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Chapter1
Will
“Are you fucking sure?”Dare frowns at me and drops down onto the sofa we dragged through a ridiculously small door.
“No.” No use lying to my twin. He knows me better than anyone else. “But I’m still doing it.”
“Amelia is going to miss her favorite uncle.” He’s pulling out all the tools in his guilt arsenal.
“I distinctly remember you telling Saint he’s Amelia’s favorite uncle last week.” I stare at him with a raised eyebrow, daring him to tell me I’m wrong.
He leans back and throws his arms over the back of the sofa. “I can’t believe you’re going to be happy running a sporting goods store.”
It’s the same thing I’ve been telling myself for the last three months since I decided to uproot my life and move to Silver Spoon Falls, Texas.
If I’m honest with myself, I’ll admit Dare and Saint are part of the reason for my move. I love my family more than anything in the world, but I’ve been… restless. Watching the two of them find and marry their soulmates and have children, while I remained single and lonely, sucked monkey balls. I love my brothers and their families, but I want a family of my own.
Eight years ago, I retired from professional football within months of Dare retiring from professional baseball. It didn’t take us long to realize the nomad life wasn’t for us.
We returned home to Riordan Cove to take over our family business, Riordan Enterprises. The challenge kept me satisfied for a while, but restlessness started to worm its way into my soul with each family gathering I attended by myself.
“I’m looking forward to the change.” I’m truly hoping the fucking “magic” water in this town does its trick and brings my soulmate to me. I’m goddamn desperate enough to believe the silly fairytale the town’s residents love to spread.
One of my old college buddies moved to the small Texas town to coach the high school football team and found his soulmate within months.
When Garrett told me about his new relationship, envy cut through my soul. While I’m happy my good friend found the woman who completes his world, I want the same for me.
Not that I’d admit to anyone my desire to find my soulmate is the real reason I packed my bags and moved halfway across the country.
“Uh-huh.” Dare isn’t fooled, but he lets the subject drop. “Saint got the easy part of this move. Fucker.” Our younger brother stayed back in Riordan Cove since his wife is due to give birth any day now.
“I don’t know about that.” I fake shudder. “He’s got a fucking houseful of kids under eight to take care of.” While Dare only has two kids, Saint is trying to populate the entire country with four kids under eight and one more on the way.
Who am I kidding? I’m fucking jealous as hell.
Dare’s sigh answers for him.
Moving here and opening up The Golden Goal appealed to me after so many years of loneliness.
“Are you positive this is what you want?” Dare walks over to the refrigerator and pulls out a beer for each of us.
“I am.” I take the bottle from his hand and sip on it as I stare out the front picture window. A flash of honey-colored hair draws my attention. The rest of my response dies away while I watch the curvy blonde walk across the lawn to check her mailbox. Fuck me, she’s goddamn perfect and way the hell too goddamn young, but my unruly cock doesn’t give a fuck.
“Are you listening to me?” Nope. I have no fucking clue what the asshole said. When she drops a piece of mail on the ground and bends over to pick it up, my heart stops in my chest as I stare at the most perfect ass I’ve ever seen.
Damn. My cock turns rock hard as I fight the urge to groan out loud. My asshole brother would never let me forget if he realized I’m drooling over a girl I can’t have.
From this distance, it’s hard to estimate her age, but the frilly shorts and pink t-shirt with a lollipop on the front tell me she’s way too goddamn young.
“What are you staring at?” Dare hops up and heads over to see what has captured my attention, but my gorgeous neighbor steps into her house before he makes it over.
“I’m just checking out my new neighborhood.” And my new gorgeous neighbor. At least, I assume the tempting little morsel checking the mail lives across the street. As the lie rolls off my tongue, my brother stares at me, not fooled in the least.
I run my hand down the back of my neck and breathe deeply, attempting to wipe my mouthwatering neighbor from my mind. What the hell is happening to me?
“Where do you want to have dinner?” he finally asks, and I breathe a sigh of relief at the change of subject.
I jump at the chance to concentrate on something besides the stunning girl living across the street. “I’ve heard the Broadway Steakhouse has the best steak in the area.” I’ve been dying to give them a try since my first visit to Silver Spoon Falls, but I haven’t had the time.
