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Authors: Melissa Schroeder
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this Tia?”
Carlos heard his brother cackling in the background. Dammit.
“I thought you would be nicer.”
She laughed. “Don’t you know when women get married, they want everyone else to get married too?”
“So, we can all be miserable together.”
“Take that back or I’ll call your mom and tell her that you are looking to settle down.”
“Damn, you’re meaner than Brando.”
“I grew up with five heathens, who were always being mean to me. I had to play hard or go hide in my room.”
“So which brother was the worst?”
“Aeden. Definitely.” She sighed. “I’m famished, so I’m going to make your brother take me out to eat.”
“You take care of yourself and be sure to tell my brother if he screws up, I’m waiting in the wings.”
“Ha, you would be so lucky.”
“I would be. Bye.”
“Aloha,” she said with a giggle and the phone clicked off.
He laid in his bed thinking about his brother and his new wife. That baby on the way—not to mention, Dante was going to be a dad soon too. And for the first time in his life, he felt a twinge of envy. He wanted that…but he had a hard time picturing it. It had always been a vague idea of happiness.
Now, when thought of it, the picture was sharper and, for some reason, the woman in that goal resembled Tia.
Had he been in love with her all this time, or was this just a crush? Nope. It wasn’t that. It would be bigger, overwhelming. It was plain and simple attraction. They were both unattached adults with no reason to hold back other than the ranch.
With a sigh, he got up and decided to go down to do a little paperwork. Lord knew he wouldn’t get any sleep tonight, and he was getting sick of cold showers. Something was going to have to give, and give soon.
CHAPTER SIX
F riday afternoon , Carlos watched Tia walk from the barn. It had been a long week, not giving either of them a chance to talk about the situation. And that is the best word he could come up with at the moment. Situation . It sucked, but it was better than naming the lust that seemed to grab him by the balls from the moment he woke until he fell asleep at night.
If he were truthful, there had been many opportunities to talk about it, but Tia had avoided it and him as much as possible. He could handle that for a little bit. He wanted her to be damned sure that she wanted this with him. Of course, that did not mean he wasn’t going to use every minute he could to convince her to his side.
Her phone vibrated, or must have, since she pulled it out of her front pocket to answer. She continued walking. When she was close enough, he caught bits and pieces of her conversation.
“What makes you think it was deliberate? You know I go over a lot of unpaved areas out here.”
She was quiet for a moment while someone answered her on the other end of the phone. The way she rolled her eyes told him she wasn’t impressed with what was being said. Carlos wondered how many times she had that same reaction when talking to him on the phone.
“Okay. Well, can you get me another one? I like a full size spare on hand. Thanks.”
She hung up and then looked up at him. “What?”
“Was that about your tire?”
“Yeah. McNulty thinks it was deliberate, but I disagree.”
Of course she did. Tia always had her own opinions about things and, in her mind, she was always right.
“What made him think it was deliberate?”
“Small puncture on the side of the tire. So, he thinks it was done by someone, but I just don’t see it. You know I drive through fields around here, so you just never know what I am going to pick up. Truth is, other than the grocery store, I haven’t been out.”
“Gee, you have such an active social life.”
“Pot meet kettle,” she said with an I don’t think it is anything to worry about though look.”
He nodded, but he still didn’t like it. If he butted into her business like that, she would probably get upset; but there were ways of getting around
Carlos heard his brother cackling in the background. Dammit.
“I thought you would be nicer.”
She laughed. “Don’t you know when women get married, they want everyone else to get married too?”
“So, we can all be miserable together.”
“Take that back or I’ll call your mom and tell her that you are looking to settle down.”
“Damn, you’re meaner than Brando.”
“I grew up with five heathens, who were always being mean to me. I had to play hard or go hide in my room.”
“So which brother was the worst?”
“Aeden. Definitely.” She sighed. “I’m famished, so I’m going to make your brother take me out to eat.”
“You take care of yourself and be sure to tell my brother if he screws up, I’m waiting in the wings.”
“Ha, you would be so lucky.”
“I would be. Bye.”
“Aloha,” she said with a giggle and the phone clicked off.
He laid in his bed thinking about his brother and his new wife. That baby on the way—not to mention, Dante was going to be a dad soon too. And for the first time in his life, he felt a twinge of envy. He wanted that…but he had a hard time picturing it. It had always been a vague idea of happiness.
Now, when thought of it, the picture was sharper and, for some reason, the woman in that goal resembled Tia.
Had he been in love with her all this time, or was this just a crush? Nope. It wasn’t that. It would be bigger, overwhelming. It was plain and simple attraction. They were both unattached adults with no reason to hold back other than the ranch.
With a sigh, he got up and decided to go down to do a little paperwork. Lord knew he wouldn’t get any sleep tonight, and he was getting sick of cold showers. Something was going to have to give, and give soon.
CHAPTER SIX
F riday afternoon , Carlos watched Tia walk from the barn. It had been a long week, not giving either of them a chance to talk about the situation. And that is the best word he could come up with at the moment. Situation . It sucked, but it was better than naming the lust that seemed to grab him by the balls from the moment he woke until he fell asleep at night.
If he were truthful, there had been many opportunities to talk about it, but Tia had avoided it and him as much as possible. He could handle that for a little bit. He wanted her to be damned sure that she wanted this with him. Of course, that did not mean he wasn’t going to use every minute he could to convince her to his side.
Her phone vibrated, or must have, since she pulled it out of her front pocket to answer. She continued walking. When she was close enough, he caught bits and pieces of her conversation.
“What makes you think it was deliberate? You know I go over a lot of unpaved areas out here.”
She was quiet for a moment while someone answered her on the other end of the phone. The way she rolled her eyes told him she wasn’t impressed with what was being said. Carlos wondered how many times she had that same reaction when talking to him on the phone.
“Okay. Well, can you get me another one? I like a full size spare on hand. Thanks.”
She hung up and then looked up at him. “What?”
“Was that about your tire?”
“Yeah. McNulty thinks it was deliberate, but I disagree.”
Of course she did. Tia always had her own opinions about things and, in her mind, she was always right.
“What made him think it was deliberate?”
“Small puncture on the side of the tire. So, he thinks it was done by someone, but I just don’t see it. You know I drive through fields around here, so you just never know what I am going to pick up. Truth is, other than the grocery store, I haven’t been out.”
“Gee, you have such an active social life.”
“Pot meet kettle,” she said with an I don’t think it is anything to worry about though look.”
He nodded, but he still didn’t like it. If he butted into her business like that, she would probably get upset; but there were ways of getting around
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