them a lot. They never get jealous of each other. In fact they are more than happy to know their women are safer. At least one of the men is always available to their wife to help her out with the kids if needed or just for a hug.
“Don’t get me wrong, they have their ups and downs just like any marriage, but I have never seen women glow with love and happiness like the women of this town do. Men in polyamorous relationships get to spend time alone with their wife as well as all together. It seems to work out just fine.”
Quin lowered his hand from her cheek and looked around the room. “Do you have everything, honey?”
“Yes.” Eva sighed wistfully, wondering what it would be like to have the love and attention of more than one man. Stop it, girl. You won’t get the chance to have one man, let alone three. The polyandrous marriages in town didn’t shock her much, now that she’d had a moment to think about them. Although it was unusual, Eva didn’t care how other people lived their lives. Her motto was as long as no one got hurt, live and let live.
Pushing her thoughts away, she wiped all expression from her face and headed toward the door after picking up her purse. “I need to go to reception and pay for the night and sign out.”
“This is your car, isn’t it?” He gestured toward the late-model sedan outside the room. “If you give me your keys, I’ll stow your bag.” Quin closed the door behind him.
Eva handed the keys to her car to Quin and headed for the reception office. Once done, she headed back out to her car. The revving of an engine drew her gaze and then a dark sedan peeled away from the curb with a squeal of tires. She’d only caught a glimpse of the driver, but he had looked a little like Tim.
She stood staring after the car until the taillights were no longer in view. You’re imagining things, Eva. That wasn’t Tim’s car. It was a rental. Tim would never drive a rental. He loves his truck way too much to drive anything else. There is no way he could have followed me. I didn’t tell anyone besides my mom where I was going.
He may have been a little obsessed, but there was no way he would have followed her. Tim had a cash transport business to run and he was a workaholic. There was no way he would have taken time off to follow her. Would he?
Chapter Four
Gray was nervous but excited about Eva coming to stay and work with them. She seemed to have such contrasting personalities and he wanted to get to know her better. One minute she was shy and uncertain, and the next she was sassy and vibrant. He and Pierson had raced through the house making sure everything was tidy. They weren’t messy men, but every now and then they left things out just like anybody else. After making the bed up in the spare room, he checked the bathroom. There were a couple of towels lying on the vanity and another on the floor. After scooping them up, he raced to the laundry and then went back to the bathroom to put out fresh towels. He and Pierson shared the main bathroom, whereas Quin had one off the master bedroom he occupied.
“Everything set?” Pierson asked when Gray entered the kitchen.
“Yeah.” He leaned against the counter, folding his arms to stop himself from fidgeting. Pierson, he noticed, looked a little anxious, too. He turned toward the coffeepot and checked it. With his back still to Grayson, Pierson said, “She’s pretty, isn’t she?”
Gray stood up a little straighter. Was it possible that his brother was thinking what he was? “You think so, too?”
Pierson turned. Gray thought that he saw relief in his brother’s eyes. “She’s beautiful,” Pierson said. “You think she’s the one?”
The one . The reason they were in Slick Rock. And she’d come right to their doorstep.
It seemed almost too good to be true. Gray felt cautious. What if they all fell for a woman who wasn’t even sure if she’d stay in Slick Rock for good?
“We’d better go slow,” he