Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
She moved to Wyatt.
“You better get good at taking a spanking then,” Sawyer said with a frown. “They could have seen you and then all of Wyatt’s work would be trashed.”
She moved into Wyatt’s space, wrapping her arms around him. “It won’t work, but it’s okay. Though I have to wonder if I’m your beard, why is it my backside that’s sore? It doesn’t seem fair.”
Wyatt knew he should protest, should tell her to stay away from him, but he couldn’t hold back. He needed her warmth far too much. He wrapped his arms around her. “Sorry, baby. It was the only way I could think of to counter what Doug is going to tell him. If he thinks I’m involved with Sawyer, he’ll come after him if he feels the need.”
“And I’ll be ready,” Sawyer shot back. “But we have to make things clear. I am absolutely the bear in this relationship.”
Sabrina chuckled and yawned as she stepped back. “I don’t think anyone is going to mistake you for a twink, babe. Come on. Let’s get some coffee going. I have to be at school in a couple of hours.”
And he had to be at the sheriff’s office soon. He watched as Sawyer took Sabrina’s hand and started to lead her back up the road toward the cabin as Bella dashed behind them.
Everything he cared about was on that road.
He had to ensure they survived no matter what.
* * * *
“You’re going to a school board meeting?” Lucy looked at him like he’d grown two heads.
Sawyer staved off a yawn. He hadn’t gotten a ton of sleep between all the sex and then Wyatt thinking he was a ninja and trying to sneak out. A loud ninja. A forgetful ninja. And then there had been breakfast and taking Sabrina into work, and he’d gone to the sheriff’s office to give his recollections of the night before.
He needed a nap.
Lucy had caught him as he’d headed out of the sheriff’s office. Wyatt’s statement was taking a while, and he couldn’t head back to the bar without him, so he was going to take the time to run a couple of errands. He had a list he needed to pick up from the Trading Post. Apparently women didn’t use bar soap on their hair. And he’d caught her trying to shave those gorgeous legs of hers with his razor.
So if she was going to stay with them for a while, she needed some stuff. Would Marie laugh her ass off if he asked her what kind of shampoo Sabrina might like?
Of course now he had two women to talk to since Lucy wasn’t alone.
“Sawyer Hathaway at a school board meeting?” River Lee smiled up at him. “I can’t believe it. Do you think the place will burn down when he enters? Is it like a church and he’s a demon?”
Lucy frowned and slapped her best friend on the arm. It was a familiar gesture, one he’d seen many times during their shared childhood. “Don’t tease him.”
He didn’t see a problem. “Nah, she’s right. It’ll probably cause a minor earthquake, though I seem to have survived going into the sheriff’s department.”
Cameron Briggs had been the one to take his statement, and he’d been professional and easy to deal with. All in all, not how he’d thought the interview would go. He’d envisioned getting grilled under harsh lights or something and the law enforcement officer would try to trip him up and get him to admit some terrible crime because he was Sawyer Hathaway and they wouldn’t believe he could do anything that wasn’t criminal.
Huh. It did sound a little dramatic.
Lucy’s eyes went wide. “I heard. Ty said he had to go down to the sheriff’s office and check on some bikers last night who’d gotten pretty beat on. Are you okay?”
He should have known they would come looking for him. They were always nosing around…
They cared about him. He needed to stop fucking around and say things that were real. Lucy and River and Ty cared about him, and they had for years. He was the problem. He was the one who hated change and shoved people away when things didn’t stay exactly the same as they had before. It was good River had gotten married to a man who adored her and Lucy and Tyler had gotten their shit together, even if they’d needed a six-and-a-half-foot, at one point could have been mistaken for a Sasquatch lawman to do it.
He stopped and gave Lucy what he hoped was a reassuring smile. “I’m fine. Wyatt’s fine. Sabrina’s fine.”
River studied him, her head tilting slightly as though she wasn’t sure what she was seeing. “Why are your lips doing that? Should we call Ty? Or take him to Doc’s. He’s having a stroke.”
Such a brat. A guy smiles once… “I am not having a stroke. And last night was a blip. Wyatt’s brother needed some information, and he sent the wrong people to get it. They’re all out on bail this morning, and now the lawyers can work through it.” He thought of something. “Oh, hey, if anyone comes around asking if I’m sleeping with the teacher, I need you to tell them I’m in a committed relationship with Wyatt and would never cheat on my man.”