Chapter Twelve
Garrett stalked toward her with a look she could only call “feral” and “determined.” She held out her arms. “Wait. What are you doing?”
“We’re going to give you something to think about,” Garrett said.
She gasped when her back hit the wall, and then he was pressing his chest against hers. One of his hands curved around the back of her head while his other arm wrapped around her middle, keeping her pinned to him.
Before she could say anything, his mouth swooped down and took hers in a kiss so blatantly erotic she could feel her cunt pulse and contract while her cream slid out of her, wetting her panties.
She felt him lift and move her, but her attention was on how he made her feel. It was a sensation she’d never felt before. A moan slipped from her mouth when a hard, hot wall of flesh pressed against her back.
Trey’s mouth descended on her neck and started to nip and suck.
Oh, God, she was already so close to coming, and they had yet to touch her breasts or pussy. She tried to hold onto her sanity.
She was a moment from begging them when they both backed off. Fortunately, they kept their hands on her because she didn’t think her legs would hold her.
“We hardly even touched you, Baby,” Trey said against the back of her head. “We’re going to make you feel so damn good when we get our hands on you.”
Madelyn concentrated on slowing her breathing down.
“We’ll give you some time to think about it,” Trey said before he pressed his lips against the back of her head.
Garrett stared down at her. “We won’t wait too long, though.”
She nodded but kept her mouth shut.
When the door closed behind them, she sat on the edge of her bed. “What the hell am I going to do?” She was leaving in two months. What if she agreed to get to know them and she fell in love with them? She knew that could happen easily. They were such handsome, rugged men.
She was terrified if she let herself go, she’d be walking away with a broken heart, making her future seem even more desolate than it already was, and it scared her. When she took the time to think about her future, she knew it was going to be lonely. She was used to having people around, taking care of them, and being busy.
It looked bleak, but it was her life. She could decide to do anything she wanted and go anywhere she wanted. But nothing appealed to her now. She was still young and had time to decide where her life would go and how good it could be. It was up to her and no one else.
For the next two days, she avoided them as much as possible. She could tell they weren’t happy but couldn’t do anything about it. They were up from sunrise to sunset, working hard. She liked to watch from a window if they were working with the horses or just standing and talking. They were the most masculine men she’d ever met, and the more time she spent at the lodge, the more she wanted to give in to them.
The phone in her room rang, and she was almost tempted not to answer it, but she was always worried about one of her kids needing her.
“Hello.”
“Hey, it’s Daisy. I have a problem and wondered if you could help.”
She sat on the edge of the bed. “I can try.”
“There’s a group going camping for a night, and I was supposed to go, but my mom is sick, and I want to stay and help her.”
“Oh. There’s no one else? I don’t have a lot of camping experience.”
“That’s okay,” Daisy said. “Johnathon is in charge. All he’ll do is help with certain things like cooking.”
Madelyn cleared her throat. “Where will the guys be?”
“I heard they were going to a sale and wouldn’t be back until later. Too late to go and help.”
“Oh. Okay. When will you need me?”
“Can you pack a quick overnighter? They want to leave within the hour. I’m sorry it’s so last-minute, but I didn’t know about my mom until an hour ago.”
“That’s fine. I have no plans,” she said.
“Oh, thank you so much. I’ll owe you,” Daisy said.
“No. I’m glad I could help.”
“I’ll talk to you later. I’m not sure how long it will take with my mom.”
“That’s fine. Just take care of her, and you stay safe.”
Daisy chuckled. “Yes, Mama Bear.”
Madelyn laughed and hung up. She quickly changed into jeans and a t-shirt and wrapped a sweatshirt around her waist for when she got cold. She gathered her backpack and stuffed an outfit for the next day, along with her sleep shorts and tank. She liked to sleep in it because it was muggy and in the eighties, and she didn’t want to sweat because then she wouldn’t sleep well.
She made it outside to see a row of saddled horses and a mule with packs on his back.
“Madelyn, over here.”
She looked to find a man she had seen several times and walked over to him. He was large but not as big as the guys.
“Hi.”
“Hi. Thank you for helping. We are so glad you’re here. You saved me from having to cancel the trip.”
“I’m glad I could help out,” she said. “Which horse do you want me to ride?”
He walked her over to a large horse and patted its neck. “I gave you Sam. He’s very nice and has an attitude sometimes, but Daisy said you could handle him.”
“I think so. I don’t have a ton of experience, but I love riding.”
“Good. I’ll put you in the back of the line.” He handed her a whistle. “Blow this if you need to get my attention.”
“I can do that.” She put the necklace with the whistle around her neck.
“Everyone is ready, so let me boost you up.”
“Thank you. I was wondering how I was going to get up on the beast.” She laughed.
“Maybe if you weren’t a midget…”
She gasped. “Just because you’re a tree does not make me a midget.”
He laughed and walked away.
She waited for the group to go and then followed. She looked around the yard to see if she had noticed the guys, but they were nowhere to be found.
She should be relieved, and she had to admit she would have liked to see them, but fought the urge.
Maybe she would come up with an answer while she was camping.