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‘You have to actually get out of the truck.’ Reid bit back a smile as he stood outside her open door.
Don’t wanna. His family was pouring out the restaurant, and she wasn’t sure this was such a good idea. ‘Joanne will need me at the store. We should just go back.’
He shook his head. ‘Not working, baby. Jo is fine, Taylor is fine, and the store is closed Sunday. You’re missing a whole two days. Oh no,’ he teased. Letting his smile break free, he gentled his tone, ‘No one will bite you, I promise.’
Her feet had just touched down when she looked up into the faces of the Caufield clan. Damn. Genetics were undeniable as she swung her gaze from face to face. Helen Caufield was pretty and blonde with Reid’s sapphire blue eyes while Roger and Ryder shared pale blue eyes. All the brothers had the same dark hair, Reece with a nicely trimmed goatee, and Reece and Ryder were just as amazing looking as Reid.
Of course, their partners would be gorgeous. Madelyn Caufield was built like a centerfold, with shoulder length auburn hair and sea green eyes. Cassandra DeMille was equally beautiful, but darker complected with bittersweet chocolate eyes and long, dark hair to match. She couldn’t help but think how incredible looking the children from these marriages would be. She shook her head to clear it and keep herself from thinking about having children with Reid.
Helen was the first to speak. ‘We’re so glad you made it. Come inside for dinner.’
On the drive to Ashford, Reid had told her Mimosa was an upscale restaurant specializing in brunch, open only from six in the morning till four in the afternoon. It was nearing seven and they had the place to themselves. A big, empty restaurant full of Reid’s family. Who thought this was a great idea, again? Oh, right, she had until ten minutes ago. Blowing out a bracing breath, she grabbed Reid’s outstretched hand, holding onto him like a lifeline.
Over a fabulous dinner- evidently Ryder and Madelyn didn’t own a restaurant for nothing- Kendall found herself enamored by the Caufields. She had never had the easy banter and relentless teasing in her family, even when her parents were alive. As she watched the interplay, she had to admit- if only to herself- she was unexpectedly envious of Madelyn’s relationship with Reid. She knew he named Madelyn a close friend of more than ten years, and although it was stupid, she couldn’t stop the green-eyed monster from clawing at her every time he called her Maddy-May.
Helen noticed Kendall’s discomfort and stifled a laugh. Distracting her son’s girlfriend from the close friendship he had with his sister-in-law, she asked, ‘What do you do, Kendall?’ She knew the answer, but it seemed as good a question as any.
‘Well, my degree is in journalism and I minored in theater, neither of which I use on a day-to-day basis.’ She laughed before she continued, ‘I’m at Taylored Jewels as a full-time sales associate, and whatever else Taylor needs me to be. There’s just the three of us, Taylor in the shop and Joanne and me on the floor, so I’m not just selling but helping with inventory, the books and whatnot. I’d like to take some courses to add to what Taylor and Jo have taught me, but that’s not in the budget right now.’ She smiled, her face lighting up as she continued, ‘I think my favorite part is that we’re always involved in the happy moments. Engagements, anniversaries, the birth of babies…’ She trailed off, ‘And I’m probably boring the heck out of you right now.’
It was Helen’s turn to laugh. ‘No, dear, I’m not bored at all.’ She lightly elbowed her husband, ‘Did you hear that, Roger? Kendall is in jewelry, and not just any jewelry, Taylor Jamieson’s jewelry.’
Roger grunted. ‘What are you hinting at, hon?’
‘Thirty-five years of putting up with you should earn me something!’ Helen exclaimed through a fit of giggles. Before long the entire table had joined in.
‘My ring’s a Taylored Jewel,’ Cass announced as she scooted her chair closer to Kendall, holding her left hand out for inspection.
Kendall’s heart sped up as she took Cass’s hand in hers, she so loved diamonds. The ring winking at her had to be a three carat radiant cut in an intricate platinum setting with micro-pave and antique detailing. ‘That’s spectacular,’ she breathed. She turned to Reece, ‘Great job, my friend.’
Reece flashed his version of the devastating Caufield grin. ‘Taylor’s great. We go way back, like sandbox back. I was afraid of designing something for Little Miss Fashion Designer here, but I had help.’
Cass shot Reece a look before sticking her tongue out at him. ‘Like I would’ve said no.’
‘Nah, I wasn’t worried about you saying no, but I did want you to like it,’ Reece said earnestly.
Kendall truly appreciated that Reece had come to Taylor even though he and Cass lived in Atlanta, not to mention Cass’s father was, well, rich. ‘I couldn’t imagine anyone not liking Taylor’s designs, but I have to admit I’ve helped some nervous men,’ she paused, made a face. ‘I mean, really, if you’re to the point where you’re seeing us, you should know the answer.’
