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“A tough cowboy like you really shed a tear? For me?” When Trevor ducked his head, Edgard forced it back up. “I’m glad you told me. There was a time when you wouldn’t have.”
“Times change.”
“Thank God. Anyway, the morning after the first night we were all together? She showed honest-to-God genuine sorrow that I’d slept alone. The next night and every night after that she welcomed me. Not only into your bed, but…into her heart.”
“That woman has a mighty big, mighty soft heart. I kid her that her breasts are so small because her heart is so dang big,” Trevor added with a chuckle. “Long as we’re spillin’ our guts… Lemme ask you something.”
Threading his fingers through the damp hair at Trevor’s temple, Edgard let his thumb caress the hollow of Trevor’s cheek and the man practically purred. “Anything.”
“Do you think Chassie would be so acceptin’ about us if it wasn’t for Dag?”
“No.”
Trevor’s eyes were serious. “Me neither. Why is that?”
“She watched her brother, the first man she loved, wither up inside and die because he couldn’t be who he wanted to be or live his life on his own terms. She doesn’t want that to happen to her or to you, or now, even to me. Not when she has the power to change it. Not in a crusading way, trying to right old wrongs, but in accepting things change.”
“It goes deeper than rollin’ with the punches, don’t it?”
“Yeah. I’m amazed that Chassie loves unconditionally, which is why she’s at her aunt and uncle’s place helping out even when she’s mad as hell at the whole lot of ’em.
Even when she’d rather be here with you, hearing what happened with your family.”
“Doesn’t seem like there’s enough of her sweet goodness to go around, does there?”
Trevor said.
“No. She just…” Edgard stared at Trevor helplessly, hoping he’d fill in the blanks.
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“I know, buddy. Chassie is like… it, ain’t she? I discovered that the very first time we spent time together. Made me goddamn glad no other bozos around these parts figured it out before I snapped her up as mine.”
“You’re not mad?”
“No. That pint-sized woman brings out the best in everyone, even degenerates like us. Bein’ with her has made me a better man. I think that’s why I’m able to accept how I feel about you because she accepts it. Encourages it.” Trevor kissed his forehead.
“Besides, I knew you were a goner for Miz Sassy Chassie when you bought her that goddamn goat.”
“Chass was kinda putty in my hands after that, wasn’t she?” Edgard mused.
Trevor laughed. Hard. His whole body shook atop Edgard’s. “Putty. Right. She’s steel, not putty. My advice? She’s a helluva shot too, so don’t piss her off.”
The dead coyote flashed in his mind and Edgard shuddered.
Trevor pulled his softened cock out and took his time melting Edgard with his sweet and hot brand of kisses.
Edgard sighed with absolute contentment as Trevor hopped off the bed, gifting him with another glimpse of the hottest ass he’d ever had.
“You wanna shower?
“Now?”
“Yep.” Trevor grinned and pointed at the interest stirring in Edgard’s cock. “After we have another round of monkey sex, we’ll talk more about all this. In detail. I wanna make it work this time, Ed. Don’t know how we’re gonna go about it, but I figure we can come up with something.”
“But you always bolted when I attempted to talk about anything serious before.”
“I think us both bein’ here together like this is proof contrary to that statement, doncha think?”
“Yeah. I do. Know what else I think?”
“Mmm.”
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Edgard wanted to tell him of the conversation he’d had with Gus, but something made him hold off. He smiled cockily. “I think you’d better plan on checkin’ cattle with the four-wheelers in the morning and grab the lube ’cause it’s gonna be one long damn night.”
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Chapter Thirty
After Colby and Cord’s families left, Carson convinced Carolyn to go to bed.
Chassie couldn’t sleep. She paced in the guest bedroom, wondering what Trevor and Edgard were up to even when she knew exactly what they were doing: each other. Odd, she didn’t feel so much jealous as curious.
Keely locked herself in her bedroom on the pretext of studying, but Chassie suspected Keely wouldn’t crack a single textbook. Keely freely shared graphic details about her sex life, but when it came to talking about her feelings she was as closed-mouthed as her brothers, maybe worse.