Easton snorts, licking sauce off his fingers. “Yup. Chloe’s there,” he confirms.
That’s all it takes.
Oliver’s already slithering out of his seat. “Chloe? Who said anything about Chloe? I never said anything about Chloe.” Now, he’s heading for the door, checking his pockets for his keys. “Whose car are we taking? Are we taking my car? We're taking my car. Hurry up. Let’s go.”
I want to protest. I really do. The last thing I need is to be surrounded by rowdy strangers all night. But I don’t have the energy to argue back and forth with my brothers. So I might as well just go along with this change of plans.
We all hop into Oliver’s rented SUV and the minute I buckle my seatbelt, Jules struts back into my mind. I close my eyes and she promptly starts taking off her clothes.
Dammit. I am so screwed.
I fucked her and now, all I can think about is doing it again. Being with her in that way was incredible. Nothing has ever felt as good as Jules’s pussy squeezing on my dick, her hands roaming over my skin, her breath dusting the shell of my ear as she struggled to breathe.
I screw my eyes tighter, trying to block the vision out. But I can’t.
Why am I so obsessed with this stubborn, chaotic woman?
All I know is, she was so soft when I was inside her. Vulnerable.Beautiful.God, she was so beautiful. As she came apart on my cock, she was a work of art.
But unfortunately for me, every time I make her come, I seem to find a way to make her hate me a little bit more.
We pull into the heart of town before I can spiral too deep into my thoughts. The local park serves as the festival grounds today.
Dozens of locals mill about, eating, drinking and socializing. Music plays loudly, way too loudly for the dull headache throbbing at the back of my skull. There are tents set up everywhere with vendors selling food that would normally make my mouth water. But today, the smells just make me feel sick to my stomach.
Oliver heads straight for the Whiskey Barrel’s tent under a canopy of string lights where Chloe is serving drinks while her co-workers handle the food. Easton and Rocco follow after him. Meanwhile, I find a picnic table and sit my ass down.
Not really wanting to make eye contact and get dragged into a conversation with anyone, I pull out my phone and try to look busy while I wait. But then, the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end and I feel the weight of someone’s stare on me.
My gaze shifts and my insides jolt when my eyes collide with cognac-colored irises across the crowd.
Jules…
My bride-to-be is across the way with her group of friends. I knew the girls would be gallivanting around town today for their so-called bachelorette party. I just didn’t know I’d run into them here.
As usual, my future wife looks annoyingly beautiful in tight, ripped jeans, and one of those T-shirts she designed that shows off her bejeweled belly button.I’m the bride…or whatever, it says across the front, making me smile.
She adjusts the plastic crown sitting atop her short, silky bangs, her eyes narrowing venomously on me. She doesn’t smile back.
I lift my hand and wave at her, but she just rolls her eyes, turning her back on me.
The day before our wedding.
Romantic.
But I can’t play dumb and act like I don’t know why she’s pissed at me. That part is all my fault.
There’s a clatter at the table and my eyes spring in that direction to find Rocco dropping a platter of gooey, sauce-slathered wings in front of me. Easton and Oliver show up at his side with napkins and drinks in hand.
Rocco rubs his palms together, ready to dig in. “Feast away, your highness.”
We dig into the food. My brothers are practically inhaling these chicken wings like it’s oxygen. The spicy honey soy sauce tastes all right, but I just don’t have my regular appetite.
Rocco wipes his fingers in a wad of napkins and his face goes serious. “So, uh, I have a few interviews out here next week,” he announces.
Easton looks up, blinking. “Interviews? What kind of interviews?”
“For jobs.” Rocco clears his throat. “I’ve been putting my feelers out, trying to gauge what kind of opportunities are available here in Fairy Bush.”
