out the details can be difficult.”
Garrett tuned out the conversation. What was that noise coming from the hallway? He listened harder, thinking maybe he heard Ruby drop her suitcase?
Suddenly, there was a small scream, and a much larger thump. He flew out of his chair and dashed down the hallway.
Pounding on Ruby’s door, he yelled for her. “Ruby!”
Thomas came down the hall behind him as Savannah barked.
No answer. He threw open the door to find her lying on the floor just outside the bathroom, naked. She didn’t move, and he slid into the room, gun drawn as he waved Thomas back toward the kitchen. If there truly was an intruder, Joe needed to be protected.
He shut the bedroom door, surprised he worried about someone seeing Ruby’s body. The bathroom door lay partially closed, and he stood to the side and slowly urged it open with his gun. When the door hit the wall behind it and he was certain no one tried to hide there, he stepped over Ruby’s legs and quickly moved into the bathroom. He caught movement out of the corner of his eye on the shelf below the window. A raccoon stared at him, hissed and growled, and then scampered through the open window he’d forgotten to close earlier after airing out the house.
He dropped his gun to his side, taking a deep breath to calm his pounding heart. Just to be on the safe side, he pulled back the shower curtain and found nothing. He turned and looked down at Ruby. Her unmarred skin reminded him of milk, or white silk, and he couldn’t help but stare at her full breasts and the flare of her hips. His cock thickened, and he shook his head at his body’s reaction to her as he grabbed a throw blanket from the bed. He gently laid it over her and then yelled for Thomas.
When he entered the room, Garrett said, “There was a raccoon in the bathroom, and I think it scared her when she went into shower and she slipped on this rug. She probably hit her head.”
Thomas nodded. “We’re clear in here!” he yelled down the hallway as Ruby groaned. “Let’s get her on the bed and I’ll take a look.”
Garrett tucked the gun into the back of his waistband and bent down, wrapping his arms under Ruby’s knees and nape of her neck, making sure his grasp stabilized her spine. Her skin not only looked like white silk, but felt like it, as well. He quickly set her down on the bed, taking care to prop her head on the pillows.
“It looks like she’s coming around,” Thomas murmured as he studied the sides of her head. Slipping his hand under her neck, he threaded his fingers through her hair, and then looked at them. “No blood, so that’s a good sign. Although, I did feel a knot back there.”
Ruby groaned again.
“Garrett, please go get her some Motrin and a glass of water. I have a feeling she’s going to need it.”
He nodded as he headed to the kitchen, barely able to see past the images of her naked curves clouding his vision.
Chapter 12
Ruby slowly came to consciousness, her head throbbing. She lay on a bed, a blanket over her. Thomas and Garrett stood to the side, both staring at her. What had happened?
She remembered unpacking her suitcase, and then getting undressed to take a shower.
Oh, no. When she’d opened the bathroom door, there had been a raccoon. She had been so startled, she’d backpedaled out of there, slipping on a rug. She remembered hitting her head, and then she must have passed out.
Which meant that now, since she lay in bed, these men had seen her naked. Her cheeks heated and she wished a tornado or hurricane would come through so she didn’t have to face their stares.
“Are you okay, Ruby?” Thomas asked.
She had a headache, but overall, she felt okay. “I think so.”
Garrett stood next to Thomas, leaning against the wall, his thick arms crossed over his chest. His features were calm, but his stormy, honey-colored gaze bore into her. His eyes blazed, but what caused it, she didn’t know.
“Good. I’m going to make you some
Garrett tuned out the conversation. What was that noise coming from the hallway? He listened harder, thinking maybe he heard Ruby drop her suitcase?
Suddenly, there was a small scream, and a much larger thump. He flew out of his chair and dashed down the hallway.
Pounding on Ruby’s door, he yelled for her. “Ruby!”
Thomas came down the hall behind him as Savannah barked.
No answer. He threw open the door to find her lying on the floor just outside the bathroom, naked. She didn’t move, and he slid into the room, gun drawn as he waved Thomas back toward the kitchen. If there truly was an intruder, Joe needed to be protected.
He shut the bedroom door, surprised he worried about someone seeing Ruby’s body. The bathroom door lay partially closed, and he stood to the side and slowly urged it open with his gun. When the door hit the wall behind it and he was certain no one tried to hide there, he stepped over Ruby’s legs and quickly moved into the bathroom. He caught movement out of the corner of his eye on the shelf below the window. A raccoon stared at him, hissed and growled, and then scampered through the open window he’d forgotten to close earlier after airing out the house.
He dropped his gun to his side, taking a deep breath to calm his pounding heart. Just to be on the safe side, he pulled back the shower curtain and found nothing. He turned and looked down at Ruby. Her unmarred skin reminded him of milk, or white silk, and he couldn’t help but stare at her full breasts and the flare of her hips. His cock thickened, and he shook his head at his body’s reaction to her as he grabbed a throw blanket from the bed. He gently laid it over her and then yelled for Thomas.
When he entered the room, Garrett said, “There was a raccoon in the bathroom, and I think it scared her when she went into shower and she slipped on this rug. She probably hit her head.”
Thomas nodded. “We’re clear in here!” he yelled down the hallway as Ruby groaned. “Let’s get her on the bed and I’ll take a look.”
Garrett tucked the gun into the back of his waistband and bent down, wrapping his arms under Ruby’s knees and nape of her neck, making sure his grasp stabilized her spine. Her skin not only looked like white silk, but felt like it, as well. He quickly set her down on the bed, taking care to prop her head on the pillows.
“It looks like she’s coming around,” Thomas murmured as he studied the sides of her head. Slipping his hand under her neck, he threaded his fingers through her hair, and then looked at them. “No blood, so that’s a good sign. Although, I did feel a knot back there.”
Ruby groaned again.
“Garrett, please go get her some Motrin and a glass of water. I have a feeling she’s going to need it.”
He nodded as he headed to the kitchen, barely able to see past the images of her naked curves clouding his vision.
Chapter 12
Ruby slowly came to consciousness, her head throbbing. She lay on a bed, a blanket over her. Thomas and Garrett stood to the side, both staring at her. What had happened?
She remembered unpacking her suitcase, and then getting undressed to take a shower.
Oh, no. When she’d opened the bathroom door, there had been a raccoon. She had been so startled, she’d backpedaled out of there, slipping on a rug. She remembered hitting her head, and then she must have passed out.
Which meant that now, since she lay in bed, these men had seen her naked. Her cheeks heated and she wished a tornado or hurricane would come through so she didn’t have to face their stares.
“Are you okay, Ruby?” Thomas asked.
She had a headache, but overall, she felt okay. “I think so.”
Garrett stood next to Thomas, leaning against the wall, his thick arms crossed over his chest. His features were calm, but his stormy, honey-colored gaze bore into her. His eyes blazed, but what caused it, she didn’t know.
“Good. I’m going to make you some
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