Tempting Love (Cowboys & Angels 3)

Cord smiled. “I take having her in your arms was worth the lack of sleep.”

I could feel my grin turn even bigger. “Let’s hope I don’t have to go arrest anyone, I’m so damn tired. But, yeah, it was worth it.”

“Alright, listen,” Tripp said. “I don’t feel like spending my whole morning off with you two, so here’re my thoughts. Take it slow. Don’t push her into anything to make up for lost time.”

“I agree,” Cord said.

I looked back and forth between my brothers, nodding. “The no sex thing I had already planned on. I want Corina to see that’s not all I care about. I mean, we started out doing that and look where it got us. So, you think I need to date her, show her how much she means to me?”

“Yep, that’s what I think,” Tripp echoed.

“What if she wants sex?” Cord asked.

I shook my head. “Yeah, I thought about that. She was sort of hinting about sex last night. I did the only thing I knew to do.”

“You ran?” Cord asked with a smirk on his face.

“No, dickhead. I made popcorn and put a movie on.”

They looked at each other before laughing their asses off. When they finally stopped, Cord jumped over the bar and reached for a bottle of whiskey. He poured himself a shot and drank it. “Jesus, dude. Don’t put me down for love. I’d like to keep my man card.”

I reached for my cowboy hat and shot Cord the finger. “I cannot wait until the day a woman walks through that door and knocks you flat on your ass.”

As Tripp and I headed for the door, Cord shouted, “That’s never gonna happen! Ever!”

“Hello? Earth to Corina?”

Fingers snapped in front of my face, pulling me from my memory of last night with Mitchell.

“What did you say?” I asked as I looked from Paxton to Amelia, and then to Waylynn.

The three of them stared.

“You and Mitchell did the deed, didn’t you?” Amelia asked with a squeal.

“What?”

“Oh, my God! They did!” Waylynn added.

“No, we didn’t!”

My voice cracked, and I knew Paxton caught it. Pointing to me, she exclaimed, “Corina Miller. You better talk, woman!”

I could feel my cheeks heating, which made all three of them jump up and fall to the floor in front of me.

“Forget talking about the reception, I want to hear what happened with you and my brother!” Amelia squealed.

I let out another awkward laugh. “Nothing happened. I mean, we had a lot of fun with Chloe, and well, we decided to…to…”

“To fuck like rabbits after you dropped her off because the sexual tension was so crazy you couldn’t keep your hands off each other?” Waylynn called out. The three of us all looked at Waylynn with shocked expressions.

She half shrugged. “What?”

“No, that would be you and Jonathon, Waylynn.” Amelia chuckled.

“Hey, it was a moment of weakness. It can’t ever happen again.”

“Why?” all three of us asked at once.

Now it was Waylynn’s turn to look like we were insane. “Um, he’s six years younger than me, for starters.”

“So?” Amelia replied. “He’s hot, has a rocking body, and you said he knows how to use his tools.”

Waylynn wiggled her brows. “He’s got a really big SCREWdriver , too.”

I covered my mouth to hide my chuckle. The Parker girls could be so dirty.

Paxton hit both Amelia and Waylynn on the arm. “You two are so bad, I swear.”

Brushing Paxton off, Waylynn focused on me. “We are not changing the subject. Corina, spill it.”

With my hands over my flushed cheeks, I smiled. “We haven’t had sex again…yet.”

All three of them screamed like middle school girls.

Paxton pointed. “But something happened. I can tell by how red your cheeks are.”

Peeking at Paxton, I nodded. “He might have relieved some of my pent-up tension.”

“O to the M to the holy shittin’ G!” Amelia shouted. “What did he do?”

“Wait!” Paxton cried out as she flailed her arms around to stop the talking. “I don’t know if I want details. I mean, he is my brother-in-law and y’all’s brother!”

“Screw that, I want details!” Waylynn said. “Did he use his hand or mouth?”

I rolled my eyes and looked away.

“Both!” all three shouted.

Picking up the sofa pillow, I threw it at them. “No! His hand.”

Waylynn stood. “Ugh. I thought my brothers were better than that. Maybe all those rumors about the Parker boys aren’t true.”

Paxton smiled. “Trust me, they’re true. At least they are for Steed.”

We fell into a giggling fit as Chloe walked into the living room. “What’s so funny?” she asked.

“Nothing, sweetheart. What are you doing?” Paxton got up and picked up her daughter, giving her a kiss.

“I’m waiting on Daddy. He said he was gonna take me to town to buy Aunt Meli and Uncle Wade a weddin’ gift.”

Amelia stood up. “Oh, Chloe Cat. That’s so sweet of you.”

Chloe beamed with pride. “Aunt Meli, can Patches come to the party?”