Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 78064 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78064 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Though none of them had said it out loud yet, every week it became more obvious that a deep connection and strong bond had formed. Because of that, her heart ached every time she left the ranch to drive home on Sunday evenings and she missed them every day when she was back in Carlisle. She swore Buttons did, too.
Of course, they called during the week, texted and video chatted with each other, but it wasn’t the same as being here in person. However, last weekend that video call was one for the books.
Watching Dayne first fuck Heath, then Heath do the same to Dayne, had taken a big chunk of time out of her morning, but it had been worth running behind. Especially since she also got involved while watching and listening. She tried not to distract them, but she couldn’t help but participate in her own way.
While it had been fun, and even satisfying, she had wished she could climb through her computer screen. Since winter was almost upon them, she was afraid her time up on the ranch would be limited even further due to foul weather. That might mean more video sex and less in-person intimacy.
That possibility—and most likely, reality—was depressing.
He led her through his wing and into the main portion of the farmhouse where Dani was splayed out on the couch watching TV. Immediately, Buttons jumped up and joined her with her little butt wiggling and her tongue darting out in an attempt to lick Dayne’s sister’s face.
“Do me a favor and keep an eye on her, sis?” Dayne asked.
Dani scooped Buttons up into her arms and finally allowed tongue-to-cheek contact. Gross. Cara loved her dog, but she also was aware of where that tongue had a habit of going. Unfortunately, those places certainly weren’t sanitary.
Dani laughed at the dog’s lapping tongue. “Of course. If it was up to me, I’d never give her back. Isn’t that right, my liddle widdle love bug?” she cooed, using a baby voice.
Dayne drew his thumbnail across his forehead while shaking his head. “You’re ridiculous.”
Dani glared at him and made a shooing motion. “Go away now.” She turned her wide, pleading eyes to Cara. “Can she sleep with me tonight?”
“Sure.” Despite how oversized his custom bed was, with three adults—two of them being large men—taking up so much real estate, there wasn’t a ton of space for an extra body. Not even one as small as Buttons.
Dayne tugged on her hand again. “Let’s go.”
“If she becomes a problem, just—”
Dayne pulled her outside before Cara could even finish. “She’ll be fine.”
“Dani or Buttons?”
“Both. C’mon. Heath is waiting.”
She expected Dayne to escort her over to The Mane Event Hall and upstairs to Heaven.
But that was not where he took her.
Chapter Twenty-Five
They walked hand-in-hand around the sprawling lodge and down toward the huge lake.
The moon’s reflection on the eerily-still surface of the water created a huge white ball. Cara glanced up and, as always, was amazed that out here, unlike in Carlisle, no light pollution marred the cloudless sky. The stars appeared as twinkling diamonds.
Absolutely stunning.
Just like the man now leading her down the slight embankment to the lake.
Just like the man waiting for them, sitting on the ground near the crackling flames in one of the lake’s fire pits.
No, not directly on the ground. On a large blanket.
Next to Heath sat a bottle of wine and three stemless metal cups. As they got closer, between the bright moon and the fiery glow coming from the fire pit, she spotted a spread laid out consisting of fruit, cheese, and crackers.
They were having a picnic? At night?
It hit her then. Unlike when they had shared dinner at the lake a few weeks ago, this was the exact spot where she and Dayne encountered Heath for the first time. She didn’t know it at the time, but it was the start of something great.
However, the nights were becoming too cold to be sitting outside since winter was right around the corner. Reminding her again, bad weather would make it a lot more difficult for her to continue to drive from Carlisle to Fisher Falls every weekend.
She was so different now than the first time she stepped onto this property. She was more open-minded, more well-rounded, and so much more sexually fulfilled.
It didn’t take long for her to feel as at home here as in Carlisle. Maybe even more so at Double D, since she was never alone. If she wasn’t with Dayne or Heath, plenty of activities could keep her occupied and someone was always around to talk to, whether it was a guest, employee, or one of Dayne’s siblings.
Dayne and Heath helped her settle on the blanket before Dayne joined them both on the ground.
Heath’s rumbled, “I missed you,” paired with a quick lip touch swelled her heart.