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cleaned myself up quickly with a towel and the water in the basin. Then I repeated what I saw him do with the muffins and put them in the stove. It took me a moment to set the wind-up timer, but I figured it out.
I was cleaning the counter while I waited for the muffins to bake when I saw his instructions on how to make the muffins. I could replicate this recipe. I knew I couldn’t handle kneading dough or adding the stuff to make it rise, but muffins were just measuring out, mixing, and baking. I could do that.
When the muffins in the oven were done, I took them out to cool and used the other pan to make more. As I waited for one interval to bake I cleaned the kitchen more or made more batter. By the time dawn rolled around I had several dozen more muffins than Dromio had said he needed and the kitchen was spotless. I had put coffee on the stove, not sure how strong they liked it, and was just about to leave when I turned and saw three large men in the doorway.
“You’re here?” Callum whispered.
“Yes,” I purred as I walked over to him and kissed him deeply. “There’s coffee on the stove and I made more muffins than your brother said he needed so he could sellthe extras but you’d still have breakfast.” Then I turned to Ansel. “Hello, handsome.” He growled and kissed me breathless while massaging my ass. When he let me go I stepped right in front of Brix. “I heard you wanted to meet me?”
“Yes, very much so,” he panted as I ran my hands up his chest.
“Then everyone else stays in bed tonight while you come sit outside,” I said evenly as I glanced back at the others. “I don’t like feeling as if there’s a posse waiting for me. Only one at a time until I trust you better.”
“That’s fair,” Ansel agreed and Callum nodded. I smiled at them before turning back to Brix.
“I’ll see you tonight then?” He nodded as well, as if too shocked to speak. I darted out the door and towards the stream, moving faster than I knew they could have kept up with. When I was out of sight of the house, I circled back to the barn and slipped inside. I shifted once I was back in my stall, smiling at the good I’d done.
Chapter 4
    After the sun fell I went down the stream to bathe. Callum had given me a good workout and not as many chances to rest today. That was okay though because we got two fields done and they were in as good of shape as the one we’d done the day before. By the time I walked towards the house, the moon was shining and the house was dark.
    I smiled when I saw Brix on the porch and walked over to him, climbing the creaky porch steps. “Good evening, Brix.”
“You came,” he whispered with a shy smile. He was holding a steaming bowl of food and I nodded to it. “Dromio said he promised to save you some lamb and was going to leave it on the table for you. But I thought I should make sure it was warm and with one of his rolls.”
“That was very kind of you,” I said as I took the bowl from him and slid my leg over his lap to straddle him. “I feel special that you would take such consideration for me.”
“I simply kept it warm for you. Dromio’s the one who made it all.” He cleared his throat as I stabbed a piece of meat and ate it. I moaned at how good it was, tender enough to practically fall apart in my mouth. Then I stabbed one of the potatoes and ate it right up as well. The thick gravy sauce was wondrous.
“I can’t tell you the last time I had a meal this great and with such handsome company,” I purred before taking another bite. Every time I made a pleased noise I felt Brix get a little harder in his pants… Under my ass. He handed me the mug of ale and I took just a sip to wet my throat. He gave me a questioning look. “I haven’t had ale in a long time. I wouldn’t want to get drunk and pass out on you. I only had a little last night with Dromio as well.”
“You look a little tired. Maybe you need to just pass out tonight and get some good rest. You’ve been