Law of Attraction by Alison Bliss

Author:Alison Bliss [Bliss, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, romance, contemporary, Tangled in Texas, cowboy romance, small town, single mom, Amara, Romantic Suspense
Goodreads: 40141619
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara)
Published: 2018-05-23T08:22:53+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I replenished the tray of appetizers and added another pitcher of sweet iced tea to the table before taking a seat beside Emily and Anna. It was Austin’s fifth birthday party, and most of our good friends had come over to celebrate.

Right now, all of the adult males were running around the yard with the kids, playing tag football. It was supposed to be just a friendly game, but some of them took it a little more seriously than others in the group.

Cowboy spiked the ball onto the ground for the second time in a row and did the chicken dance. “Top that, bitches.”

Anna scowled at him from across the table. “Watch your mouth. And you could’ve let one of the kids win.”

Cowboy shook his head adamantly. “What? Screw that. I had five bucks riding on that game. Besides, they had the advantage anyway.” He lifted his shirt and displayed an enormous bruise on his rib cage. “I’m still sore from where I got kicked while trying to help that horse birth a new foal last week,” he drawled, hunching his shoulders and wincing at his cracked ribs.

“That’s what you get for being so careless.”

Cowboy leaned on the table with both hands and grinned. “I’ll show you how careless I can be tonight when I get you alone,” he said, lowering his voice so the children couldn’t hear. “I’ll borrow Jake’s handcuffs and forget to ask for the keys, too.”

Anna’s cheeked pinked up. “You would. You’re rotten.”

“And you love every second of it,” he said, giving her a quick wink.

Her eyes crinkled a little, but I noticed that she didn’t bother denying it one bit.

Judd passed by the table and glanced in our direction. “Hey, where’s my woman?”

“Gina went on a beer run with Dale,” I told him. “They should be back soon.”

He grimaced. “Those two are always running off together now that they live here.”

“And you’re always running off with me,” Ox said, chuckling as he came over to sit down. “That’s what we get for being best friends who date best friends.”

Cowboy tilted his white Stetson back to gaze at Judd. “I don’t know what you’re worried about, anyway. Gina’s safer with Dale than any other guy out there. Not only is he taken by Ox, but Dale isn’t remotely interested in anything Gina has to offer. No offense, buddy.”

“None taken,” Judd agreed, smiling.

“What are y’all talking about?” Jake asked as he approached the table, followed closely by Seth, who was giving Austin a piggy-back ride.

“Gay men,” Cowboy said, grinning.

Seth slid Austin off his back. “Uh, maybe you should go play with the other kids.”

“Okay,” Austin said before running off.

Anna smiled. “It’s sweet how fond of you he is,” she told Seth.

Seth nodded. “I’m fond of him, too. He’s a great kid.”

“So you don’t have any kids of your own, Seth?” Emily asked him.

He shook his head. “Not yet.”

She leaned forward on her elbows as if she was going to get the scoop of a lifetime. “But you want children, right?”

“Emily,” Jake warned.

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