‘No kidding. Don’t spend the money if you’re not sure!’ Cass agreed wholeheartedly.
They were sipping coffee and eating strawberry shortcake when Madelyn slid into Reid’s recently vacated seat across from Kendall. ‘So… How ya holding up?’
What a strange question. ‘I’m good. Y’all are an interesting bunch.’ She cocked her head as she asked, ‘Does the teasing ever stop?’
‘It doesn’t. Ever.’ Lowering her voice, she changed the subject, ‘I’ve been a part of this family a long time, and you are the first woman Reid has ever brought home.’
‘Really?’ she asked, although she wasn’t surprised.
‘You sure are,’ Madelyn acknowledged with a tip of her mug. ‘You gonna keep him?’
Wow. What a question. ‘You don’t mince words, do you?’
‘Nope,’ she agreed with a shake of her head. ‘Reid is a brother to me, and I don’t want to see him hurt.’
‘The last thing I’d ever do is hurt Reid.’ She leaned closer to Madelyn. ‘Look, I’m not going to cheat, I’m not going to lie, I’m not going to leave. I am in this for as long as he’ll have me, and I’m not going to be intimidated by his sister-in-law.’
A small smile tugged Madelyn’s lips. ‘You’ll do,’ she said before standing and returning to her husband, leaving Kendall befuddled.
A few minutes later Reid returned from wherever he had been during her strange conversation. ‘Ready to go?’ he asked. At her raised eyebrow, he explained, ‘I got us a room at Ashford Hills.’
She did an internal happy dance. She wasn’t sure whether or not she’d passed Madelyn’s test, but she didn’t want to explore it further by sleeping at her house. ‘Sounds good.’
~*~
Reid was happy with the visit. It hadn’t taken long for Kendall to overcome her nerves and open up. He could tell his mother was ready to adopt her, Madelyn had something up her sleeve, and she and Cass were kindred spirits. His brothers were harder to read, although Ryder seemed to accept their relationship more easily than Reece. He gave a mental shrug. So Reece didn’t have faith in his ability to hang on to a good woman. It wasn’t that long ago he felt the same way about his younger brother, and even more recently about himself. He stifled a chuckle. Life really did move on while you were making other plans.
‘They loved you, baby,’ he told her on the short drive to Ashford’s only bed and breakfast. Mad had given him hell when he’d chosen to stay there, stomping her foot and living up to the redhead stereotype. The old owner had passed away last year, leaving it to niece Skylar Hart. According to Ryder, Skylar had been fixing the place up and business had nearly doubled in the last six months. Mad had bitched about competition, saying Ashford was too small a town for a B&B and a breakfast-brunch-lunch restaurant, but Reid had heard no evidence to back up the claim. He was sure
her problem was with Skylar herself, but that wasn’t something he was going to ask an angry woman. No matter the tantrum Mad had thrown, and as much as he loved his family, he needed to have Kendall to himself.
She wasn’t sure they loved her, but the reception had been warm. ‘I enjoyed your family. Your parents are great. Your mom and are going to lunch one day when they’re back in town.’ She snickered before adding, ‘and to make a wish-list at the store.’ She was frustrated by the petty jealousy that had eaten at her and puzzled by Madelyn in general, but pushed it aside. ‘I wish Cass and Reece were closer to us, I think she and Taylor would make an amazing team.’
‘Engagement rings and wedding dresses do go together.’ He turned to look at her after pulling into a parking space, ‘You and Cass seemed to get along well.’
‘Like I said, I wish they were closer,’ she agreed as she slid from the truck.
He noticed her omission of Ryder and Madelyn from her geographical wishes, but made no mention of it. Madelyn could be difficult. He’d let it ride for now.
~*~
Skylar Hart was younger and more beautiful than Kendall had expected, barely five feet tall, with a lush body, almost black hair to her shoulder blades, and striking violet eyes. She guessed her to be in her late twenties, and suspected those eyes were enhanced in some way. Who had violet eyes without help?
Skylar showed them the ins and outs of the sprawling colonial house as she took them to their room. Breakfast was served at eight, but finger foods would be available from six to ten in the kitchen along with fresh coffee, or if they preferred brunch, there was a great restaurant in town she recommended.
‘Mimosa, of course,’ Kendall supplied before Skylar did.
Surprise showed on her delicate features, ‘Yes. I have to admit it’s a wonderful spot.’
Reid felt no animosity from Skylar in the least. ‘You don’t worry about competition?’
