Shade frowned. Razer had neglected to give him that piece of information.
“Does Lily want to go?” Winter asked the question that was on his own mind.
“Actually, she wants to go to Arizona.”
Shade’s frown changed to a smile, much happier with that answer. The Grand Canyon was in Arizona. He could see Lily enjoying the rugged canyon.
“To see the Grand Canyon?” Winter asked.#p#分页标题#e#
“I asked the same thing.” Beth laughed.
“What did she say?”
“She said Arizona has cowboys. Seems she has this thing for them; has the impression they are all macho, protective, and are gentlemen. She thinks they are sexy.”
Shade’s smile disappeared once more. What the fuck did Lily know about men? Hell, if a man came within ten inches of her, she panicked.
The women laughed good-naturedly at the young girl’s fantasy. Shade didn’t think it was funny, though. His fork viciously stabbed his eggs.
“Doesn’t Arizona have tornados?” Winter asked casually.
Shade actually thought of high-fiving Winter.
Beth’s laughter stopped. “Really?”
Shade and all his brothers nodded.
“Spring break is right in the middle of tornado season,” Winter confirmed.
Hell fucking yeah. He was unaware he was still nodding his agreement.
“I’ll have to tell them. Maybe a cruise would be better.”
Shade wasn’t any happier. He was going to have to bribe Penni, and it was going to cost him a fortune.
He was trying to think of the states which had the lowest male population when Winter came up with an idea.
“Perhaps you might convince them to stay a few days in Lexington—spring meet will be on at Keeneland. Then you could bring Lily back with you, and we could have your bachelorette party on that Friday.”
Beth seemed to consider it for several minutes. “I think that’s a great idea. Thanks, Winter.”
Winter smiled at Beth, ignoring the narrowed stare of Shade.
It was better than a fucking cruise with the girls running around in bikinis, but Lily would still be around men and horses. Shade wondered if Lily found short men attractive.
“I’m looking forward to the bachelorette party. Evie talked to Mick; he said to let him know the date, and we could have the bar for the night. It’s going to be nice with just us, no men,” Jewell said, lying through her teeth.
“Well, us and a few of my other friends,” Beth clarified, hesitantly.
“Like who?” Evie asked suspiciously, sitting down at the table with her food.
“Crazy Bitch, Sex Piston, Killyama…”
Shade was instantly glad he wouldn’t be there. He might ride his bike to Lexington and keep an eye on Lily and Penni then stay on a few days until it was safe to return to Treepoint.
Evie raised her hand. “You have got to be shitting me. Tell me you’re not seriously considering inviting them to your party.”
“I have to invite them. It will hurt their feelings if I don’t.”
“Those bitches don’t have any feelings. Not normal ones, anyway,” Shade butted into the conversation.
Beth sent Shade a reproachful look, which he ignored. The woman was blind where her friends were concerned.
“There is a problem with them coming,” Evie reminded Beth. All eyes turned to Bliss who was unashamedly listening from the kitchen counter.
Beth shook her head. “No, that is all forgotten. They’ll be cool, they promised.”
Shade wasn’t the only one in the room looking at her doubtfully.
“May I make a suggestion?” Winter put in. “Suppose we have the party at eight until two. Tell your biker friends it starts at eleven. If Bliss wouldn’t mind, she could leave a few minutes earlier than when they would arrive.”
Bliss smiled in relief. “That works for me.”
Beth didn’t seem as happy as Bliss, and if Beth wasn’t happy, Razer wasn’t.#p#分页标题#e#
“Okay, if that makes everyone more comfortable,” Beth conceded.
Winter and Viper left the room before the rest were finished.
Jewell smirked in Shade’s direction before leaning forward in her chair.
“Lily found any young college boys to date?”
Shade had been about to get up from the table but he sat back down, deciding to finish his coffee.
“Actually, no. Lily doesn’t seem interested in any of the boys she’s met at college, and with Charles running his father’s restaurant, they practically never see each other anymore. She says they’re just friends, anyway.”
“I think she’s attracted to older men. When I interviewed Conner, I almost couldn’t get her out of the room.”