didn’t answer him and instead took a swig of my own beer.
“I think she’s single,” Wyatt decided to point out.
I glared at him in the dark. “No shit, cowboy. What gave that away?”
“What’s got you so pissy?” Chet got up and walked over to the firepit. He threw some more logs onto it, and the flames leapt up.
