Instantly, I calmed, feeling this feeling of warmth spread through me. God, I didn’t evenknowJackson 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 itreallyshouldn’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.
Goddid 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 rightacross 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 itwaytoo 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 youare,” 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, thefunds, 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.”