Page 237 of Protective Heroes

Flustered, she huffed out a breath and settled against the pillow Caden had put behind her thirty minutes before.

“Nowhere, I guess.”

“Our patient trying to flee again?”

“I think we need to tie her down if we mean to keep her still for much longer.”

“Doesn’t sound like a bad idea, Reece.”

“Ummm… a bum arm here. Not to mention some odd bruising along my neck and chest.” Abigail pointed to her face then her wrapped and cradled arm.

“Ahhh…now you notice and realize why you’re still our prisoner.”

“I notice it—the pain is ever-present.”

“Do you need more meds, sweetheart?” The bed dipped from the weight of Caden settling on one side and Reece on the other. The smell of freshly bathed men filled her nostrils and it was all she could do to not close her eyes and turn into putty. And they knew it, judging by the matching smirks that played at the corners of their lips.

“You can’t keep me here forever.” She tried for her stubborn face but they didn’t bite.

“If we had it our way, that’s exactly where you’d be. In our bed forever.”

“In our lives, in our hearts and in our home,” Reece added with a tender look in his eyes.

“That’s already been settled, boys. But I am curious. What do we tell to everyone in the office? My sister? Am I dating you both? Or…?”

“You belong to us both. Dating? Nah, you’re ours and you’re home right where you’re at.”

“As for your sister, I think she already knows. She’s been calling nonstop checking up on you. She knows. Plus we straight out told her. We have nothing to hide.” Reece wound his fingers through hers.

“We don’t care what anyone else has to say in the office or anywhere. Perks of being the bosses.” Caden winked.

Abigail shifted and misplaced her weight, catching herself on her bad arm.

“Sss,” she hissed.

“Here, let me make it better.” Reece peppered feather-light kisses up her bandaged arm, then ever so tenderly placed a kiss beside where the bullet had torn through her flesh.

Reece pulled back, all playing gone from his expression. “Abigail, we are your family now. This house is your home. Our home. I know it’s fast and I don’t blame you if you want to take a step back.”

What made him think that?

Reece continued. “One of us would marry you right here right now if you’d say yes.”

“He’s right. We want to seal the deal.” Caden followed his friends lead and rested a hand on her flat stomach. “I think you know how we feel about you. We’ve wanted you since the day you walked into our office with the cutest smile and the worst résumé we’ve ever read.”

Abigail cringed. They had her there, but how intriguing they wanted her from day one. The feeling was mutual.

She cleared her throat. “You know, I guess in a way this whole screwed up mess is a blessing in disguise.”

Reece tipped her chin so she was looking at him. “If it makes you feel better, babe. But in reality, we weren’t going to wait much longer before claiming you. Caden would have made damn sure I got my head on straight. You know that.”

She did. Fate had the biggest damn sense of humor or she had a twisted take on life. Either way she looked at it, she still got two of the hottest guys a woman could ever dream to have as her own.

“Help me up.”

Both men stood. Reece rounded the bed and grasped her good hand while Caden supported her with an arm around her waist. Overkill, but she let them have their way.

“You can go back to sitting the way you were.” She ran her good hand down the front of her borrowed cotton T and took a moment to gain her balance. Dusk moved into night long ago, but with all the rest she’d had recently, sleep was the last thing on her mind.

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