Her entire body shook violently as her womb clenched, unclenched, and clenched again. Tears rolled down her cheeks, in part because of the awesome sex she’d just experienced. The other part? Her five men were on the same page. They wanted a life together, sharing her.
Wilde was now her home, and the Wilde brothers were the reason.
* * * *
Jessie sat between Maude and Mary at the Wilde mansion looking at the coffee table with the Tarot cards spread out. Carlotta sat across from them. Michael, with another bridal magazine in his lap, sat beside the fortune-teller.
Jessie smiled. The last several weeks had been a whirlwind after her five guys had all knelt in front of
her, asking for her hand in marriage.
The memory of the Old Wilde Mine exploding with Samantha’s dead body wasn’t so ever present as it had been just a month ago. Her Wilde brothers had rescued her just in time.
No one was surprised when Norma sold the cafe to Carlotta and left town with her other girls. She never spoke to Jessie but did send a card. All it said was, “I’m so sorry, Ms. Greene. Believe me, I didn’t know my girl was so troubled.”
Carlotta sipped on an herbal tea, looking down at the Tarot cards on the table. “De cards say June. Dat’s de best time vor your vedding, my dear.”
Jessie smiled. “June it is.”
Maude shook her head. “My nephews aren’t going to like waiting so long, hun.”
“I will not go against the cards. Carlotta hasn’t steered me wrong yet.”
“Dat’s my girl,” Carlotta said.
Michael asked, “Do your cards work for us gays, too?”
They all laughed.
Carlotta patted his knee. “You got da sight. I see it inside you. Come to my new business tomorrow morning.”
“The diner?”
“Yes. I vill read your cards. Perhaps deres a man or two in your future, my boy. You know, I have a nephew who is about our age. You like cowboys?”
“Do I? I’ll see you tomorrow.” Michael turned to Jessie. “Your five grooms are going to have a big crowd at the wedding. How many people are you inviting?”
“You’re my best man. I talked to my cousin, Charly. She was stunned, of course, when I told her everything. But she’s going to be my maid of honor.”
“Maybe she can get her own set of cowboys.” Michael grinned at Maude. “You’ve got six boys, right?”
“I do, but even in Wilde, there are limits. Three men and one woman is the max.”
Jessie was confused. “What about me?”
“Hun, you’re the luckiest girl in town. Keeping the mine undivided gives you a free pass. Let Charly get to town. I bet she’d be perfect for Drake, Dax, and Seth. If not them, then the older boys, Nate, Heath, and Tobias, would be happy to step up.”
“Maude, you’re a total mess.”
“I’ve been called a lot worse.”
Jessie laughed. “Charly is only coming for the wedding. She’s got a line on a great job in Malibu.”
“Drats.” Maude looked truly disappointed. “I was hoping to get at least three of my boys hitched.”
“Who else is coming from your side?” Michael asked.
“My two dads…wow, that still sounds funny. Anyway, they’ve both agreed to walk me down the aisle. That’s it. Short list.”