“Leave her alone, BJ. If she has plans, then so be it,” Paula told him, but then Tyler gave her a light smack on her backside before he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her next to him by the island. “Stay out of it, munchkin,” he stated, and she cuddled next to him.
Susanna brought Ava over a cup of coffee, and as she looked up into her eyes, she smiled and lipped “thank you” to Susanna. She winked then went back over toward the stove.
“This is so good,” Ava told them. As she ate, she realized that suddenly the room seemed quieter. She swallowed a bite of pancake then looked up as everyone kept their eyes on her.
Susanna stood behind BJ and placed her hands on his shoulders. BJ covered Susanna’s hand and squeezed it as he held Ava’s gaze.
“We love you so much, Ava. We wanted to do something for you, to let you know that you’re not alone in this. We’re your family now, and we’ll be by your side just like you’ve remained by our side.”
Ava felt the tears reach her eyes. She dabbed her mouth with the napkin and glanced around the room. These people were her family, and she didn’t have to go through this alone. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she smiled.
“I love you all, too. Thank you for doing this. It means so much.”
The other women began to cry and wipe at their eyes.
“Okay, enough of this crying stuff. Let’s eat and enjoy breakfast. Ava’s got a date with Evan and Colton Banks. She’s got to get ready for it,” BJ said aloud and they all laughed as Ava gasped then tossed her napkin at him as she wondered how the heck he found out when she hadn’t told a soul.
He winked at her and everyone continued to eat as Ava sat back and smiled. She shook her head and said, “Family, you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them.”
* * * *
Ava was feeling a little bit nervous as she pulled her car along the dirt road leading up to Colton and Evan Banks’s ranch. It was simply breathtaking. They had already painted the fencing that lined their perimeter of the front property white and it matched at the horse training areas along the back side of the house. The house was really nice and it appeared as if they were in the process of putting on an addition. It needed some work, as far as maybe some flowers or a dash of color, but it suited two bachelors well. As she pulled up alongside their black pickup truck, she noticed Colton coming from the barn and Evan coming from the porch steps. Both looked like the sexiest cowboys she had ever seen. Her heart hammered inside of her chest and a smile instantly claimed her face.
She got out and Colton greeted her first.
“Hi, beautiful,” he stated as he pulled her into his arms and gave her a hug. Her breast was pretty bruised up now and more sensitive to the touch. She couldn’t imagine how it might feel after tomorrow. She smiled as he pulled back and looked her over.
“Nice. You sure can fill out a pair of jeans, baby.”
She gave him the once-over as Evan approached. “You do that pretty well, too, cowboy.”
That brought a smile to his face, and were those dimples she saw? Christ, could he get any more handsome?
“How’s my girl?” Evan asked then leaned in to kiss her on the lips. She closed her eyes and held his shoulders as his arm wrapped around her waist before he hoisted her up against him.
She felt his hand on her lower back and his long, thick fingers plaster over the top of her ass. Her pussy clenched, and it shocked her as she tightened her hold on Evan.
“Hey, are you okay?” Evan asked. She shook the thoughts from her head. Damn, these two had her hornier than she’d ever imagined a man could make her. Maybe it was because they were both interested in her?
As they walked toward the barn and the large area fenced off for their horses, both men kept a hand at her back or on her waist. Now, wearing her cowgirl boots as opposed to heels, she realized how much taller both men were than her. It made her feel feminine as they approached the fence.
“We have the horses saddled and ready for a ride,” Colton told her as she climbed up on the one lower rung of fence t
o look at the horses.
She immediately felt both men place a hand on her waist to keep her from falling.
“This is so beautiful. What other livestock do you have?” she asked.
“We have some chickens, roosters, ducks by the small pond, and four cows,” Colton replied.
“That is great. Which means fresh eggs for breakfast and for cooking and baking with,” Ava said.
Evan lifted her up to help her down off the fence.
“I like the sound of you being here for breakfast.” He slowly lowered her down, being sure to let her breasts collide with his chest the entire way down.
She felt her cheeks warm as she shook her head.