Four Flames for Angela

After all the cars wer

e gone, Angie was left with her men. “We’d better get back to the porch,” Sawyer said.

“There isn’t much left to do,” Hunter said as they walked back to start working again.

“I guess I won’t need to stay with you if Thomas isn’t a threat,” Angie said with a sigh.

“That doesn’t mean you can’t. You could stay with us, and we could fix up that shower for you and do some of the other things that need to be done. It would be easier if you were out of the house.” Sawyer looked so eager.

“I’ll think about it,” was all Angie said. It sounded good though, really good.

“Are we staying here or at the big house?” Todd asked.

“Where do you want to stay?” Angie had a feeling she was outnumbered.

“At the big house,” Todd answered.

“Then tonight we will stay at the big house.” Even though Angie knew there wasn’t a chance of Thomas getting out, she still didn’t feel safe. Anything could happen.

Chapter Fifteen

They finished what they could on the porch and made sure everything was secure. Then they headed back to the men’s house.

Angie had just finished settling Todd into bed. While she was reading his story to him, each man quietly left the room until it was just her and Todd. She read until she was sure he was sound asleep.

She pulled his bedroom door mostly shut and stepped out into the hall. She started toward the same bedroom she had used before when she felt someone grab her hand. She was pulled against a hard body, and her mouth was covered by a hand.

“I didn’t want to scare you, and have you wake Todd,” River’s voice said in her ear.

Angie nodded and his hand moved. “Follow me,” he said and led her down the hall to the large room they had built for their wife. Rock, Sawyer, and Hunter were waiting. Angie stepped into the room, and it was filled with flowers and candles. River pulled her into the room and led her to the bed. “Sit down, honey. We have something we want to talk to you about,” Rock said, moving to stand in front of her.

He dropped to one knee as did his brothers beside him. “We have a question to ask you.”

“Okay…” Angie answered, her voice full of trepidation. She wasn’t sure she was ready for this. She enjoyed spending time with all four brothers and was starting to see how a life would work for the five of them, but was she ready for this?

Hunter reached out and took her hand, “Take a deep breath, baby. We aren’t trying to scare you.”

Rock grabbed her other hand. “Angela, we all love you and want to spend more time with you. We want you to move in with us. Will you think about moving in and living with us? You don’t have to decide tonight.”

“Oh…I thought you were…well…I mean.” She laughed and buried her face in her hands.

“I know what you thought, and we all want that eventually, but it’s a little soon. Why don’t you move in with us and we’ll see how things go? Can you take that step?” Sawyer moved to sit on the bed beside her and wrapped one arm around her.

“Yes. Yes, I can do that. I mean, yes, I will move in with you. I’d like that and I think Todd will, too. We can tell him tomorrow.” Angie let herself relax into Sawyer’s body. This was good.

Sawyer moved up on the bed and pulled Angie with him. He pulled her up until she was lying on top of him. “I’ve been waiting to have you here with us again.

Rock walked back over to the bed. “I guess we could have handled that a little better.”

“It’s okay. I…well, you know what I thought. That day will come. It just feels like things are happening fast. I have more than myself to worry about now.” Angela didn’t know why she felt the need to explain.

“Don’t worry about it.” River crawled up in the bed beside her. He moved her down until she was nestled between him and Sawyer.

Hunter started the fireplace and dimmed the lights. Then he crawled up in the bed with them.

River moved her until her head was resting on his shoulder. “Perfect. This is where you belong.”

Angie nodded. “I agree. You all make me feel so safe and cherished.”