Reckless Love (Cowboys & Angels 7)

Cord and Maebh. New love in full blossom. Cord looked at his fiancée like she hung the moon and she did the same. It was a beautiful thing to watch, the two of them. Their hands were locked together on the table as they spoke to one another and then drifted off to other conversations.

Then there was Wade and Amelia. My goodness, she was glowing and looked positively radiant. Her hands were going every which way as she talked about telling John and Melanie that they were expecting. I laughed at how animated she was. No wonder she was an author; she was an amazing storyteller.

Jonathon and Waylynn sat as close to each other as possible. They laughed with Amelia, and every now and then, Jonathon would lean over and say something in Waylynn’s ear. The two of them looked like the perfect couple. The happiness that radiated off of them was hard to miss. It was almost as if they had their own little secret that kept them connected.

“Taking it all in, baby?”

Trevor’s deep voice pulled my attention away from his sister and brother-in-law and back to him. His cornflower blue eyes stared deeply into my own.

“You have an amazing family, do you know that?”

He quickly scanned everyone. “I do know that. They’re your family now, too, babe.”

I sank my teeth into my lip only to have Trevor reach up and touch my mouth.

“Stop doing that or I’m going to take you to my brother’s office and fuck you.”

Gasping, my mouth dropped open. “Trevor!”

He winked, “What? I can’t help it if you turn me on, Scarlett. Every little damn thing you do makes me want to sink my…”

Reaching my hand around his neck, I pulled his mouth to mine and kissed him before saying against his lips, “Stop talking like that in public before I take you up on that offer!”

He laughed and twirled one of the curls framing my face. I swore his eyes looked like they were twinkling.

He leaned his forehead against mine and said, “I love you, baby.” Then he placed his hand on my stomach. “I love both of you.”

I was lost to this man. Everything seemed to drift away, and it felt like it was only the two of us.

The band stopped playing and I heard Cord talking. Drawing back, I turned to face the stage that was set up toward the back of the bar.

“It’s been awhile since we had this guy on stage, but he’s been asked to sing a special song tonight. I’ll let him jump on up here and tell y’all about it.”

The crowd started to clap as Wade jumped up on the stage. I peeked over at Amelia. She was clapping like crazy and screaming out her husband’s name.

“Hey, y’all. So, Cord’s right, I haven’t been up here to sing in a while. I’ve had a lot going on in my world. I got married to the most beautiful woman in Oak Springs, Mrs. Amelia Adams.”

The crowd went wild as Amelia screamed out, “I love you, Wade!”

I couldn’t help but laugh, along with the rest of the Parker clan. Trevor placed his arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer to his side.

“Hold on, I’ve got even better news. We’re expecting out first baby this April!”

More cheers erupted as Amelia blushed then blew a kiss to Wade.

“You’re probably thinking I’m up here to sing a song to my beautiful wife, but someone else very close to me asked me if I would sing a certain song for him and dedicate it to the woman he loved.”

I glanced around the bar and then around the table, wondering who had asked Wade to get up and sing.

“There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for this guy. He’s my best friend and has been by my side through thick and thin, so when he called me today and asked if I could sing this song with the band tonight, I didn’t hesitate to say yes.”

Swallowing hard, I looked at Trevor. He was staring straight ahead at Wade, a wide grin on his face. His thumb moved softly across the exposed skin on my shoulder, causing my entire body to shiver.

“I called Mike, the lead singer, asked him if he thought we could pull this song off and his response was, ‘Hell yes.’ So after a few hours of being up here practicing, we’re going to attempt to cover this one.”

The crowd cheered again, clapping and letting out whistles and hollers.

“Trevor?” I asked, squeezing his hand that was holding mine.

He faced me and winked. Standing, he pulled me up.

“Dance with me, Scarlett?”

I was suddenly hit with déjà vu. A feeling from so many years ago came rushing back all over again. It was the first time Trevor Parker had kissed me and stolen my heart. The moment I fell in love with him, and I felt like I was hitting the lottery and getting to experience it for the first time all over again.