I had barely cleared the door when I almost ran into Clay.
“What’s up, brother?
The guys are back with the supplies, and Chaz just brought that asshole back from the hospital.
All we’re waiting for now are the papers for Travis and his woman because the priest is getting antsy.
He knows some shit is going on and he wants gone like now.”
“He can wait.
Have somebody make sure that the shit gets put away in storage the right way.
That fucker awake yet?”
“Don’t think so, by the way, our scouts say there’s been a lot of movement over at the Davis homestead.
We’re ready whenever you are.”
“Let’s wait for the sun…” she walked out of the house in her little fancy summer dress.
“The fuck are you going?” She rolled her eyes at me and walked over to us.
“Hi, I’m Dana; we didn’t have a chance to meet before.” She reached her hand out to Clay, and funnily enough, I found myself following that hand with my eyes like I wanted to snatch it away.
Clay’s bark of laughter brought my eyes to his, and I saw that he’d read me clear as day.
That didn’t stop the fuck from lifting her hand to his stupid mouth and kissing her fingers with his bullshit.
“Pleased to meet you, Mrs.
Daniels; I’m Clay, one of your husband’s best friends.”
She lit up at being called by my name, and I had to do something to distract myself.
Even with the bruises, she was a fucking beauty; like my life isn’t fucked enough as it is.
“Well, where are you off to?”
“I saw the truck come back with the guys while I was in the kitchen; I just want to go see if they got everything.”
I wasn’t sure about her doing that shit but couldn’t come up with a good enough reason to deny her.
I watched her walk away from me in the direction of the storehouse.
“Females are a devious fucking species; I don’t see why the fuck you would want two of them at once.”
“You don’t know what you’re missing.
Ginger and Cindy keep me are my pride and joys.
“Oh, Lawton.” She changed course and ran back to me, and before I could stop her, her lips were on mine.
With her hands on my shoulders, she pulled back and smiled at me.
“Thank you for taking such good care of me.” Then she was gone again.
The kiss had been short and sweet, almost innocent, except for when I licked her lips, but that had been a subconscious move on my part.
I looked down at my cock to see the damage.
“Well fuck!” I need this shit.
***
“We got everything ready for tonight, no surprises, right Clay?”
“Looks like it, but there’s one thing.
The women heard about your nuptials and have decided they want to throw you and your misses a party.”
“No, no fucking party.” I kept moving because nothing was going as planned today.
I have a wife who seems to think that we’re an actual couple; a cousin who was about to marry someone else’s intended, and who knows what the fuck else was going to jump out at me today?
It was still a few hours before the sun went down; this bunch could get up to a whole lot of shit in the meantime.
There was still a fuck load of shit that needed doing, and I was trying to do them one at a time, so nothing was left undone.
Where the fuck did my life get derailed?
For the past three years, I’ve had one purpose, to end the fucker that murdered my family.
Now I seemed to be caught in the middle of a soap opera.
When I was supposed to be concentrating on what laid ahead of me, my mind was on her.
She had this annoying way of creeping into my thoughts for no good damn reason at all.
Like now, I know damn good and well that there’s no time for parties and shit like that, but I’m thinking of doing it for her.
I saw her hustling back from the storage room, but instead of heading to the house, she veered off to Kyle and Melissa’s place; that’s just what the fuck I need, the two of them together.
I love my sister-in-law, but she’s a nosy ass.
I have no doubt she’s the one leading the party parade.
Next thing I know, she’d be in my business and putting Dana up to shit, and my life would be fucked.
I only needed a half an hour downtime in the clubhouse to get my head straight.
“What is it?” I turned to glare at her, hoping that would hurry along whatever the fuck this was.
She gave me one of her disapproving looks as she hurried over to me.
“Melissa told me about the party, isn’t it great?” Damn, did she have to look so fucking innocent and sweet?
And what the fuck was I supposed to do with her when this was all over and done with tonight?
I’m thinking I maybe didn’t think this shit through all the way.
“Listen, about that…”
“I know, I know, your men are busy, and you can’t spare them, but that’s okay.
Mel said there are more than enough women here and even more coming before long, so we should have it covered.”
“Do you understand what’s going on here, Dana?
Do you realize that in a few hours, I’m going to be going after Royce Davis, and this shit could turn ugly?
Does that sound like the right environment for a party to you?
Don’t do that shit.” I pointed my finger at her.
Her lip was doing that trembling shit women do to get their own way.
She looked up at me with those big watery eyes like I’d kicked her puppy or some fuck.
“But I don’t see why we can’t have a party; it’s not going to hurt anything.”
“Dana Sue, I do not have time for a party right now…” What the fuck?
I took a deep breath and prayed for patience.
She hasn’t been here a full day yet, and already she’s up my ass.
And what happened to the scared little mouse that crawled in here this morning?
She wasn’t acting very scared anymore, a little timid maybe, but she wasn’t ducking and hiding like before.
“You don’t have to do anything Lawton; we’ll take care of everything.” I watched the gate open to receive more of the families that were going to be staying here for the next few days at least.