“Naw. Not a thing,” Dalton said then attempted to walk away.
“Bullshit, ‘not a thing.’ When you touched her hand to help her up the two of you were locked in a deep gaze and even I felt the electrical current around us,” Marco stated.
“Me, too. When we were both touching her at once, I had flashes of images moving in my head.” Hank sounded shocked himself.
Dalton knew he had the same thoughts.
“Well, don’t go acting on those thoughts. She seems really sweet but also like she’s hiding something. Why is she here and how long is she planning on staying in Pearl?” Dalton asked aloud and his brothers mumbled.
“As the local deputy in town, I may be able to find out that information, brother,” Marco said then grabbed his bag and headed out of the dojo with a smirk on his face. Dalton and Hank shook their heads then went about getting ready for the next class.
Chapter 9
Millie was leaning against the doorframe, cringing at the thought that tomorrow she would be climbing up ladders and painting the rec center along with Anna, Stacy, Lena, and Sage. After her excursion this morning of working out at the dojo, sparring with the Lewis brothers, and then running the five miles back to the Triple C, her body was in pain. What the hell was I thinking?
She watched Stacy labeling which areas in the rec center would be painted specific colors. She had to admit that Stacy was definitely a control freak and enjoyed being in charge. At the moment, that suited Millie just fine. She adjusted her stance and swallowed hard at the achiness. She figured a few months out of her routine of working out would leave her achy on her returning days, but this was crazy. It had to do with the run back to the ranch. She hadn’t run like that in ages. But it was better than accepting a ride from a man she didn’t know, despite her body’s cry to accept the ride and spend some more time in the hottie’s presence. She shook her head at the thought. She couldn’t trust her judgment of men anymore. She sure as hell wasn’t going to allow her physical attraction to any man to make decisions for her.
“Hello, Millie. Did you hear me?” Stacy asked and both Lena and Anna smiled at Millie.
“Sorry. I’m just a bit tired, I guess. Being out of practice from the dojo for a few months had really set me back. I’m not as good as I used to be.”
“I tend to argue with you there, Millie. Sage and I saw you sparring with Marco, Hank, and Dalton. You looked amazing.”
Millie felt her cheeks warm at the compliment.
“Thanks.”
“She was sparring with Marco, Dalton, and Hank?” Stacy as
ked as she walked closer to Millie and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
“Spill the beans, sister, or else,” Stacy demanded.
“What?”
“What went down?” Anna asked.
“Nothing went down. I sparred a little with them. They were testing my abilities to see what class I would fit into better.”
“Oh, there was some testing going on, all right,” Sage chimed in and both Stacy and Anna smiled.
“Did you get really touchy feely with the Lewis brothers? You know we saw how Anthony and Jeremy were talking to you before. Both were standing real close and looked a bit annoyed when their workers were checking you out,” Stacy teased.
“Oh, cut it out. They were not flirting and no one was getting touchy feely,” Millie replied.
“You should have seen how annoyed Paula and the girls at the dojo were that the men were paying them no attention and giving Millie full attention,” Lena added.
“Stop that. Nothing happened. It wasn’t a big deal.”
“They like her,” Sage whispered then glanced around just as Deputy Marco Lewis pulled up in the patrol car outside.
“Look who’s coming to visit our Millie,” Anna teased.
“Let’s go see if the guys delivered the supplies for tomorrow,” Stacy suggested.
“Don’t you dare leave me here alone with—”
“Why hello, Deputy Lewis, how are you doing?” Anna interrupted.