Skylar laughed. ‘Of course not. Ashford Hills is an inn. We thrive on visitors, tourists, weddings, what have you. Mimosa is a spot for locals. I’m surprised they haven’t added a dinner menu. I think they’d do well.’
‘I do too,’ Kendall chimed in. ‘We just had the most wonderful dinner there. Granted, it was for family, but it was still amazing.’
Recognition dawned. ‘Oh! You’re Ryder’s brother.’
‘Guilty.’
‘How is he? I mean, he and his wife? Your family, I mean?’ Skylar tumbled over her words.
Madelyn’s fury made sense to him now. She was jealous of this tiny brunette. ‘Great. Everyone’s great,’ Reid answered.
‘You’re here for his birthday, then?’
‘We are, yes.’
The conversation, awkward as it was, ended at the door to their room. ‘Here you are. Let me know if you need anything,’ she told them before quickly scurrying away. Reid made a mental note to ask about Skylar Hart tomorrow.
As soon as they were settled into their room, Kendall sauntered over to Reid, sliding her hands up his chest. ‘So, now that we’re finally alone, whatever shall we do?’
‘God, I’m so glad we’re alone,’ he whispered into her hair before pulling back. ‘As much as I love my family, I don’t like sharing.’
She ran her fingers through his hair, pulling his head towards hers as she did. ‘I like your family.’ She drew him in for a soft kiss before adding, ‘I like you more.’
He took her lips in a fierce kiss then, needing to claim her. His brothers be damned. This was his woman. He might not have told her in words how he felt, but he could show her. He devoured her mouth, his hands roaming her body as he did, loving that he could make her whimper. Without taking his mouth from hers, he swept her into his arms and deposited her on the bed.
‘You are so beautiful,’ he told her after he’d stripped her out of her dress. Lying there against a mound of pillows in just a black lacy bra and tiny matching panties, mouth wet from his kisses, breasts heaving with each panting breath, she was the most gorgeous creature he’d ever seen. He quickly tossed his own clothes before joining her.
Her hands traveled along the hard planes of his chest, down his washboard abs. She knew his body as well as she knew her own now, but it never failed to take her breath. ‘Make love to me,’ she whispered.
‘Always.’ He covered her with his body, bracing himself on his forearms as he took her lips again, taking the time to work to her to a fever with his lips and tongue. He slowly cruised her body with his mouth, sucking and nipping his way down her torso and back up again. He drew the lacy cups of her bra down before continuing his exploration, sucking, lapping and nipping at each breast before drawing it into the warm, wet recesses of his mouth.
He was killing her. She was going to die a slow death from his mouth alone. ‘Reid,’ she panted, ‘put your mouth on me.’
He grinned against her breast before answering. ‘Baby, my mouth is on you.’
He was going to make her ask for it. ‘Take me.’
‘Tell me what you want, Kendall.’
‘Put your mouth on my pussy.’ He’d never stopped his ministrations to her breasts and he was driving her to the brink of insanity. ‘God, please, Reid. Please hurry.’
‘There’s no hurry, baby. I want to savor you.’
She bucked beneath him. He might want to savor her, but she wanted him now. Finally he relented, skimming his mouth down her belly before blowing his breath over her slick pussy, taking in her scent. He never took time with her. She was explosive and never lacked for release, but he hadn’t made slow love to her before. He ran his tongue everywhere but where she wanted him most, teasing her relentlessly as he held her to the bed. He smiled against her before running his tongue around her engorged clit, drawing it into his mouth. He sucked it gently, then as he released it, gave it a nip as he drove two fingers into her channel. Her orgasm was almost instantaneous, her muscles gripping his fingers tightly as she screamed.
‘Reid, I need you inside me. Now.’ She was fighting for breath as she demanded his cock.
Obliging her, he made his way up her body, driving home as he took her mouth in another searing kiss, sharing her essence with her. He kissed her harder, thrusting his tongue in her mouth to quell the words that wanted to fall from his own. He couldn’t give her the words.
He tunneled in and out of her rhythmically, never releasing her mouth. If she hadn’t already been in love with him, she would’ve fallen tonight. Passion didn’t begin to describe it. He had taken her, ravaged her, possessed her, but he had never… owned her before. He completely owned her heart, body and soul. As she felt her climax build, she tightened her arms and legs around him, wanting to become a part of him as he had become a part of her. Admitting that to herself, she broke around him, tears in her eyes and his name on her lips as he burst within her.
