Tap That

“Thank you.” She forced a smile. “I’m not bitter though.”

“I never thought you were,” she said. “But I want you to let me send you to college. It’s the least I can do for you and for my brother.”

“Aunt Lisa, no. I can’t…”

“You can. Consider it a—” Nathaniel poked her and she stopped talking. She looked at Beck and then searched Seth’s face, too. “Well boys, I see you’re just as slow now as you were several years ago so I’ll leave you to it.”

Nathaniel draped his arm around her shoulders and shrugged. “She’s had a long day.”

“Yep,” Beck said, seemingly pissed.

“Call me, sug,” Aunt Lisa said. “We’ll work out the details. I want to pay for your college. If you want, you can pay me back after you’re making six figures. Deal?”

“I might take you up on that then.” She kissed her aunt’s cheek and gave Nathaniel a quick hug. “Don’t be a stranger.”

“Never,” he drawled, his eyes twinkling as soon as he returned his focus to her aunt.

As they walked to their car, Beck and Seth stood on either side of Lindsey. Beck said, “Does she know that he’s the president of the Bad Riders MC?”

“She knows,” Lindsey said, thinking that was what made Aunt Lisa so extraordinary. She was resilient and she was in love. Because she was in love, she could look the other way and accept Nathaniel for his good qualities, whatever those may have been. Considering her aunt’s imperfections, Nathaniel likely did the same.

“So will you take Lisa up on the offer?” Beck asked.

“Depends,” Lindsey drawled, already expecting a proposal thanks to her aunt’s slip.

“On what?” Seth asked, grinning.

“Well I need to know what you boys have in mind. A girl can’t make plans for the future if she’s waiting on a couple of men to come to their senses.”

“I knew she fucked that up,” Beck said, clearly irked.

“No she didn’t,” Seth said, dropping to one knee. When Beck didn’t drop to the ground at once, Seth thinned his lips and nodded at the dusty barn floor.

Beck grumbled about Lisa ruining the surprise, but even that didn’t darken their moment. As Lindsey stood there eyeing her men, she couldn’t help but think about how perfect things were. In fact, she couldn’t imagine anything more.

Until, her fellows surprised her again.

Chapter Twelve

“Two rings?” She stared at the flashing diamond in one box, the emerald in the other. “Why would I need two rings?”

Seth frowned. Beck looked offended.

“I mean, I know why.” She shook her head in frustration. “I mean, it’s unnecessary. My goodness, you bought a farm today. Why would you go out and buy two rings?”

“We happen to think you’re worth it,” Seth said.

“Definitely worth it,” Beck said, giving her a heated look.

“But I clean stalls and work cattle. I toss hay and show horses.”

“Your point is?” Seth stuck his neck out and cocked his head.

“I’m not a fancy lady.”

“But you are a lady,” Seth said. “And every woman deserves to be spoiled and pampered.”

“You deserve to be spoiled and pampered, too, you know.”