Page 9 of Spurred On

“Oh, you should make him dance,” Brandon said with a glint in his eye.

“I’m not dancing.”

“Make him dress up as a gladiator or some shit.” It was hard to say which of the twins was more evil.

“I am not dressing up as a gladiator.”

“Right.” Rafe nodded. His expression was somber. “Cupid.”

Logan’s face went a strange shade of purple. “Cupid?”

“You know. Diapers and everything.”

“No. Just no.”

Cody sensed he was about to lose his best prospect, so he decided to step in, even though he was enjoying Logan’s discomfort. “Just come and work at the ranch. That’s it. No costumes or anything.”

“Not even a G-string?” Ben asked, pouting. “Because I would pay to see that shit.”

Logan glowered at Ben and then eyed Cody warily. “What’s the catch?”

It took some effort, but Cody managed to look innocent. “No catch.”

“I don’t know. This feels . . . hinkey.” He pinned Cody with a suspicious frown.

It took some effort, but Cody managed to look as innocent as he could. “No. Not at all.”

“You swear? You swear you don’t have some heinous plot in the works?”

“Who, me?” From the snorts rounding the table, you’d think none of them trusted him at all. “I swear. Nothing heinous.”

“Well, hell.”

Rafe chuckled. “You did lose the hand.”

“Well, hell.”

And then, Cody knew he could relax. Because once he gave his word, Logan always kept it.

He knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, he had his man.

Sidney would have to be pleased with Logan.

And if Sidney was pleased, he was more likely to get what he wanted from her.

Finally. After all this time.

It was a thrilling prospect.

***

“You did what?” Hanna gaped at her.

Sidney lifted her soda and took a long draw from the straw. “I booked your bachelorette party.”

“Yeah. I heard that part. It was the other bit that makes my brain hurt.”

“What? Why?”