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Lily leaned up and softly said, “Don’t pick Monopoly. Ever.”
After much debate, it was decided Pictionary would be played with two groups. The women against the men.
Three hours later, it was tied, and I somehow found myself being the tie breaker once again. It was a sudden-death round and whoever guessed first would win.
“Get on up there, Maverick,” Tanner stated as he gave me a light push. “Remember, everything’s riding on this.”
I looked at him. “And byeverything, what do you mean?”
He glanced at Lily, then back to me. “Do you like dating my daughter?”
“Um…of course, I do.”
“And you like working on the ranch?”
I nodded.
“Like I said…everythingis riding on this. Don’t let the men down.”
Making the mistake of thinking he was kidding, I laughed. When he lifted one single brow, I immediately stopped.
“Wait. Are you seriously saying if the men don’t win, I’m going to lose my job?”
“And the girl. Don’t forget he mentioned Lily,” Ty Jr. said as he appeared out of nowhere on the other side of me.
I opened my mouth and promptly shut it.
Tanner clapped me on the back. “Get those fingers warmed up, son.”
“You’re up, Maverick!” Brock called out as he stood next to the easel that held the large pad everyone was drawing on.
Walking over, I flipped it to a fresh page as Brock handed me the marker.
“Ready for your word?” Lincoln asked, holding the hat that had folded pieces of paper inside, each with a word.
“Ready as I’ll ever be,” I replied with a forced smile.
She held it out, so I reached in and pulled out a piece of paper. I stared down at it apparently too long, because someone from the men’s side shouted, “It won’t draw itself, cowboy!”
I drew in a deep breath and turned to the paper. How in the hell was I supposed to draw trick-or-treat?
Rubbing the back of my neck, I looked out at the large group. Lily smiled at me, and I couldn’t help but grin back at her.
“Stop making eyes with my kid and draw, man!” Tanner shouted.
I cleared my throat. “It’s an activity.”
Tanner and Ty Jr. both rubbed their hands together as Hunter moved down to the front.
Rose pushed Bryson out of the way and yelled, “Come on, girls! Let’s kick some ass!”
“Don’t let us down, Maverick,” Brock hollered as he folded his arms over his impressively wide chest.
“Right,” I mumbled.
Turning to the paper, I fought to keep my hands from shaking. How in the hell had I ended up being the person to draw the tiebreaker? When I glanced over my shoulder at Tanner, I saw the smirk. I raised a brow, and he did the same.
That bastard. He set me up.
