everyone.”
“Nope, they are with me. Come on, I’ll introduce you.” Travis grabbed Audree’s hand, and she grabbed Ruby’s as he pulled them behind him.
“Travis, wait, ouch.” Audree almost tripped behind him when he stopped short, but a strong hand wrapped around her waist and kept her from falling face first onto the floor.
“Travis, if you have to drag them,” a deep voice sounded, as he placed her back on her feet. “It usually means they’re not interested.” His laugh rumbled from deep in the chest that Audree’s back was currently pressed against.
“What the hell, Travis?” Audree pulled away from the arm that was wrapped around her waist and shoved Travis.
“Should we save you or just let her kick your ass,” another voice laughed behind her.
“Save him; she could do damage.” Ruby laughed, grabbing Audree’s hand as she went to swing at Travis’ head again. Travis laughed, pushing himself up as Audree spun away from him.
“Travis, are you going to introduce us to your beautiful friends? You are friends, right? He isn’t just dragging beautiful women around to torture the rest of us?” The man who stopped her from falling moved his eyes from Audree’s purple canvas sneakers, over her denim cut-off shorts, up her purple and white tank top, and finally rested his gaze on her eyes and blushing cheeks, his hazel eyes meeting her blue ones.
“Scotty, this is Audree.” Travis stepped up next to her, putting a protective arm over her shoulder. “Audree, this is Scotty.” he laughed when Ruby nudged his rib with her elbow. “And this beautiful woman is Ruby.” Travis winked at Ruby.
“Hello? Still here,” the man standing next to Scotty sighed. “I’d like to meet the beautiful women, too.”
“And this charmer is Harry. Harry, Audree, and Ruby,” the four said hello to each other.
“So, this is the famous Audree and Ruby. We have heard a lot about you.” Scotty smiled at Audree. “The way Travis always goes on about you, we didn’t think you really existed.” He winked. “Four years of school with this guy and hearing about you, but he never actually produced you in person.”
“Having a kid takes priority over hanging out at college football games.” Travis laughed and then stopped when Audree glared at him. “What?”
“Your daughter is as beautiful as her mother. She is going to be a knockout when she’s older.” Scotty looked into Audree’s shocked eyes. “Travis has pictures of you guys all over his apartment.” Scotty shrugged with a smile watching as a blush spread across Audree’s face.
“I need a drink,” Ruby interrupted.
“That sounds like a good idea. Audree, would you like a drink?” Scotty asked.
“Come on, let’s get a drink.” He grabbed her hand and started making his way through the crowd. Audree turned and looked at Ruby, was who grinning from ear to ear. Audree grabbed her hand again and towed her while Travis and Harry followed them, laughing.
***
Gavin stood at the back of the barn trying his best to stay away from Audree, mainly so he wouldn’t be tempted to throw her over his shoulder, drag her back to the house, and have his way with her. He tried to be social; he knew some of the people here, so he was able to keep his mind away from Audree for a few minutes at a time. He talked to guys he hadn’t seen in years, he fended off a few advances from woman he didn’t want when he lived here and sure as hell didn’t want now.
He knew he had to talk to Audree and he was not looking forward to it. He was still trying to figure out his next move. The same thoughts crossed his mind again and again… Do I stay, do I go? Do I tell her how I feel about her? Do I call Clint first and ask his permission? What if she doesn’t want this to be permanent? What if she does want it to be permanent? What if she wants it to stay the way it is, just sex?
All of this shit going through his head was exactly why he didn’t want to think
“Nope, they are with me. Come on, I’ll introduce you.” Travis grabbed Audree’s hand, and she grabbed Ruby’s as he pulled them behind him.
“Travis, wait, ouch.” Audree almost tripped behind him when he stopped short, but a strong hand wrapped around her waist and kept her from falling face first onto the floor.
“Travis, if you have to drag them,” a deep voice sounded, as he placed her back on her feet. “It usually means they’re not interested.” His laugh rumbled from deep in the chest that Audree’s back was currently pressed against.
“What the hell, Travis?” Audree pulled away from the arm that was wrapped around her waist and shoved Travis.
“Should we save you or just let her kick your ass,” another voice laughed behind her.
“Save him; she could do damage.” Ruby laughed, grabbing Audree’s hand as she went to swing at Travis’ head again. Travis laughed, pushing himself up as Audree spun away from him.
“Travis, are you going to introduce us to your beautiful friends? You are friends, right? He isn’t just dragging beautiful women around to torture the rest of us?” The man who stopped her from falling moved his eyes from Audree’s purple canvas sneakers, over her denim cut-off shorts, up her purple and white tank top, and finally rested his gaze on her eyes and blushing cheeks, his hazel eyes meeting her blue ones.
“Scotty, this is Audree.” Travis stepped up next to her, putting a protective arm over her shoulder. “Audree, this is Scotty.” he laughed when Ruby nudged his rib with her elbow. “And this beautiful woman is Ruby.” Travis winked at Ruby.
“Hello? Still here,” the man standing next to Scotty sighed. “I’d like to meet the beautiful women, too.”
“And this charmer is Harry. Harry, Audree, and Ruby,” the four said hello to each other.
“So, this is the famous Audree and Ruby. We have heard a lot about you.” Scotty smiled at Audree. “The way Travis always goes on about you, we didn’t think you really existed.” He winked. “Four years of school with this guy and hearing about you, but he never actually produced you in person.”
“Having a kid takes priority over hanging out at college football games.” Travis laughed and then stopped when Audree glared at him. “What?”
“Your daughter is as beautiful as her mother. She is going to be a knockout when she’s older.” Scotty looked into Audree’s shocked eyes. “Travis has pictures of you guys all over his apartment.” Scotty shrugged with a smile watching as a blush spread across Audree’s face.
“I need a drink,” Ruby interrupted.
“That sounds like a good idea. Audree, would you like a drink?” Scotty asked.
“Come on, let’s get a drink.” He grabbed her hand and started making his way through the crowd. Audree turned and looked at Ruby, was who grinning from ear to ear. Audree grabbed her hand again and towed her while Travis and Harry followed them, laughing.
***
Gavin stood at the back of the barn trying his best to stay away from Audree, mainly so he wouldn’t be tempted to throw her over his shoulder, drag her back to the house, and have his way with her. He tried to be social; he knew some of the people here, so he was able to keep his mind away from Audree for a few minutes at a time. He talked to guys he hadn’t seen in years, he fended off a few advances from woman he didn’t want when he lived here and sure as hell didn’t want now.
He knew he had to talk to Audree and he was not looking forward to it. He was still trying to figure out his next move. The same thoughts crossed his mind again and again… Do I stay, do I go? Do I tell her how I feel about her? Do I call Clint first and ask his permission? What if she doesn’t want this to be permanent? What if she does want it to be permanent? What if she wants it to stay the way it is, just sex?
All of this shit going through his head was exactly why he didn’t want to think
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