The aftershocks while Blake licked along her neck, biting slightly harder against her skin as Quinn licked and nipped at her nipples made her shake and go limp in Blake’s arms.
“Fucking beautiful,” Kenny told her as he leaned forward and held her face between his hands. His dark green eyes sparkled. He had made a demand on her, and she’d obeyed.
He kissed her then helped Blake adjust her body as he lay with her under the covers.
Chapter 10
Lena took a shower and got dressed. She was tired but felt happier than she could ever remember. Blake, Quinn, and Kenny had stayed with her until early this morning then left so she could rest. They hadn’t even had sex, and yet she felt so attached to them and connected. As she dried her hair and applied some lip gloss, she wondered if it would even help to use some cover-up on her bruised cheekbone and eye.
Probably not.
She glanced at the clock. Blake wanted to pick her up and drive her to his parents’ house, but it really wasn’t that far away from the cottage. The sun was shining bright, and it was a beautiful day outside, so she told him that she would walk.
She put on the sexy purple panties and bra set that Kenny and Blake had picked out along with the purple sundress she had on when they entered the store. It felt light and comfortable and wasn’t too revealing, which is how she really liked to wear her clothing.
Grabbing the small bag, she placed her keys into it along with her lip gloss and brush then headed outside. She looked at the two dirt roads in front of her. To the right led off of the ranch and into town, and to the left led straight toward the horse training stables and the main house. She couldn’t wait to see the inside of the Joneses’ place. It looked so big.
“Where are you going all dressed up?”
She turned toward Bryant’s front porch and saw him standing there with no shirt on and taking a swig from a bottle.
Damn it to hell. He hadn’t been drunk since she started working at his place. What the hell was wrong with him?
“Up to the main house. You want to come with?” she asked then smiled.
He snorted then took another slug of the liquid in the long, big bottle. It had to be hard stuff because it sure didn’t look like a beer bottle to her.
“You got the stuff I left for you yesterday?” she asked, placing her hand slightly in front of her eyes to block the rays of sun pushing through the thick, large tree.
“Tasted like shit so I threw it out,” he told her, and she felt the sting of the insult straight to her heart. He sure was acting like a complete asshole.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you drinking?” she asked as she walked closer to the front porch. She could see that he hadn’t shaved or taken a shower, and the smell of whiskey was strong from where she now stood a mere few feet away from him.
He held her gaze, and she could see the bloodshot eyes and exhaustion on his face. She felt bad for him and wished she knew how to help him.
“Ain’t nothing wrong with me.”
“You look tired, Bryant. Did you have trouble sleeping last night?” she asked in a calming tone.
He snorted then stared at her as he let the bottle tap against his thigh.
“Kind of hard to sleep when all I could hear last night was you screaming like a banshee as my brothers fucked you.”
She felt her jaw drop and immediately the tears reached her eyes.
She had to reign in her emotions. He was drunk and purposely trying to get rid of her. She wasn’t stupid.
“Not that’s it’s any of your business, soldier boy, but your brothers weren’t fucking me, as you put it. I’m not quite ready for that type of commitment.”
He took a leap off the steps and landed a foot in front of her. He looked her over with his green, bloodshot eyes. He reeked of booze, and she scrunched up her nose the closer he got.
“It sure as hell sounded like they were fucking you.”
She crossed her arms in front of her chest and took a deep breath. He gave a shit about her. She just knew it. Well, she could be insulting and hit a few of his buttons, too.
She gave his body the once-over.
“If you were so interested, you should have come over and joined us. That is what you all do around here isn’t it?”