take me out?” Nyssa asked out of the blue and caught him off guard with her blunt question.
“Um, well, Linton told us that he was attracted to you as soon as he saw you.”
“Okay.” Nyssa drew out that word and then looked up at him as they walked. “If he’s attracted to me, then why did you and Bryden come on our date?”
“We have a very close relationship.” Codi stopped walking and turned to face her. “We are always attracted to the same women and Linton wanted us to meet you, too.”
Nyssa just stared up at him and blinked a few times, her mouth straightening into a tight line. Then she turned and began to walk again.
Codi knew he had screwed up when she stomped off. He wanted to elaborate on how he and his brothers wanted to share a woman between them, but it was too early for him to tell her that. He could feel the anger emanating from her, but until they all decided to pursue her he didn’t want to reveal too much about him and his brothers.
He stood on her front porch as she rifled in her purse for her keys and then unlocked her door. She turned back to face him, and although he could still feel anger radiating off of her, he could also feel sexual attraction.
Codi wanted to wrap her in his arms and kiss her until they were both senseless, and by the way her eyes had dilated, she wouldn’t be averse to him making a move on her, but he was too uncertain of his instincts since Katlynn and wasn’t sure he wanted to start something with her. They had a job to do, and being distracted by her wasn’t necessarily a good thing as far as he was concerned. He swayed toward her, and when he realized what he was doing he took a step back.
“Go inside and lock up,” Codi ordered. “I want to be certain you’re safe before I leave.”
Nyssa sighed and then entered her house and slammed the door closed behind her. When he heard the lock click into place he headed back to their temporary home, trying to push Nyssa from his mind.
They had a job to do.
* * * *
As the door closed behind Nyssa and Codi, Bryden let out a breath he hadn’t known he’d been holding.
“I told you so,” Linton said smugly from the couch.
Bryden put his hands on his hips and began to pace. “You didn’t say she was beautiful.”
“Do you think she’s interested?”
“I don’t know.” Bryden knew he was, though. He felt a connection to her that he hadn’t felt with another woman, Katlynn included. “I could feel that she was attracted to us, but we don’t know how she is going to react once she knows all three of us want her. She may not want to have anything to do with us once she finds out we want to share her.”
He stopped pacing. “What about Codi?”
The smirk faded from Linton’s face. “You think he’s still hung up on Katlynn?”
“It may take him time.” He and Linton had been worried about Codi since the Katlynn episode. Although when working he was full of confidence and a real badass, ever since they had found out that bitch had been a criminal, his brother seemed to doubt his instincts where women were concerned.
But Bryden didn’t think his dominant brother would be able to resist such a sexy, sweet woman for long.
“Whatever Codi decides,” Linton said, “I’m going to do everything I can to get closer to her.”
“And get her into your bed,” Bryden added skeptically.
“Into our bed. She’s perfect for us.”
Bryden agreed. He had privately resigned himself to returning to the stud and settling down without a woman in their lives. All three of them wanted to return to the stud farm, their teammates, and the other women, but doing so with the woman they loved would make it a perfect homecoming.
They’d have to wait and see, though. Knowing this wasn’t Linton’s strong suit, Bryden warned, “Don’t pressure Codi.”
Linton held up his hands. “Don’t look at me, bro. He’s the one who volunteered to take her home.”
“Good point.” Still, he and