Lila's Loves (Haven, Texas 1)

Gavin eased her shoe off and she hissed as pain engulfed her. Trace sat beside her and took hold of her hand. “Squeeze my hand, baby.”

She smiled up at him as Colin poked and prodded. “I think it’s just a bad sprain but we’ll take to you to visit the doc tomorrow,” he said.

“It’s fine, I don’t need the doctor,” she said quickly as Colin placed the ice pack on her ankle.

“Ahh, that’s cold,” she protested.

“You will be going to the doctor,” Gavin said sternly.

“You heard Colin, it’s just a sprain,” she replied, biting her lip as her ankle throbbed.

“I’m not arguing with you about this, Lila. You’re going to the doctor.” Seeing that he wasn’t going to bend, she nodded reluctantly.

“Do you think I could have a shower?” she asked as she leaned back on the bed, closing her eyes. God, she felt tired and yet she couldn’t go to sleep when she was so dirty and cold.

“A bath would be easier,” Colin said. “I’ll go run one for you.”

“You scared us to death, Lila,” Trace told her, running his thumb over the back of her hand. “Next time, you need to leave a note or call us and let us know where you’re going.”

“I didn’t think I’d be gone so long. I just meant to ride to lookout point then return,” she told him.

“Yes, but things just seem to happen to you,” he replied. “You’re going to start letting us know exactly where you have gone, understand me?”

“Yes, I understand,” she said meekly. “Gavin’s already read me the riot act.”

“Bath’s almost ready,” Colin said. Gavin and Trace immediately stripped her, their hands calm and sure. “I’m going to go check on Sarge and have a shower.”

“Me too,” Trace said. “I’ll lock up the house. See you soon.”

The two of them left, leaving her alone with Gavin who lifted her up, and grabbing the ice pack, carried her into the bathroom and set her on the counter.

Leaning over, he turned off the taps before testing the temperature of the water with his hand. “Not too hot,” he muttered. She felt a surge of love, how many men would test bath water to ensure the temperature was right for their lover?

“Okay, baby, let’s get you in there and then you can place your foot on the side of the tub with the ice pack on it.”

He placed her in the steaming bath water. Lila sighed, her eyes closing as he lifted her sore foot carefully and placed the cold pack back on it.

“Gavin, you’re so good to me,” she said as he started washing her.

“It’s no less than you deserve, baby girl.”

She lay silent for a long moment, just letting him take care of her. He swiped the cloth over her nipples, making her shiver with anticipation, then he moved down her stomach to between her legs, rubbing gently, his finger slipping between her legs to play with her.

“Gavin,” she panted as arousal overtook her.

“Shh, just let me make you feel good,” he told her. She held still as pleasure overtook her, tumbling through her until she let go in a huge rush.

“Ohh,” she groaned as wave after wave continued to flood her with bliss. Gavin chuckled.

“Gav?” she asked a few minutes later, once her brain had started to function once more.

“Yeah, baby?” he asked.

“Did you ever go searching for your parents?” she asked, opening her eyes to look at him.

He was staring off into the distance. “I already knew who my parents were, baby. When I was five my mother was killed. Drunk driver. My father lost it, went on a bender. Drinking, gambling, whoring, you name it, he did it.”

Lila remained silent, watching him. He’d never told her about his parents before. She’d just assumed he knew little about