Caleb by Callie Hutton

Author:Callie Hutton [Hutton, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2015-09-20T05:00:00+00:00

If there was ever a time Caleb wished he had a lock on his front door it was when he watched Lily scoot off the bed, tug her clothes on over her luscious body, and open the bedroom door to admit his mother.

Goddamn. Would the woman ever leave him be? She’d saddled him with a wife, and when he tries to get friendly with said wife, Mama pops up to check his injuries. Just like having the women arrive while he had Desiree warming his bed, Mama’s timing left a lot to be desired.

They both watched Lily escape the room, Mama with a glint in her eye, and Caleb with a deflated erection. Nothing cooled a man’s ardor faster than having his mama arrive unexpectedly.

Mama turned back. “Let me take a look at those stitches.”

“Mama, Lily’s been taking care of me. You don’t need to trouble yourself coming all the way out here.”

She raised her eyebrows. “Indeed? It appears to me your house isn’t so ‘way out here’ what with all the carriages and wagons I’ve been watching stream past the main house. I’m assuming you’ve had a few visitors?”

Aw, shit.

“Yes, a few people stopped by to say hello and meet my new wife.”

Mama snorted and pushed his shirt off his chest.

“Ouch. Careful, that hurts.”

She glanced over her shoulder, then leaned in close. “Don’t you do anything to hurt that girl out there.” She spoke softly and waved in the direction of the kitchen. “She came here to marry an upstanding, honorable man, which is what I know you to be.”

Anger raced through him once again at being forced to take the wife his mama had chosen like he was a young boy. “And perhaps this upstanding, honorable man would have liked to choose his own wife.”

“Maybe so. But I’ve been waiting for the four of you to settle down and do just that. All I ever heard were promises.”

“That still didn’t give you the right to meddle in our affairs.”

She waved away his comments. “You will see, Caleb Fraser. The day will come when you thank me for what I did. As will your brothers.”

Damn, he’d like nothing more than to prove her wrong, but that would make for a miserable life for him. Truth be known, aside from his wife’s virginal sensibilities, he had no objection to the woman, aside from the fact she had been forced on him.

Lily was certainly easy to look at, had a gorgeous body he’d almost gotten a glimpse of, and cooked and baked as good as his mama. She was pleasant—most times—when she wasn’t railing about the women he’d been friendly with. Lily was a lady, through and through, and would be a fine mother to their children.

Providing he ever got her into his bed.

Mama finished her inspection of his stitches and re-wrapped his ribs. “You still need to keep those ribs still for another five days, at least. But the stitches look good.”

“I have the tea ready.” Lily entered the bedroom looking quite a bit better than when she’d left.

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