Love Profound (Cowboys & Angels 2)

“Did you come the first time?” Paxton asked as Corina chuckled from behind her. My eyes shot up to Corina.

“Why are you laughing?” I asked.

She attempted to remove her smile but couldn’t. “No reason.”

“Don’t veer off the subject,” Waylynn said, grabbing my chin with her hand and making me look at her. “Was it good?

How in the hell do they know Wade and I made love?

“Was what good?” I asked.

Giving me the stink eye, Waylynn leaned in closer. “Girl, don’t try to outwit the master. You had sex. I saw it on your face the second you walked through that door.”

“So did I!” Paxton said, clapping.

I let out a nervous chuckle. “Are you insane? You can’t tell if I’ve had sex by the expression on my face.”

All three of them looked at me and then lost it laughing.

“Seriously, Amelia? I don’t know you all that well, and even I could tell the second you walked in. Your face is glowing,” Corina said with a grin.

“Glowing!” Paxton repeated.

“And that smile!” Waylynn said, giving me a slight push. “Baby sister, I’ve never seen you smile like that. You just had sex. Hot, amazing sex.”

A blush rose to my face.

“You did! Ohmygawd!” Paxton squealed.

I shook my head and stared at Paxton. “What in the hell is wrong with you, Paxton? You’re acting like a teenager!”

Rubbing her stomach, she took a deep breath and sat down in a rocking chair. “I don’t know. It’s like this pregnancy is making me stupid or something. It’s weird.”

Grinning, I reached for her hand. “You look beautiful. I hope Steed tells you that.”

The way she smiled made my heart melt. “He does. At least three times a day. Every single morning when I wake up, and every evening when I’m standing there brushing my teeth. Your brother is amazing.”

We all sighed. Well, all of us but Waylynn. She made a gagging sound. “Whatever. I want to know details. Come on, Meli. It’s been so long since I’ve had amazing sex. I think I forgot what sex even is.”

“Same here,” Corina said. All of our heads snapped over to her.

“Really?” Waylynn said, pulling Corina down in the rocker next to Paxton.

“Oh, Lord. Waylynn, don’t scare her. She’s the best first grade teacher we have.” Paxton said.

Shooting Paxton a smirk, Waylynn replied, “I’m only curious, that’s all.”

She focused back on Corina. Even I leaned in, waiting to see what my sister would hit the poor girl with. “You and Tripp didn’t have sex often?”

Corina let out a chuckle. “We never had sex.”

“What?” Waylynn and I both said at once. Paxton nodded like she already knew this information. I was going to have a bone to pick with my sister-in-law after this.

“Why not?” Waylynn asked.

Corina looked between all of us. “It never felt…right.”

“That’s cuz you had a taste of Mitchell.” The moment after Paxton said it, she slapped her hands over her mouth and closed her eyes.

“Paxton!” Corina shouted.

Waylynn rubbed her hands together. “Hell’s bells, this shit just got good.”

I got up and went over to Corina. “Wait. You slept with Mitchell? Oh, my God! When?”

She chewed on her lip. “Um, last fall. It was sort of a one-night stand.”

Waylynn shook her head. “Corina, you had a fling with Mitchell and then dated Tripp? You whore!”

Both Waylynn and I giggled as Paxton pointed at us.

“Stop that, both of you. Corina, she doesn’t mean that. Tell them what happened.”

Waylynn waved her hands, trying to stop giggling. “I was kidding. I’m sorry. Tell us what happened.”

The poor girl wrung her hands. “Well, Paxton and I were at Cord’s Place and Mitchell asked me to dance. We spent the whole evening drinking and dancing, and I have to be honest, I’d never had so much fun.”

Motioning with her hands for Corina to keep going, Waylynn said, “Okay, get to the part where y’all had sex!”

Corina took a deep breath. “Mitchell asked to take me home so he knew I got there safe, and I invited him in for one more drink and before I knew it we were…we were…”

All three of us leaned in closer. “You were what?” Paxton asked.

“Oh, cheese and crackers, Paxton! You already know. He fucked me senseless. More than once.”

Waylynn and I gasped.

“How in the hell can you say cheese and crackers and then ‘he fucked me senseless’ and make it all sound so innocent?” I asked.

Corina grinned and shrugged. “I don’t know.”

“Okay, so if y’all had amazing sex, what happened?” I asked. “How did you end up with Tripp?”

When she looked over at Paxton, I couldn’t help the way my chest tightened. Her eyes looked so sad. I peeked at Waylynn; from the expression on her face, I knew she saw it, too.

Reaching for Corina’s hands, Waylynn said, “I’m going to kick Mitchell’s ass if he hurt you.”

When I saw the tears forming, I asked, “What did he do?”