The Best Laid Plans (Brothers of the Bayou) Read Online Free PDF

problem calling it out. I needed to hear what he said.”
    The question burned in the back of her head and she didn’t want to ask a question she may not like the answer to, but she had to know.
    “What happened with Daniella?” She saw him flinch but without the spark of anger that had flashed right before he kissed her yesterday.
    “Can we save that for another day?”
    No, she wanted to yell, I just bared my soul to you and now you can’t even return the same?
    Detecting her stillness, he elaborated. “The entire ordeal with Daniella was never as bad as I made it in my head.  I see that now.  Give me time and I will tell you the whole story tomorrow.  We don’t have much time left together today and I’d rather not waste it talking about her.”
    Lacy lightened up and nodded in agreement. 
    “Let’s take a walk down by the bayou for a few minutes before I take you back.”  He wanted to restore them to before Lacy’s question about Daniella.  While it was true he didn’t want to spend these last few minutes talking about her, the wound still hurt even if he realized marrying her would have been the biggest mistake of his life.    He had already made himself vulnerable to his limits today and didn’t want to reopen the wound just as it was beginning to heal. They walked by the water as he pointed out various species of trees and they smiled at a turtle lounging about.  Lacy took it all in, letting the tranquility of it wash over her.
    Four o’clock came and they knew they had to leave.  Lacy had promised Sara she would make dinner tonight and she was determined to make this week full of rest and relaxation for her. 
    “Will you stay for dinner?” she asked as the y climbed into the truck.
    “I don’t want to intrude on your time with her.  The two of you have years of catching up to do.” He wanted nothing more than to stay by her side but didn’t want to overwhelm her. Sara and she needed this time together to reconnect and family meant too much to interfere with that.
    Lacy understood and though her heart was conflicted, was thankful he understood. “How about I call you once Sara is in bed and we can plan out tomorrow?”
    He nodded then suddenly turned the truck onto an old dirt road. Turning to face Lacy his eyes filled with heat and following his cue she slid next to him and they became a tangled, beautiful mess of fire and ice. Stopping themselves before they reached the point of no return, they separated, catching their breath.
    “Well that was a pleasant but unexpected detour.”
    “I couldn’t stand the thought of not touching you until the morning.” Beaux winked then gave her that lazy smile and she knew then and there she was his for the taking.  Somehow, the thought of giving herself to another man didn’t scare her like it would have two days prior.
    Justin was still in the driveway when they pulled in.  This was one hell of a situation.  There was no way Beaux could get out of the truck without Justin knowing something was happening and he didn’t want to be rude and just ignore him.   Lacy looked at him with a knowing smile and reached into her purse.  The next thing he knew his phone was ringing and he looked down to see Lacy’s number.  
    “Now you don’t have to pretend again” she said full of mischief and jumped out of the truck. So she knew he lied last night. At least she gave him a reason to not get out of the truck right away.   He spoke into a dead line until his pants were no long the tell-tale heart. Clicking the end button he went over and talked to Justin for a few minutes before leaving.  Unable to resist, he glanced back at the house and was rewarded with Lacy staring out the window after him. She blew him a subtle kiss than turned back around to whatever it was she was doing.
    He drove home and normally he welcomed the solitude his house offered him, but tonight it just felt suffocating.  Remembering he had to call Jared back, he