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“Damn, baby doll, are you okay?”
She tried to unwrap the strong arms that were around her when she heard Chad’s voice.
“Thank God you caught her,” another voice chimed
in as Michael appeared in front of her. Chad slowly released her and turned her toward him. His blue eyes sparkled as he stared down at her.
She nibbled her bottom lip then smoothed her clammy hands down her skirt.
“Thank you,” she whispered. She felt Michael’s hand touch her hip, and she automatically looked up toward him.
“You okay, honey? That asshole wasn’t bothering you, was he?”
God, he sounded so fierce. She shook immediately then took a deep breath. He was just being a man. Men were cocky, confident, and always trying to show each other who was boss. She attempted to laugh it off then took a step away from Michael and Chad. His hand fell from her waist and Michael quickly spoke.
“You look beautiful as always.”
“Thank you. I was just trying to help them set up,” she began to say when they heard Billy talking into the mic. Then the band began to play. They were standing in the center of the tables and people were looking annoyed.
“They’re getting started.” She started walking away. She was still shaking, and the scent of Michael and Chad’s cologne surrounded her. It was manly and really nice. As she kept inhaling, sensing that the scent wasn’t going away the further she walked, she realized that both Michael and Chad were on her heels. She was by the bar now when she turned to find both men standing in front of her. Damn were they tall, and tonight they looked as good as usual. They wore dark Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots. Chad wore a dark blue button-down shirt and Michael wore a black one. Somehow she found herself leaning against the bar with Chad on one side of her and Michael standing directly in front of her.
He looked her over with hungry eyes, and damn it, she felt every motion as if his hands touched her.
“I wanted to talk to you,” Michael stated, stepping closer. Chad cleared his throat, and momentarily Michael looked at him and then back at Alexa. “We wanted to talk with you.”
“About what?” she asked, her voice nearly cracking before the last syllable left her lips.
“A few things. First of all, you left your brand-new camera in my truck earlier.”
“I know. I’m sorry about that. If you have it now, I can take it from you and put it with my things in the back room.”
He shook his head.
“You don’t have it with you?”
“No, it’s back at our place.”
She felt her cheeks warm and she knew she was blushing as she lowered her eyes. Holy shit, these men were awfully forward. Did they actually think that she would just accept their invitation to go to their home and have sex with them? That was what he was hinting at, wasn’t it? Fuck if she knew shit about men or their slick maneuvers.
“I need to go.” As if realizing what she was thinking, he stopped her, taking her hand and holding it gently.
“Aw hell, baby doll, that’s not what I meant. I didn’t mean anything by saying the camera was at our place.”
“Didn’t you? Did you think that I would just fall all head over heels for your good looks and charms like some pushover broad?” she snapped at him then covered her mouth with her hand. She shocked herself, never mind Michael and Chad, who now looked taken aback. Michael looked at Chad, and Chad nodded toward her.
“I’m sorry. Shit, I’m fucking this all up. You know you make me all tongue-tied.”
She uncovered her mouth to give him the evil eye. Now this was her fault? “Excuse me? I’m just minding my own business. You’re making assumptions. I don’t need this right now. I’m trying to work.” She was about to walk away when Chad moved in front of her now, too. He placed his hand on her left hip, and she stepped back against the bar. The hard wood was a significant contrast to his warm touch. She felt the heat from his large hand and fingers penetrate through the material.
“Please don’t walk away. I’m just going to be damn honest with you, Alexa, and hope that you believe me. My brother and I have been watching you for quite some time.” She raised her eyebrow at him and he quickly continued. Maybe she was actually making them both nervous. Two strong macho men like this. It surprised her and made her feel a bit more capable of handling them at the moment.
“Not in a creepy kind of way. I swear. Listen, we want to get to know you. The right way. Perhaps we could take you to lunch tomorrow and then go back to our house for your camera and stuff?” She thought about that a moment. They were asking her out together. Two men wanted to go out with her at once. They also wanted to take her to their place. That meant more than she was ready for.
“I don’t know.”
“How about just out to lunch and we’ll bring the camera with us? It’s supposed to be a gorgeous day tomorrow. We could eat at the Delite Café and Diner then head over toward the park?” Michael added.
She lowered her eyes until gentle fingertips touched her chin and tilted her face up toward Chad. Chad stared down into her eyes.
