“I’m not going to lie to you, Eliza Grace. We’ve all fucked around from time to time. Maybe even to try and get you out of our heads,” Parker said to her. Her eyes widened. Again, like this was her fault.
“I’m not blaming you,” he added quickly.
“Really? Because it sounded that way. Just like a few minutes ago when Tazer and Lynch indicated that them nearly screwing me against the wall in the back of the bar was my doing.”
“That’s not true,” Tazer said to her.
“Never,” Lynch added and she watched them, even Burker look her body over.
“You don’t even know how fucking gorgeous and sexy you are, do you, Eliza Grace?” Burker said to her. Her cheeks grew warm and she shyly looked away.
“Stop. Don’t say things you think I want to hear.”
Lynch cupped her cheeks, pulling her toward him as Tazer released her.
She stared up into Lynch’s dark blue, almost black eyes. He looked over her mouth, her nose, her eyes.
“You’re so damn sexy, so sweet, petite, and feminine, it drives each of us fucking crazy with need. You want the truth, no lies, no sugar coating it? I’ll tell you the truth. Every time I see you I think of all the ways I would claim you, fuck you, make love to you and make you mine. So when we saw that calendar, with that dress nearly to your pussy, it drove me fucking insane. I had to calm myself down and be rational even though my desire to have you, to make you my woman, makes me feel anything but rational. Stop fighting us and let us in. We’re never going to hurt you.”
Lynch covered her mouth and kissed her deeply. His words, the sincerity, and power in his eyes hit her heart, her soul and made her kiss him back and pour her desires into that kiss. His hands ran over her ass, over her thighs as his arms encased her body. When they finally parted lips she hugged him and he held her close. She never felt more protected and safe in her life.
“Come home with us,” Tazer said to her. Lynch turned her so she would have to look at Tazer, Burker and Parker. They all looked so incredibly sexy and aroused. She couldn’t believe she did that to them. She made four older, more experienced men wild with desire to make love to her and make her their woman.
Then she felt the tightness in her chest. As much as she knew she wanted them, she didn’t know if she could handle the intimacy. Four men, naked, touching her, stimulating her and having their way with her. Would it send her mind into the nightmares of her past? Of that night several college boys attempted to gang rape her? She wasn’t sure what to do. Their size, their capabilities, experience, once again came into play and she felt that panic sensation begin to form in her chest.
“Eliza Grace?” Tazer whispered and she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
“I can’t. I’m not ready.”
He looked disappointed but then he gave a soft smile. He reached out and caressed her cheek. “We’ve got all the time in the world. We’re not going anywhere.”
Lynch released her and she stepped closer to Tazer, reached up and placed her hand against his cheek. “I don’t know how long it will take. I can’t explain it now.”
He covered her hand with his. “Doesn’t matter. You’ll know when it’s right.”
“Plus we’ll help convince you that you’re safe with us and we won’t ever hurt you,” Burker added. She smiled at him.
“Want to go back inside?” Parker asked. She nodded her head.
“I need a second,” she said when they started to head inside. She ran her hands down her skirt, adjusting it, and then she readjusted her breasts in the small strapless bra she wore and then fixed the top. When she looked up, the four of them were watching her.
“What?” she asked as Tazer placed a hand behind her lower back and guided her through the back door Parker opened for them.
“Nothing. You’re perfect,” Tazer said.
“Torture. This is going to be torture,” Burker whispered and she heard his brothers mumble and she wondered if he meant her declining to go home with them and waiting to have sex.
She suddenly felt nervous and badly. Had she made a mistake? Was her decision juvenile? Maybe they would think she was immature or something, or a tease? Oh God. Did I just ruin things? she wondered, but as their friends came into sight and the sheriff gave them a nod and her a smile, she started focusing on the changes the men mentioned.
For the rest of the evening the four Hayes brothers kept close to her. They touched her, kept hands on her waist even as she spoke to her friends and had a good time. But before the night ended Max came over with his woman Alicia who owned a stained glass art store on the edge of town. Monroe and Caldwell Gordon were talking to Shelby Ann.