“Yeah, and?”
“My brothers can be…a lot. I haven’t brought many guys around them, but they have never liked any of them. And theyalwaysgive them a hard time.”
Wes chuckled. “They don’t scare me.”
Chapter 54
My body was relaxedas I stared apathetically across the patio table the following Saturday afternoon.
Wyatt and Brody Hayes were sitting in positions mirroring mine—arms crossed, leaning back in their chairs, but unlike my indifference, their jaws were tight as they glowered at me. I knew it was all a mask. They were trying to make themselves look intimidating, but they didn’t realize I wasn’t easily unnerved.
Morgan stood beside the table, looking silently between the three of us while her parents lingered inside. I met Michael and Julie Hayes thirty minutes ago, and it couldn’t have gone better—we had plans to go to dinner with them next Friday.
Then, her brothers walked in, all assertive, like two alpha males sniffing out the new wolf in the pack.
“We can do this all day, boys,” I said, finally breaking the silence after a good few minutes.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Morgan’s brows raise in surprise at my audacity, and it was all I could do not to laugh.She really thought her brothers were going to scare me off. I must not have been doing a good enough job showing her how deep in this with her I was, so I made a mental note to leave no room for her to question it later.
“What are your intentions with our sister?” Wyatt grumbled.
“To love the absolute shit out of her. Can we go now?” I scoffed, then glanced at my watch. “Our tee time is in twenty minutes, and you both owe me a drink from the last time I beat you.”
Wyatt held my stare for another heartbeat before his alpha male mask fell away, and he nodded. “Good enough for me.”
“Yup,” Brody agreed as they both stood from their chairs.
I huffed out a laugh, shaking my head as I followed suit. When I looked at Morgan, her brow was pinched as she looked between her brothers. “Wait,seriously? That’s it?”
“Jesus, Princess. Did you want them to punch my handsome face or something?”
“No, of course not. I already told them your face was off limits.” I snorted at her words as she looked at her brothers again. “But you two have always drilled any guy I ever brought around, so much so that they would refuse to come back around you.”
“Pussy’s,” I muttered under my breath, and Wyatt and Brody both chuckled with nods of agreement.
“That’s because those guys were douchebags,” Wyatt said.
“Yeah,” Brody agreed. “We actually likehim. It’s pretty simple.”
“You don’t even know him to like him,” she countered.
“We know enough,” Brody said. “Alright, let’s go.” He and Wyatt walked back into the house.
I looked at Morgan. “See? I told you they didn’t scare me.”
“That hasneverhappened before.”
“Look, I’m just a really likable guy,” I quipped as my arms wrapped around her. “I mean, if I can get you to fall head over heels in love with me, I can win anyone over.”
She chuckled as she looked up at me. “You may have a point there.”
We walked back into her house, and I said goodbye to her parents before we headed out the front door. Her brothers waited in the driveway while I walked Morgan to her car. “Have fun. Try not to beat them too badly.”
I chuckled as I brushed my lips against hers. “No promises.”
I ended up beating them both, then went to pick Morgan up to head out to meet the others that night.
Sunday morning, I stood in my kitchen, waiting for the coffee to finish brewing as I scrubbed a hand down my face. I heard soft footsteps coming down the hall and turned just as Morgan came into view.
