Flawless Surrender (The Surrender Trilogy, #2)(26)

Seeing the trio all together, she instantly had thoughts of a wild group orgy. She could envision them stripping her down right here on the front porch and having their wicked way with her.

Good grief, Rachel’s four husbands have skewed my sense of reality.

Even though her panties were damp and her nipples were aching, she forced a frown to her face and crossed her arms over her chest. The three men quieted when they drew closer to her. Clint had a wicked grin on his face, Dalton looked slightly confused by her annoyance, and Tanner just refused to meet her gaze.

“So it’s one big happy family then?” she asked in the bratty tone she knew irritated Tanner.

Clint threw an arm around each brother’s shoulders and laughed. “Yep, come on over here and we’ll have a group hug, angel.”

Zoey rolled her eyes and spun around to go back in the house.

“Even better, I like it when you walk away from me. Then I get to see that ripe ass,” Clint called out. His gasp of pain when one of his brothers—probably Tanner—elbowed him in the gut, gave Zoey a small measure of satisfaction. “fu-ck you too, Skipper. You don’t have to maim me because you have a hard-on for her too.”

She made her legs move a little faster as a hot blush stole up her cheeks. The idea of any one of the three brothers having a hard-on for her drove her body temperature sky high. The sensation of Tanner’s cock against her belly was scorched into her brain, and she couldn’t stop herself from wondering about the size of his brothers erections.

As she went to lift the heavy pot of chili from the stove, she felt warmth at her back, and two muscular arms stopped her. Looking over her shoulder, she found Dalton inches from her backside, and she let out a little gasp. “I got it, Zoey. Sit down.”

His lips just barely brushed by her ear before she ducked under his arm and hurried to carry the bread to the table. Clint had taken the seat next to hers, and Tanner was at the head of the table, which left Dalton to sit across from her. She was surrounded by the three of them again, and it made her head swim a bit.

“So, Zoey, how did you end up living at the Triple T?” Clint asked as he reached for her bowl and dished chili into it as if he did it every day. She stared at the bowl for a moment of pure fascination before remembering her manners and thanking him.

“It’s a long story,” she said noncommittally while helping herself to a slice of bread.

“I have nothing but time,” Clint answered with a laugh right before sinking his teeth into his bread. He moaned with pleasure and she smiled at his reaction. Arrogant ass or not, she liked seeing people enjoy her cooking.

“A developer bought the building I was living in, forcing me to look for a new place, and then my mom stole all of my money so I couldn’t put a deposit down on the only house for rent in town. That left me high and dry with only a few days left to figure out where to stay.”

“Damn. I’m sorry I asked, angel. I didn’t mean to upset you.” Clint looked genuinely apologetic and she shrugged at him.

“Everyone in Stone River knows my parents are worthless. I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment. She showed up asking to stay at my place and then she disappeared one night along with all of the money in my bank account.” Dalton reached across the table and squeezed Zoey’s hand giving her a reassuring smile.

“I for one am glad she left. It sucks that she took your money and hurt you, but I’m not sure when I would have gotten to see you if you hadn’t ended up here at the Triple T.” She gave Dalton a small smile of thanks before turning back to Clint.

“I was planning on staying with Rachel and her husbands, but they just had a baby, and then Sawyer had to have surgery on his knee—“

“Wait, husbands? Did you say Rachel and her husbands? Rachel Morgan had a baby. With Sawyer? As in Brooks?” Clint’s mouth hung open in surprise and even Tanner laughed at his expression.

“Yes she did, now shut your trap before the bees start building a hive in there,” Tanner said shaking his head.

“Holy shit, it’s like I’ve died and gone to heaven. I come home to find a sexy angel is sleeping in my bed and people are embracing group love! Why did I ever leave Stone River?”

“To be a star!” Dalton answered with a dramatic wave of his arms.

Clint snorted, “Yeah that didn’t work out so well.”

Zoey frowned at him, “But you were in several commercials. I even saw the dog food one a few times.”

Suddenly the cocksure man was a sad and dejected little boy, and Zoey’s heart broke a little. She had to scoop food into her mouth to keep from putting an arm around him to comfort him.

“Unfortunately that is my only claim to fame. I never managed to break into the biz. I spent more time bussing tables and mowing lawns than acting. So tell me about Rachel and Sawyer and her other husbands.”

“Rachel legally married Rogan Brooks, but they had a commitment ceremony between all four brothers and her. She just had a baby girl a couple of months ago, Juliet.” Zoey explained, she felt Tanner’s eyes on her as she chatted with Clint, but she made no move to acknowledge it. Her pride was still stinging from his rejection earlier.

“How in the world did that happen? And why?” Clint asked with a frown.

Zoey giggled, “I’m pretty sure it happens the way all relationships happen. They fell in love. Actually, I think they fell in lust first. They invited her to have a weekend fling with them one Friday night, and by Sunday, the guys were pledging their undying love. Rachel took a bit more convincing, but once she accepted her own feelings, it was like they were always meant to be together. Those four guys make great dads too.”