Lila's Loves (Haven, Texas 1)

Instead he kissed her shoulder and sent a prayer to God, something he rarely did, thanking Him for sending her to them.

Lila woke slowly, yawning, feeling warm and toasty, even if she was lying on something hard that kept moving. Blushing wildly, she gasped as she realized she was lying on someone. Looking up, her gaze connected with Trace’s amused one.

“Morning, baby,” he rumbled.

The bed shifted and she turned her head to see Gavin staring at her. Those gray eyes studied her before he leaned forward and he kissed her.

“Morning, precious.”

A tug on her hair had her turning the other way to look at a sleepy-eyed Colin. “Good morning, Lila,” he said quietly before giving her another kiss.

She cleared her throat. “Wow, a girl, could get used to waking up like this.”

“I’m glad you say that, Lila,” Trace told her. “Cause I for one would be glad to wake up like this every day.”

She wriggled then stilled as she felt the hard erection poking into her stomach. Her gaze caught Trace’s again as she blushed wildly. Chuckling, he ran his hand over her hair. “That’s my normal state around you, Lila,” he told her. “I bet it’ll be cold showers all round this morning.”

The others nodded, groaning.

Lila blushed then moved back so she kneeled between Trace’s open legs. She’d pulled the covers back with her, revealing the three of them to her gaze.

Three delicious, gorgeous men. All of them wore boxers. And only boxers. Gavin lay to her left. Thick muscles bunched as he raised his arms to place his hands behind his head. His biceps were so thick she doubted she’d be able to get her hands all the way around them.

Her gaze drifted down, over his light sprinkling of chest hair to where his boxers tented with an impressive erection. Lila gulped, clenching her hands into fists to stop herself from pulling his underwear down. His gray eyes were serious, intent as he studied her.

She moved her gaze over to Trace whose green eyes were filled with hunger as he watched her. He had a leaner build, like a swimmer, with narrow hips and wide shoulders.

Finally, she glanced over at Colin. His chest was completely bare of hair, tanned and smooth. He could have been a Californian beach boy. His blond hair lay messily around his head as he cupped his erection, just watching her as he brushed his hand up and down his shaft. He’d kept his boxers on, but it wouldn’t take much for them to slip off.

“Goddamn you’re gorgeous, Lila,” Colin groaned.

She glanced down at herself. She was covered in a large t-shirt of Gavin’s she’d stolen. She hadn’t brushed her hair and she had no make-up on.

And yet they were looking at her like she was the sexiest thing they’d ever seen.

“Goddamn it,” Gavin said, rolling from the bed. “The longer I’m here in this bed with you the harder it gets not to touch you.”

Colin nodded and climbed out of bed. “I think I need to go find one of those cold showers.”

“Me too,” she said ruefully.

*****

Lila raced for the ringing phone.

“Hello,” she said breathlessly. No answer, but she could hear someone breathing. “Hello?” she asked again, giving them the benefit of the doubt. “Get lost, jerk,” she yelled, hanging up. This was the third time this week she’d answered the phone to hear a breather on the other end. It was starting to get more than annoying. Rubbing her forehead, knowing she had, Lila walked outside to sit by the pool, staring at the glistening water. She couldn’t believe that it had been nearly two months since Trace and Colin had knocked on her apartment door. She’d gone from feeling lonely and in despair of her future, to actually looking forward to what was coming next.

And it was all due to Gavin, Trace and Colin. They’d been here for her, holding her when she felt sad over Clay’s death, laughing with her, helping her. And she’d done the same for them.

They’d made sure that as well as spending time together that each one of them spent time alone with her. Each of them had taken her on a special date this week. Gavin had taken her out for a romantic dinner then a movie. Trace had surprised her with dinner under the stars. Colin had taken her out dancing, they’d stayed out so late that Gavin and Trace had grown worried; calling them to make sure they were okay.

And with each day that passed she fell more in love, and grew more and more attracted to them. They touched her often, caressing her, holding her hand, kissing her. She felt so on fire for them and they had yet to take that last step.

Lila had finally figured out that she had to make the first move. She just needed to work out how and when. She probably to get something sexier to wear than her selection of oversized t-shirts. A trip to the spa wouldn’t hurt either. The only issue would be paying for it.

Her inheritance hadn’t come through yet. She’d been helping Gavin with the bookwork, which worked out well for both of them, but she wasn’t about to let him pay her, not when they were paying for everything else.

She hadn’t realized how much she’d missed being on the ranch until she’d come back. She’d even dragged out her old cowboy hat; one that Clay had given her years ago.