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tonight and she thought I should stop by with Travis. Since there was only one bar in town, she didn’t have to specify that it was the Tipsy Cow.
My head fell back as I let out a sigh. It had been too long since I’d wet my sex whistle, and that was not helping my borderline obsession with Cara.
I was in it for the long game with her, and as much as I’d wished that, when she’d gotten her clean bill of health, the stars had aligned and I could have finally told her how I felt, that hadn’t been the case.
Yet.
If she wanted to date, then she deserved to date and do all the things she’d missed out on while she’d spent her adolescent and teen years in and out of the hospital. No way in hell was I going to stand in her way. But I sure as hell would be there when she was done.
I would be the last man standing, and when I was, I would get on one knee and ask her to make me the luckiest man in the world.
But it didn’t look like that would be happening tonight.
Maybe I should hang out with Lizzy, I thought. If Cara was busy dating, then there was no reason I should have been sitting at home like a lovesick puppy. Even if, technically, that’s exactly what I was.
Before I had a chance to respond to Lizzy, Travis walked through the barn doors.
“Jaynie just hit me up and said to meet everybody at the Cow tonight. You in?”
I should say yes. Hell, if I went home, I’d just stay in this pissy mood and feel sorry for myself. Not to mention a cold beer sounded like exactly what the doctor ordered. The only problem was I didn’t feel like seeing Lizzy. Or Jaynie. Or anyone other than Cara.
“Is there a problem?” Travis cocked one eyebrow.
I shook my head.
Taking a few more steps into the barn, my brother narrowed his eyes. “What’s going on with you?”
Shit. I did not want to get into this with him. I was closest to Travis out of all of my brothers. Growing up, we’d shared a room. After high school, we’d both gone to the University of Texas, and the day after I’d graduated I’d moved into the house we both now shared. He knew me well. Too well.
“Nothin’. I’m just tired.” I started towards the back of the barn, where my office was. Travis hated paperwork and never went back there, so I was hoping that he’d take the hint and not follow me.
He didn’t.
“Bullshit,” he said as soon as I sat down at my desk.
I looked up. He stood in the doorway.
I should have shut the door .
Ignoring him, I tapped on the keyboard to wake my computer up. When the screen lit up, I opened the file of inventory reports. It was the last thing I had to do before I left for the day, and all I wanted to do was get the hell out of there. I was in a shitty mood, and it felt like the walls were closing in on me.
“Your panties have been in a twist for a while now. I figured it would pass. But it hasn’t.”
Since there was no question in my brother’s statement, I didn’t bother acknowledging him. Staring straight at the screen, I continued working.
“So?” he prompted.
I kept typing. “So, what?”
“So, what crawled up your ass and died?”
My brothers all had a way with words.
“Nothing, but thanks for your concern,” I answered dryly.
“Suit yourself.” Travis lifted his arms in surrender. “You want to mope around like a little girl, that’s on you. I’m going to the Cow tonight. If your time of the month ends, meet me there.”
With that colorful parting shot, my brother disappeared from the doorway.
Resting my elbows on my desk, I scrubbed my hands over my face. Had I really been moping around? I sure as hell hadn’t felt like myself lately, but I didn’t think I was acting any differently.
My phone dinged and vibrated, alerting me to an incoming text. As I pulled it out of my pocket, I held my breath, hoping that it would be from Cara—again. I’d been doing that ever since Saturday night. For some reason, our time sitting on a blanket, under the stars, and watching a
My head fell back as I let out a sigh. It had been too long since I’d wet my sex whistle, and that was not helping my borderline obsession with Cara.
I was in it for the long game with her, and as much as I’d wished that, when she’d gotten her clean bill of health, the stars had aligned and I could have finally told her how I felt, that hadn’t been the case.
Yet.
If she wanted to date, then she deserved to date and do all the things she’d missed out on while she’d spent her adolescent and teen years in and out of the hospital. No way in hell was I going to stand in her way. But I sure as hell would be there when she was done.
I would be the last man standing, and when I was, I would get on one knee and ask her to make me the luckiest man in the world.
But it didn’t look like that would be happening tonight.
Maybe I should hang out with Lizzy, I thought. If Cara was busy dating, then there was no reason I should have been sitting at home like a lovesick puppy. Even if, technically, that’s exactly what I was.
Before I had a chance to respond to Lizzy, Travis walked through the barn doors.
“Jaynie just hit me up and said to meet everybody at the Cow tonight. You in?”
I should say yes. Hell, if I went home, I’d just stay in this pissy mood and feel sorry for myself. Not to mention a cold beer sounded like exactly what the doctor ordered. The only problem was I didn’t feel like seeing Lizzy. Or Jaynie. Or anyone other than Cara.
“Is there a problem?” Travis cocked one eyebrow.
I shook my head.
Taking a few more steps into the barn, my brother narrowed his eyes. “What’s going on with you?”
Shit. I did not want to get into this with him. I was closest to Travis out of all of my brothers. Growing up, we’d shared a room. After high school, we’d both gone to the University of Texas, and the day after I’d graduated I’d moved into the house we both now shared. He knew me well. Too well.
“Nothin’. I’m just tired.” I started towards the back of the barn, where my office was. Travis hated paperwork and never went back there, so I was hoping that he’d take the hint and not follow me.
He didn’t.
“Bullshit,” he said as soon as I sat down at my desk.
I looked up. He stood in the doorway.
I should have shut the door .
Ignoring him, I tapped on the keyboard to wake my computer up. When the screen lit up, I opened the file of inventory reports. It was the last thing I had to do before I left for the day, and all I wanted to do was get the hell out of there. I was in a shitty mood, and it felt like the walls were closing in on me.
“Your panties have been in a twist for a while now. I figured it would pass. But it hasn’t.”
Since there was no question in my brother’s statement, I didn’t bother acknowledging him. Staring straight at the screen, I continued working.
“So?” he prompted.
I kept typing. “So, what?”
“So, what crawled up your ass and died?”
My brothers all had a way with words.
“Nothing, but thanks for your concern,” I answered dryly.
“Suit yourself.” Travis lifted his arms in surrender. “You want to mope around like a little girl, that’s on you. I’m going to the Cow tonight. If your time of the month ends, meet me there.”
With that colorful parting shot, my brother disappeared from the doorway.
Resting my elbows on my desk, I scrubbed my hands over my face. Had I really been moping around? I sure as hell hadn’t felt like myself lately, but I didn’t think I was acting any differently.
My phone dinged and vibrated, alerting me to an incoming text. As I pulled it out of my pocket, I held my breath, hoping that it would be from Cara—again. I’d been doing that ever since Saturday night. For some reason, our time sitting on a blanket, under the stars, and watching a
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