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Authors: Elizabeth Lennox
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dating habits were legendary, apparently. There were bets going about how long his current lady love would last. The record was four weeks so word was out that Xander Thorpe was a player. A charming and very sweet player, but his reputation was cause for a betting pool to be constantly be under way.
Ash was the one brother Kiera didn’t hear much about, exce pt when she was out with Mia lately. After their drinking-fest last week, the four of them had gotten together for dinner on Sunday night. It was interesting how cute Mia was now that it was out that she was engaged to Ash Thorpe. She was even sporting a huge diamond ring that was definitely drool worthy.
Ryker Thorpe was the only one that no one speculated about in the office. Oh, the women definitely had the hots for him. Kiera didn’t understand that because she thought Axel was the most handsome of the four brothers. Ryker was more intimidating than anything else. As the oldest, he also appeared to be the most stern which basically translated into terrifying. Generally, he always had a scowl on his handsome features.
“Ready?” Autumn asked, stepping out in a pair of cute shorts which made her long legs appear a mile l ong. “You look great!” she exclaimed.
Kiera looked at her own shorts, thinking they hadn’t been this short the previous summer. She peered at her bottom as inconspicuously as possible and cringed. Nope, these definitely had not been this short last year. They covered her bottom but only about an inch below that.
“Come on, let’s go kick some Thorpe butt!” Autumn called out and grabbed her duffel bag.
Kiera followed reluctantly, wishing she could go back to her office and hide out for a while longer. Her breakfast last weekend with Axel was sticking in her mind though. He’d been so clear about his desire, she was nervous about being around him again.
And then there were the few times recently he’d walked by her office and caught her at odd hours. He’d walked by just last night around ten o’clock and paused in his stunning tuxedo, the bow tie hanging down around his neck as if he’d just come from some glamorous function near the office, which was probably the case since the Thorpe brothers worked the social circuit just like any other business owner would. But that day he’d shaken his head when he’d seen her. He’d also caught her here early in the morning and several more times late at night. His expression indicated that he thought she didn’t do anything other than work. As she remembered his disapproving face that night, she squared her shoulders and followed Autumn. She’d show him!
Fifteen minutes later, the sun was beating down on her hat and the two teams were trash talking as Axel and Ash flipped a coin to see who would be up to bat first. Unfortunately, Axel lost the coin toss. He came over to the team and started calling out field assignments. When he was done, she stood alone while everyone else ran out to their positions.
“What about me?” she asked, standing up to Axel as her anger increased.
Axel looked out at the field and she couldn’t see his eyes at all because of his dark sunglasses. “Why don’t you sit this inning out?” he suggested. “I’ll get you out there soon.” He watched her pale skin suffuse with pink which he knew wasn’t a blush but a sure sign that she was angry with him. Unfortunately, he was thinking about how cute she looked in those short shorts and the way her freckles stood out a bit more when she was angry. He also didn’t want her pale skin to get burned out here in the abnormally hot sun. It might be fall here and the weather cooling down, but skin like hers would probably burn at the first touch of sunshine.
Besides, he didn’t want the other guys on the team, or the men in the stands, to see her butt in those shorts. They were too short, he thought. His imagination
Ash was the one brother Kiera didn’t hear much about, exce pt when she was out with Mia lately. After their drinking-fest last week, the four of them had gotten together for dinner on Sunday night. It was interesting how cute Mia was now that it was out that she was engaged to Ash Thorpe. She was even sporting a huge diamond ring that was definitely drool worthy.
Ryker Thorpe was the only one that no one speculated about in the office. Oh, the women definitely had the hots for him. Kiera didn’t understand that because she thought Axel was the most handsome of the four brothers. Ryker was more intimidating than anything else. As the oldest, he also appeared to be the most stern which basically translated into terrifying. Generally, he always had a scowl on his handsome features.
“Ready?” Autumn asked, stepping out in a pair of cute shorts which made her long legs appear a mile l ong. “You look great!” she exclaimed.
Kiera looked at her own shorts, thinking they hadn’t been this short the previous summer. She peered at her bottom as inconspicuously as possible and cringed. Nope, these definitely had not been this short last year. They covered her bottom but only about an inch below that.
“Come on, let’s go kick some Thorpe butt!” Autumn called out and grabbed her duffel bag.
Kiera followed reluctantly, wishing she could go back to her office and hide out for a while longer. Her breakfast last weekend with Axel was sticking in her mind though. He’d been so clear about his desire, she was nervous about being around him again.
And then there were the few times recently he’d walked by her office and caught her at odd hours. He’d walked by just last night around ten o’clock and paused in his stunning tuxedo, the bow tie hanging down around his neck as if he’d just come from some glamorous function near the office, which was probably the case since the Thorpe brothers worked the social circuit just like any other business owner would. But that day he’d shaken his head when he’d seen her. He’d also caught her here early in the morning and several more times late at night. His expression indicated that he thought she didn’t do anything other than work. As she remembered his disapproving face that night, she squared her shoulders and followed Autumn. She’d show him!
Fifteen minutes later, the sun was beating down on her hat and the two teams were trash talking as Axel and Ash flipped a coin to see who would be up to bat first. Unfortunately, Axel lost the coin toss. He came over to the team and started calling out field assignments. When he was done, she stood alone while everyone else ran out to their positions.
“What about me?” she asked, standing up to Axel as her anger increased.
Axel looked out at the field and she couldn’t see his eyes at all because of his dark sunglasses. “Why don’t you sit this inning out?” he suggested. “I’ll get you out there soon.” He watched her pale skin suffuse with pink which he knew wasn’t a blush but a sure sign that she was angry with him. Unfortunately, he was thinking about how cute she looked in those short shorts and the way her freckles stood out a bit more when she was angry. He also didn’t want her pale skin to get burned out here in the abnormally hot sun. It might be fall here and the weather cooling down, but skin like hers would probably burn at the first touch of sunshine.
Besides, he didn’t want the other guys on the team, or the men in the stands, to see her butt in those shorts. They were too short, he thought. His imagination
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