The kids looked scared, and there was shouting coming from the inside the trailer.
Showtime.
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When Kade got home Steven was going to kill him. For the first time in his life, he was considering murder. His friend and lover was not known for acting rationally. Even as Steven cursed him in his head, he knew Kade was doing the right thing. There was no way they could let Holly go back there, and she wouldn’t stay with them with her family at risk.
The only solution was to get her family out of harm’s way. The only consolation Steven could find was the fact Holly was curled up beside him.
He hoped she woke up soon. He really needed to use the bathroom.
As if she heard his thoughts, Holly let out a sigh and rolled over. Her hand rested on his chest, and her eyes opened.
“Hey,” she said.
“Good morning, beautiful.” He leaned forward and claimed her lips. Her head still rested on her arm. “I really hate to do this, but I got to use the bathroom, babe, and you’re stopping me.” He pointed to his arm, and she lifted up.
“Sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry, and don’t move. I want you here when I get back.” He moved out of the bed, went to the bathroom and completed his business in world record timing. Holly was where he left her when he came back.
She lay against the pillows watching him.
“How are you?” he asked.
“I’m good. Where’s Kade?”
Steven was going to give him the benefit of the doubt when it came to what he was doing.
“He had to run an errand. Kade didn’t want to wake you.”
Holly nodded and smiled at him. “I enjoyed last night.” Her hand rested on his chest. The sweetness of her smile caught at him, and in that moment he hated lying to her.
“Me, too. You’re not bothered by Kade and me together?”
“No, I thought it was hot.”
“And before last night you’d never achieved orgasm?” he asked.
“No, never.”
“Holly, baby, you know that’s going to change, don’t you?”
Her cheeks were a lovely red hue. “I think I get that now.”
He was about to say something else when the phone rang. “I’ve got to get that. Put on one of mine or Kade’s shirts and come down to the kitchen.”
“What about the ranch hands?” she asked, nervously.
“They know not to come through to the main house. They’ll start work. I’m sure Kade has left a list of jobs to do. He’s like that as a guy.” Steven claimed her lips and then groaned as the phone continued to ring. “I think I need to get an answering machine.”
She chuckled as he walked out of the room. The sound eased his thoughts. Holly didn’t laugh a lot. He couldn’t recall a time while working when she’d been carefree enough to laugh.
He answered the phone in the kitchen. “Kade, this better be you.”
“It is.”
Steven let out a sigh of relief. He filled the kettle with water as he held the phone between his shoulder and head.
“What’s going on?”
“We’re at the trailer. William Walker is not a happy man. He’s ranting and raving about Holly and that she’s good for nothing,” Kade said.
“Why are you phoning me?” Steven asked.
“Because Matt has warned me that if I start a fight, he’ll arrest me and won’t allow you to post bail. He doesn’t want any fighting to happen during this. I’ve got William outside while the kids are getting their stuff and Holly’s. I’m waiting for John to turn up, and I needed to hear your voice.”
“And why did you need to hear my voice?” Steven checked to make sure Holly wasn’t on her way down.
“So I can remember why I don’t want to land my ass in jail. Is Holly awake?”
Steven was touched by his words. “I’m waiting for her in the kitchen. She asked after you, and she looked happy.”
“Good. I’m hoping to be there soon.”
There was silence over the line, and Steven heard William’s voice ranting.
“She’s a fucking whore. Only good for the money she has. It’s my fucking money. I raised her. It’s mine.”
“I hear why you need to talk to me.”
“If he doesn’t shut up I’m going to spend time in the cell,” Kade said.
Glancing at the stairwell again, Steven started talking in a rush. “Well think about this every time he starts ranting at you. While you’re there listening to him I’m going to cook Holly breakfast, and then I’m going to take her upstairs and try those clamps out I found last night.”
Kade let out a groan.
“Also, I’m going to have a taste of her sweet pussy, and if you’re in jail I’m going to claim her virgin pussy tonight without you, and I thought you’d be the one to claim her pussy. I want her ass.”