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Once he learned she wanted the Sweet B Ranch back, he wouldn’t be quite so friendly. However, the way he gazed at her did leave her heart pumping a little faster and her breath coming quicker.
The man was clueless, but he would soon learn the truth. Lily wanted her family’s ranch. And she wanted it now.
CHAPTER 2
Cal Thomas found most weddings boring. Everyone always made a huge deal over the bride and the groom and everyone else sat around talking, drinking, eating, and occasionally dancing. But tonight’s wedding was very interesting.
Lillian Bradley was a sprite, cute little thing he just wanted to snatch up, throw over his shoulder, and carry home straight to his bedroom.
And Nathan was beside himself, trying to get her out on the dance floor with him and not letting any other single men know she was available. The man was ready to marry and he wanted a wife who accepted the Blessing Texas way. One woman and two men.
While Cal agreed it was an excellent way to live, he hadn’t met a woman he couldn’t live without. Not since his last disastrous attempt at getting married. The verdict was still out on Lillian, but so far, she undoubtedly had his blood pumping, and his cock was dancing the tango, ready to feel a tight pussy wrapped around it.
And Cal was too.
Nathan wrapped his arm around Lillian as he walked her off the dance floor. A nice slow ballad began to play, and before Lillian had time to catch her breath, Cal whisked her out of Nathan’s arms and onto the dance floor.
He pulled her in close, took a deep breath, and let the smell of her perfume fill his lungs. His brain imagined them dancing nice and slow in the bedroom. Both of them naked.
“What do you think of our weddings?” he finally asked her.
“My grandparents were from around here, and I had two grandfathers for a while,” she said softly. “Until one disappeared.”
“Oh, who were your grandparents?” he asked.
She gave a chuckle. “How long have you lived here?”
“Since I was nine years old,” he said, the memory of the CPS worker bringing him to Blessing flashing through his mind. That kid lived deep in his soul as much as he tried to get rid of him. Painful memories were better left undisturbed.
“I was probably moving out about the time you were moving in,” she said without mentioning her grandparents.
Dancing beneath the Texas stars, he pulled Lillian in as tight as he dared as they scooted across the wooden floor. If he ever got married, he would want this type of wedding. One beneath the Texas sky with his family and friends here to celebrate.
Even his paralyzed grandfather.
But he’d thought about marriage once, and now the very idea left a bad taste in his mouth. Once burned, twice shy. Oh no, when Emily’s father learned about the Blessing way, he yanked her home so fast that even the sheriff couldn’t stop them. And, frankly, it was better before they married than after.
“How long are you staying in town,” he asked.
“Two weeks,” she said. “I’ve got some business here, and I want to do some family research while I’m here.”
There was something about her that he kept thinking he should know, but he wasn’t certain of what. Like a distant memory tugging at the corners of his mind, its details blurred and fragmented, leaving him grasping at wisps of recollection.
The music ended, but instead of walking her off the dance floor, he held her in his arms.
“Fireworks in less than a minute,” the DJ said. “Afterward, the bride and grooms will depart for their honeymoon.”
“Oh, I love fireworks,” she said. “We never had the money to purchase them, but I love to watch other people’s money go up in colors.”
“My grandfather refused to let us have them on the ranch,” he said.
Just then, Nathan walked up beside them and slid his arm around Lillian. She glanced from one man to the other and smiled. Her sapphire eyes twinkled with delight.
“I know it’s common for two men to share a woman here in town. Have you guys ever shared a woman?” she asked.
Nathan glanced at him, his eyes wide.
“Yes,” Cal said. “One we almost made it to the altar with.”
