frown and look through her as if she doesn’t exist. Oh, he talks to her, and vice versa, but those two seem to be in some sort of power struggle. I don’t know why Janie just doesn’t relent and give in.”
“You and I both know she loves Seton, too. But she seems to be holding out until he says it first.”
“All the goading she’s been doing has been to try and get him to lose control. Janie is testing him by going toe to toe with him over every little thing. She is going to keep pushing until she gets what she wants. She’s not going to win.”
“Well, we know that, but does Janie?” Lander asked. “Shit, we’d better hurry and join the others.” Lander took the lead out of the house.
* * * *
Janie sighed as she helped Martha, the team leaders’ mother, and her friend May with the dinner preparations. Most of the time the team ate dinner in the main house where Coulter, Trace, and Corbin lived with Brooke, but sometimes the others would eat in their own homes.
Since the first night she had made love with all her men, they had only made love once more, and she wanted to know why. Both times the Garman brothers had slept with her afterward, and even though she felt safe, secure, and loved by Wolf and Lander, Seton seemed to be even colder than usual toward her. But when they did speak and he didn’t agree with her opinion, his temper flared. He was blowing hot and cold, and she just didn’t know where she stood with him anymore. She was beginning to feel as if she was causing a rift between the three brothers, and that was one thing she wouldn’t be the cause of.
Janie loved them all so much and had pegged their different personalities fairly quickly, but she was obviously the cause of angst, and she didn’t know what to do about it. Often she would walk into a room where she would find Seton and Lander in a heated discussion, but Seton would storm out when he saw her. The same happened when she came upon Wolf and Seton. Wolf and Lander were their normal calm selves, so it seemed she was a catalyst of some sort to Seton.
“Are you all right, dear? You look like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders,” Martha asked from nearby.
“Yes, I’m just thinking,” Janie replied and set about chopping more vegetables.
“You know if you want to talk, I’m more than happy to listen,” Martha stated.
“Thanks, Martha, I’ll keep that in mind. Is there anything else you’d like help with?”
“No thanks, dear. It’s a beautiful afternoon, why don’t you go out for some fresh air? It’s supposed to rain tomorrow.”
“You know, I think I will. Just give a yell if you need any more help,” Janie said before making her escape.
She headed for the corrals and breathed in the fresh spring air. Since the men were all in a meeting with the team leaders, Janie hadn’t had to advise them where she was going. Even though she knew those rules were in place for her own protection, in a way she resented the fact she had to let someone know where she would be. She was sick and tired of feeling like she had a collar and leash attached.
“Hi, Janie,” Brooke called as she came toward her.
“Hi, Brooke,” she replied. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” Brooke answered and stopped beside Janie, holding on to the top rail of the corral.
“Do Coulter, Trace, and Corbin fight?”
“Well, I’m sure they do, but if they have, it hasn’t been in my presence.”
“What I mean is, do they fight over you?”
“No. They sometimes have a difference of opinions, but they talk them out, and then they agree on how to approach the subject, and then they come to me. Usually it’s to lay down the law and tell me I shouldn’t be doing something, but they always present a united front,” she replied. “You look down. Do you want to talk?”
“Yeah, let’s go and sit over in the gazebo,” she answered and led the way.
“So what’s going on?”
“It’s Seton. He’s
“You and I both know she loves Seton, too. But she seems to be holding out until he says it first.”
“All the goading she’s been doing has been to try and get him to lose control. Janie is testing him by going toe to toe with him over every little thing. She is going to keep pushing until she gets what she wants. She’s not going to win.”
“Well, we know that, but does Janie?” Lander asked. “Shit, we’d better hurry and join the others.” Lander took the lead out of the house.
* * * *
Janie sighed as she helped Martha, the team leaders’ mother, and her friend May with the dinner preparations. Most of the time the team ate dinner in the main house where Coulter, Trace, and Corbin lived with Brooke, but sometimes the others would eat in their own homes.
Since the first night she had made love with all her men, they had only made love once more, and she wanted to know why. Both times the Garman brothers had slept with her afterward, and even though she felt safe, secure, and loved by Wolf and Lander, Seton seemed to be even colder than usual toward her. But when they did speak and he didn’t agree with her opinion, his temper flared. He was blowing hot and cold, and she just didn’t know where she stood with him anymore. She was beginning to feel as if she was causing a rift between the three brothers, and that was one thing she wouldn’t be the cause of.
Janie loved them all so much and had pegged their different personalities fairly quickly, but she was obviously the cause of angst, and she didn’t know what to do about it. Often she would walk into a room where she would find Seton and Lander in a heated discussion, but Seton would storm out when he saw her. The same happened when she came upon Wolf and Seton. Wolf and Lander were their normal calm selves, so it seemed she was a catalyst of some sort to Seton.
“Are you all right, dear? You look like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders,” Martha asked from nearby.
“Yes, I’m just thinking,” Janie replied and set about chopping more vegetables.
“You know if you want to talk, I’m more than happy to listen,” Martha stated.
“Thanks, Martha, I’ll keep that in mind. Is there anything else you’d like help with?”
“No thanks, dear. It’s a beautiful afternoon, why don’t you go out for some fresh air? It’s supposed to rain tomorrow.”
“You know, I think I will. Just give a yell if you need any more help,” Janie said before making her escape.
She headed for the corrals and breathed in the fresh spring air. Since the men were all in a meeting with the team leaders, Janie hadn’t had to advise them where she was going. Even though she knew those rules were in place for her own protection, in a way she resented the fact she had to let someone know where she would be. She was sick and tired of feeling like she had a collar and leash attached.
“Hi, Janie,” Brooke called as she came toward her.
“Hi, Brooke,” she replied. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” Brooke answered and stopped beside Janie, holding on to the top rail of the corral.
“Do Coulter, Trace, and Corbin fight?”
“Well, I’m sure they do, but if they have, it hasn’t been in my presence.”
“What I mean is, do they fight over you?”
“No. They sometimes have a difference of opinions, but they talk them out, and then they agree on how to approach the subject, and then they come to me. Usually it’s to lay down the law and tell me I shouldn’t be doing something, but they always present a united front,” she replied. “You look down. Do you want to talk?”
“Yeah, let’s go and sit over in the gazebo,” she answered and led the way.
“So what’s going on?”
“It’s Seton. He’s
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