“I know, Con, I know.”
I sighed and took another sip. “Let’s see what happens tomorrow, huh?”
Chapter 6
Abby
The knock on my door the next morning shook me from the thoughts. I jerked my head up from the spot on the floor I’d been staring at trying to make sense of what was going on in my life and looked at the door, feeling my heart jump into my throat.
“Abby, it’s us.”
Instantly, I calmed, feeling this feeling of warmth spread through me. God, I didn’t even know Jackson and Connor, but just knowing they were there and close had me feeling like I was protected.
Of course, it wasn’t until I opened the door and let my eyes drift over them that I felt the blush creep into my cheeks at the memory of the night before. My dirty, forbidden fantasies came back with a roar as I stood there biting my lip and avoiding their eyes. My scorchingly hot thoughts of these two muscled, hard men taking me and making me theres still resonated through my body, making it tingle in places it really shouldn’t have right at that moment.
I swallowed the naughty thoughts as best as I could and looked up, blushing all over again as I saw the hungry looks on their faces.
Connor arched a brow and looked down at the car keys in my hand. “Aww, you weren’t gonna stand us up for coffee were you?”
“Dude,” Jackson shot him a look, elbowing him in the ribs before he looked back at me, his gorgeous blue eyes shining. “Coffee is up to you, Abby - no strings attached.
God did I want more attached to it though, and I blushed as I pictured my thoughts again of the previous night, of the two of them taking me from both ends.
“No,” I stammered out, groaning at how hot my face felt. “No coffee sounds perfect.”
The diner was right across the street, catty-corner to the motel, and in the daylight, I let my eyes wander over the charming little downtown of Parker.
“Sickeningly adorable, isn’t it.”
I blushed and turned my head back from the diner window to see the two men sitting in the booth across from me grinning. “It’s pretty cute, yeah. Do you guys live near here?”
Connor shrugged. “Been here in Parker our whole lives actually.”
Jackson cleared his throat as he looked over his steaming coffee cup at me. “Listen darlin, I don’t know what you’re running from-”
“Oh, I’m not running from anything.” I said it way too quickly, and instantly felt my cheeks go red at how silly and obviously forced it sounded.
The two men looked at each other before Jackson turned and gave me a look. “Well, not my business, but if you are,” he arched a brow at me. “It’s not a bad town to settle into.”
Connor nodded. “Good people, beautiful country, and a great place to start fresh.”
I laughed. “Well, it’s not the city, so it’s got that going for it.”
Jackson grinned. “Not a fan?”
“Uh, not at all. I grew up in the country, and I miss it.”
The guys shared another look before Connor cleared his throat. “You know, you could stick around town for a bit, see how you like it.”
I grinned, feeling my face blush again. “Oh, I don’t know.”
“It’s pretty nice place.”
I sighed and looked back out the window. “Yeah, its a gorgeous little town, I just don’t really have, uh, the funds, to stay here.”
“You could stay with us.”
I could feel the heat on my face. “That’s-”
What, crazy? Insane because I didn’t even know these men? And, yet, why did the idea stick inside my head and sit there burning like this little thing I couldn’t ignore?
“That’s very kind of you, but I- I like to pay for my own way.”
Connor’s eyes lit up and he shrugged. “Marge is always hiring here at the diner.” He nodded at the woman I recognized from the front desk of the motel the night before, and she walked over with a coffee pot.
“Looking for a job, sweetie?”
I rolled my eyes. “Oh, I- I don’t know.”
She smiled at me. “Well, you just let me know if you want it and it’s yours.” She turned and shot Jackson and Connor a quick look. “Boys, you know I love you in here, but...” she cleared her throat. “Sheriff Watts was by yesterday looking for you.”
I raised a brow at the two of them, but Jackson just shook his head. “Misunderstanding, Marge. You know Con and I.”