Raging Love (5 page)

“Savanna and I are tryin’ to get pregnant. We’ve only been tryin’ for a couple of months. I can’t wait for it to happen.” We both pulled a side of the bar
n
door and walked it open. Aside from the
hayloft
being full of old hay, and probably a few critters, the first floor wasn’t that bad. There was a bunch of metal pieces from the tractors, a few tires and even some old barrels. It wouldn’t take much time at all to get it cleaned out. Of course, it was very filthy. Twenty years of cobwebs and dirt filled every inch of the inside of the barn.

“So what do you think? You think we can make this work in three days?” Ty asked.

We started walk
ing back out and closed the doors behind us. “Let’s go check out the
other one.”

We hopped back on the golf cart and headed to the oldest barn on the property. In my honest opinion, it should have been torn down years ago. It was made from wooden planks and you could see through every single one. It used to be red,
but now had cracked away to a
peeled hue of brown. Ty and I approached the barn and I realized right
a
way that it
didn’t
look promising. After opening the door,
I realized there was no way in H
ell we could use this barn. “This one’s a no-go!”

“Yeah, I can see that,” Ty laughed.

We shut the doors and climbed back on the golf cart. “Looks like we are cleaning out the other one. I’m goin’ to go back to the office and make some calls. I know a crew that can come in
and gut the place. Do you mind findin’ Conner?”

“Nah, I will round him up and meet you back at the office. You mind if I let Miranda know what
we’re
doing? I just want to grab
my
phone so that if she needs me she can call.”

I started shaking my head. He knew I had my phone. He just wanted to see Miranda. “You’re obsessed!”

“Whatever dude! I prefer devoted. They are my girls. One day you will understand. Just wait until Van gets pregnant and you hold that baby for the first time. Then I will be calling you the pussy.”

We both laughed. “Is that how you felt with Bella? Did you always feel like you were her father, cause that’s kind of weird.”

“Nah, it wasn’t like that. I mean, I felt like she was special and I needed to be near her. I can’t explain it. I guess the bond was there, even if I hadn’t realized it. That day changed my life.
She
changed my life.”

I watched Ty again as he talked about Bella. It was like he was under some kind of spell. There was no doubt that everything he was saying was true.
Anyone could see he was smitten. It was just so strange to see him like that. For so long he was only worried about one thing. I don’t have a clue what Miranda did to him, but the old Ty was gone. “You can add whipped,” I joked.

“Don’t hit me dude, but if you experienced the things that I have with Miranda, you wouldn’t look at or even think of another woman. That woman does things to me that I have never experienced.”

I guess Ty sensed me clenching my jaw. He held up his hand. “I don’t mean sexual, well not completely. She just, well she just gets me.
We are a team. Marrying her was the best decision I ever made.”

I shook my head. “Enough about it. Your making me sick. I adore Savanna and I already know what you mean when you say you don’t want to be with anyone else. I get it. It’s just strange seein’ this come of out your mouth. I never thought this would happen to either of you. I’m happy for you. No matter how much I joke, we are family and nothin’ will change that. Just keep lovin’ em Ty. You need each other and it’s important. I hope you never forg
et how you feel
right now.”

He patted me on the shoulder.
“Awww, your being such a good cousin. Does Van kno
w how sappy you can be?” Ty asked
sarcastically.

“You’re a dick. I was bein’ serious. Go check in with the wife and make sure you ask
for her permission to
do
manly
things.”

“I’m only helping
you
if I can wear pink panties,” Ty mocked.

I gave him the finger as I pulled away from the house and headed toward my office. The old sarcastic Ty was still in there, but he had also become a romantic, which was convoluted
and just plain strange.
If he acted that way around Conner, we would never hear the end of it.

Savanna was lying on the
couch when I got there
. She was curled up under a blanket and smiled as I walked in the door. “Hey babe.”

“Hey yourself. You feelin’ any better?”

She shrugged. “My head is pounding, but aside from that
I’m
okay. I cleaned up the picture mess. Sorry about that.”

I leaned down and kissed her forehead. “No worries, I knew you would figure out a way to redecorate.”

We both laughed. “Shut up! I never said that
I wanted to
.”

“Savanna, our bedroom went from being brown to purple. I hardly think I had anything to do with that,” I teased.

She pulled me down onto the couch. Our mouths banged into each other and I could feel her laughing against my body. She wrapped her arms around my neck. “You know you love it.”

She
kissed my upper lip and held her mouth
there. I pulled away and kissed her nose. “I love you, I know that.”

“Should we cancel the wedding?”

I buried my head into her neck and kissed up to her ear. “Nope.” I whispered.

“Where are we going to put all of those people?” She asked.

I sat up and slid off the couch, positioning myself in front of her. “I will t
ake care of everything. Just go
about the plans like nothin’ ever happened.”

She gave me a funny look and raised one eyebrow. “You’re not going to tell me what you’re up to?”

“Nope!”

“I hate that word. It so, ……..so short.”

“No is shorter.”

She laughed and shook her head. “
Never mind
. Are you home for good?”

