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piece.”
    “But—”
    His brother shook his head. North took a cleansing
breath and began to follow behind Eva. Colt was right. If they pushed too hard,
Eva would fight back harder. They had to play their cards right if they wanted
to keep her out of trouble the entire week.
    ****
    Eva was pissed off and thoroughly embarrassed. She
didn’t even have a chance to say good-bye to Wade since the McReed brothers
practically dragged her out of the bar. The only reason she agreed to go along
with them was to avoid any more humiliation. They were worse than her father,
like overbearing mother bears.
    She stormed into the trailer, letting the door slap
back into place—hopefully right in North’s face. She climbed up into the sleeping
area, kicked off her boots, and disappeared under the covers. There was no way
she wanted to argue all night. She just wanted to close her eyes and remember
how good it felt being with Wade. He made her feel like a princess, buying her
a drink and staying by her side most of the evening. She couldn’t believe he
wanted her when there were so many
beautiful women in Chester. Eva was shy, inexperienced, and didn’t own any
fancy clothes. Wade was a champion rider with so much worldly experience. They could
be a match made in heaven, but Colton and North were going to ruin everything.
    “Stop being a sour puss.” Colton crawled up the
mattress beside to her. The flimsy bed sank due to his weight, forcing her body
to roll in his direction.
    “Go away.”
    He forced her to turn and face him, holding her
wrist so she couldn’t strike out. “Don’t be running off after dark again, little
miss, it’s not safe.”
    “It wasn’t after dark, and I was with Wade, not by
myself.”
    “That’s what I’m worried about.”
    Eva scowled, wishing she could get through to him,
to make him understand it was her life to live. If she made mistakes, she’d
learn from them. They couldn’t coddle her forever. “There’s nothing wrong with
Wade. He’s a perfect gentleman. He lives on a farm just south of here when he’s
not on the road.”
    Something dark crossed Colton’s eyes. “I don’t want
to hear about him, Eva.”
    “Fine, let’s just go to sleep then.”
    They were all exhausted, overly so. She only hoped
things would be better in the light of day when they were all refreshed. And
she needed to find out what events Wade was riding in tomorrow afternoon. She
needed to apologize for her disappearing act and get to know more about him. He
was reluctant to talk about his private life, so she was anxious to learn
everything.
    North joined them, flanking her other side. She felt
like a sardine in a can with the two oversized cowboys stealing all the
space—and the blankets. They started a silent tug-of-war until North finally
agreed to share a blanket with her. He’d taken off his jeans and shirts. His
bare skin felt hot, like cuddling up to a warm fireplace. She closed her eyes
and leaned against him, breathing in his familiar scent.   His presence put her at ease, her anger and
worries fading away as she tried to fall asleep.
    She was so busy hating Colton and North for cutting
her date short that she forgot they were there for her benefit. They had their
own lives to lead, and more problems at home than she could even comprehend.
Eva still remembered the hurt in North’s eyes, and she never wanted to see it
again. Maybe the break from reality back home would do them all good.
    The next morning, Eva awoke when the guys started
tossing and turning in the small bed. She opened her eyes, glad to see the
beams of sunshine coming in the windows. A new day was exactly what they all
needed.
    “I’m starving,” said Colton, stretching out next to
her.
    North slipped down out of the bed. “Do we have
anything to eat?”
    “Mom stocked the fridge. We can make bacon and
eggs,” said Eva.
    After washing up and partially dressing, they fought
for space in the tiny kitchen. There was a hot plate and