12-Alarm Cowboys (185 page)
Authors: Cora Seton,Becky McGraw,Sable Hunter,Elle James,Cynthia D'Alba,Delilah Devlin,Donna Michaels,Randi Alexander,Beth Beth Williamson,Paige Tyler,Sabrina York,Lexi Post
Tags: #Fiction, #cowboy, #romance, #Anthology, #bundle
“They’re both hot,” she said. “You’re hot.”
And she kissed him.
And he kissed her back.
“Oh, brother.” Cody’s voice floated into the room, rife with a teasing disgust. “Don’t you two ever let up?”
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C
ody Silver crossed
his arms and tried not to glare around the table as everyone laughed at Ford’s joke. He didn’t know why he was in such a foul mood. Surely it wasn’t because his best friend and his brother were both now happily engaged.
That was a ludicrous thought.
The hint of envy worming through him as he watched the two couples
canoodling
was ludicrous too.
He didn’t want to be engaged.
Didn’t want to be tied down.
Besides, he wasn’t a settling kind of guy. Sometimes he wished he could be. Wished he could be solemn and serious and devoted like his brother. Wished he could find a woman who could hold his attention for longer than a fortnight. But he wasn’t and he hadn’t and he couldn’t. Just couldn’t.
He should pin a smile on his face and pretend to be delighted that everyone else was happy. It was tough to do, when he’d probably die a grumpy old man. Alone. All alone.
“What do you think, Cody?” Porsche, at his side, nudged him, drawing his attention from the frivolity of Cade’s engagement party.
“Hmm? What?” He glanced down at her, at his best friend’s little sister. She was a tiny thing, but a firecracker, always in one predicament after another. All the while she was growing up, Ford nearly ripped his hair out over her recklessness. Thank God she’d finally settled down or else Ford would be bald. She shot Cade a mischievous grin reminiscent of that girl, one that sent a prickle down his spine.
“Should Cade and Lisa ride into the wedding ceremony on bulls or alpacas?”
“What?” A squawk.
Porsche laughed, something low and lyrical. Something that made his gut ripple. “I knew you weren’t paying attention.”
He thrust out a lip. “I was too.”
She waggled a finger at him. “Liar.” Her eyes sparkled. Her dimples blossomed and all of a sudden it occurred to him that she was very pretty. Beautiful. He’d always seen her as that annoying kid tagging around after them on their manly adventures.
When she’d been in high school, she’d decided she had a crush on him and he’d had to avoid her so Ford wouldn’t pound him into ground chuck. She’d always been the minx Ford despaired would never grow up.
But now…
Now…
He leaned closer and the scent of her perfume rose to meet him. It tangled with his sanity. Lust surged in his veins.
He nearly sank into her wide blue eyes. She blinked and her lashes fanned out. “Cody?”
“Hmm? What?” Damn, her lips were lovely. The perfect shape for kissing.
“Are you all right?”
Was that her hand? On his thigh?
Shit. It was. And so close to his—
A toxic combination of horror and fear slithered through him as he realized a terrifying fact.
He had the hots for Ford’s sister.
Ford’s sister!
He lurched back and his gaze automatically whipped to his friend. His heart clenched. His stomach roiled. Ford’s eyes were narrowed on Cody, his features fixed in a ferocious scowl.
Oh shit.
The End
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