I stood up and held my hand out for her. “I need to do some work in the o
ffice. You want to eat
somethin
’
for lunch before I get
started?
I can make us
somethin
’
,” I offered.

She grabbed my hand and stood up. “I
will make it for you babe. You know I love spending time with you.”

We held  hands and walked into the kitchen. Savanna led the way and I appreciated the view of her backside. She knew how much I loved her ass. I think I talked about
it
more than the normal
person would
.

My woman made me grilled cheese. She wasn’t the best cook in the world, but she could make a damn good grilled cheese, of course she burned the first one,
because
I sat her on the countertop and started getting frisky with her. It wasn’t until we smelled it burning that we realized how long we were preoccupied with each other.

After lunch I headed into the office to start making calls about getting some help. I managed to find a crew that
could start as early as the next day
. According to the crew chief, it would only take them half the day to get it all cleaned out. Feeling satisfied that we would have two full days to get everything de
corated the best we
could;
I sat
back and made a list
o
f everything we would need in town.

After about a half hour, I heard the door opening and voices filling the house. I walked out and found Miranda, Ty and Conner standing in the living room with Savanna.
“What’s up man?” Conner asked.

I gave him a quick nod. “Everything’s a go. You guys ready to head out?”

Miranda and Savanna looked at me for an
explanation
.
“Where you going B
abe?”

“We need to run into town to get some top secret wedding suppl
ies. You need anything while
we’re gone?” I asked.

“Since I have no idea what you are doing or even where you are going, I will
say
‘no’,” she laughed.

I walked over and kissed her goodbye, while Ty grabbed Miranda and pulled her in for somethi
ng that lasted entirely too long
for anyone else in the room to feel comfortable. As Conner and I stood there clearing our voices, they continue
d
t
o
have their tongues down each other’s throats. “Get a fuckin’ room,” Conner said while shaking his head.

Ty pulled away from Miranda, but went back in for one more peck. “We just came from our room if you must know. Miranda was showing me some new moves, “ he said.

“Do ya’ll seriously have to talk about sex all of the time. Damn, it gets old,” Conner said as he walked out the door.

“He must not be getting any. Van you need to get Brina to get right on that. As long as he stays satisfied, he doesn’t want to beat my ass so much,” Ty
joked. He slapped Miranda on her ass and kissed her cheek. “Be back later
, B
aby. We can start where we left off, I promise.”

She giggled and watched him leave. I let out a laugh. “
Unbelievable
!”

I caught up to the guys, who were standing by one of the ranch trucks.

“Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!”  They said together.

“Damn, I never get it!” Ty announced as Conner jumped in the front seat.

“What are you two five?” I asked.

Ty climbed in the back and leaned over the seat. “I never get to sit in the front,” he said in a baby voice.

“You are such a douche,” Co
nner
laughed.

“I know you are but what am I?” He pushed Conner’s buttons on purpose. It was like the two of them had to be at each other all of the time. It had to drive Miranda crazy. The worst part was that they were both so damn similar. Neither one of them had any room to talk.

“You need to stop groping my sister around me. Have some respect.” Conner threatened.

Ty laughed and started looking at his phone. He never looked up from it while he spoke. “
I’m
respectful of your sister. You do know she is an adult and we are married. If I want to touch her, I can. Just so you know, she wants to touch me too. She tells me all of the time. Do you want to see the messages?” He handed Conner his phone.

Conner took one look and the phone went flying in the backseat. “What the fuck dude! You’re sick!”

“Seriously you two. We have a lot of shit to do today. Can you please act l
ike adults for a few hours?” I b
egged.

“I just saw my sister’s naked breasts man. I can’t help it.” Conner said defensively.

Ty sat in the back seat laughing his ass off. “Did you see the message?”

“Yeah, I saw it. Fuck you. Don’t show me that shit again.” Conner added.

Without me asking what exactly he showed him Ty started to explain. “They weren’t her naked tits. She had her nipples covered. I was just trying to show you that it isn’t always me. Miranda loves it. She is the one always
initiating
it. She can’t get enough of my meat.”

Conner went flying toward the back, swing
ing
at Ty. I pulled the truck over and let my head fall to
the steering wheel. As
Ty continued to laugh
and
Conner
had smoke blowing out of his ears, I jumped out and stood on the side of the road until the truck stopped moving
from them trying to bust each other up while still inside
.

The power window rolled down. “You can get in now Colt. We’re done.”

When I got in the vehicle,
neither of them said a word. I looked in the backseat to double check Ty was alive. He was still playing on his phone and I could hear messages coming in. Every message made him la
ugh more.  I looked over to Conner
who rolled his eyes.  “
First he was my cousin, and now he is my brother. I can’t kill him. I can’t even hate him. I know they are perfect together, but I hate that he rubs it in my face. All those damn times I warned him to not touch her. I think I have a right to be at least a little upset still.”

Ty leaned over the seat. “I swear to God that I never touched your sister in all the times I came to visit, not even when we were teenagers. I may have thought about it in the past two years, but that’s it. Nothing happened until she showed up at my farm.”

Conner turned to face the backseat and I considered pulling over again.