~*~
Saturday dawned bright, and earlier than Reid had meant. Unfortunately, his body clock didn’t care he was off duty. Quietly extricating himself from Kendall’s arms and the leg she’d thrown over him, he padded to the shower. Today was jam packed with functions. Evidently Ryder had become important to Ashford and everyone wanted to wish him happy birthday. Two years ago he had turned thirty and it had barely been acknowledged at the department, let alone the whole of Aylesford. Oddly, he was jealous. Not of the parties, really, but the hoopla. He shook his head at himself. Hoopla?
He wrapped himself in a fluffy white towel and stepped out into the plush room. He hadn’t appreciated the room last night, but this morning he could see the work that had gone into restoring the place. Madelyn might be up at arms about Ashford Hills, but the creamy walls were set off with mahogany furniture that looked handmade. He didn’t know a lot about interior design, but he’d bet the drapes were custom and he could testify the bed was comf
ortable. Giving a mental shrug, he turned toward the bed, or rather, the gorgeous lump in the middle of it.
She was sound asleep, clutching his discarded pillow. She looked peaceful, innocent and edible. Instead of sliding back into bed, he brushed a kiss across her cheek. ‘Rise and shine, baby.’
Those amazing aquamarine eyes opened. ‘Party time?’
He chuckled. ‘Almost. Get your delectable ass out of bed and get ready for another full day of my family.’
‘Oooh. I can’t wait.’ The sarcasm lost its intended effect as a wide grin split her face. She was looking forward to today. Parties were supposed to be fun. Besides, they’d driven hours and hours for this.
In deference to the heat, she chose a light summer dress in pale yellow paired with strappy sandals. She left her mass of dark curls loose and expertly applied her makeup. As she was brushing her teeth, Reid appeared behind her, dressed in chinos and a blue polo shirt. It threw her a little, she was used to uniforms or jeans. Or, her favorite, nothing at all. He always looked yummy, this just seemed forced. Her face must have telegraphed her thoughts as she rinsed because he asked, ‘What?’
‘You don’t look like my Reid. You look…’
‘Dressed up?’
‘Like you should be yachting or golfing or something.’
He shook his head. ‘I’ll always be your Reid.’ He kissed her cheek. ‘Besides, no one will be looking at me with you on my arm.’
‘Flattery will get you everywhere.’
Birthday brunch at Mimosa was packed. Evidently half the town had received and invite and they had all shown up to celebrate Ryder’s day. Good lord, his brother had more friends than Reid had when he’d been high school quarterback, and that was saying something. You’d think he’d won something or done something with the turn out. He was born. He didn’t even accomplish that- their mother had! Reid had to stop this. He was getting mad at his brother for having friends that appreciated him. When had he become a jealous asshole?
The birthday boy appeared in front of him, a pretty brunette at his side. ‘Lara McGuinness, I’d like you to meet my brother Reid and his girlfriend, Kendall. Lara has founded a halfway house of sorts here in Ashford with her friends Madison and Kiley.’ As he introduced the woman at their table, he gestured to a blonde and a redhead with the additional names.
Lara smiled at Ryder. ‘We wouldn’t have made it this year without your generous donation.’
As the morning progressed, Reid was introduced to myriad people he was sure he wouldn’t remember, all with kind words about his brother. Ryder had earned the love and respect of his community with donations, service and plain being friendly. That revelation made Reid wonder if he had respect or resentment in his own community. Why did he suddenly care so much?
He watched Kendall talk with Cass and a blonde he thought might be the gestured-to Madison and realized whether or not anyone else in the world loved and respected him, if she did, he’d be fine. It staggered him. She could destroy him, or make him whole.
Madelyn appeared beside him as he lowered himself into a chair. ‘Are you okay?’ She had watched him go from composed to ashen and rushed over to his side.
‘Yeah, sure, of course.’
‘Okay, tough guy, what’s the deal?’ If it was one thing Madelyn was known for it was not taking crap.
‘She could kill me.’
‘I don’t want to know about your sex life, dear brother.’ At his puzzled expression she changed her tune. ‘She won’t kill you. She’s in love with you.’
‘For how long?’ He didn’t have the fawning public Ryder did, he was merely a detective in a small town. ‘Have you looked at her? She could have anyone.’
‘And she chose you. Of all the men she’s ever met, she’s in love with you. She’s not Amy, Reid. Don’t punish her for Amy’s mistakes.’
‘What did you ask her last night?’
She didn’t answer him directly, but said, ‘Look, I know this is a big change for you, to go from confirmed bachelor to being in love with a woman, but I’ve been watching the two of you, and I’ve been talking to my friends in Aylesford. She’s not going anywhere and she’s not afraid of me.’
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