Page 28 of Four of Hearts

I stepped back and waved a hand. “Don’t worry. You’re hard at work here. It looks amazing,” I told him, taking in the four pots and pans on the stove.

“And it will taste amazing too. I’ve often told him to open a restaurant because he doesn’t dance even half as well as he cooks,” Watson said, coming upstairs wearing a navy button-up.

Leo was wearing a black one with an apron over it to keep it clean. He rolled his eyes at Watson’s words, then he smiled at me again. “Can’t say he’s wrong.”

“Well, I think you’re a great dancer,” I told him, touching his upper arm.

“Thanks, darling.”

I went back around the kitchen counter to greet Watson with a hug. He held me close to him while rubbing my back, and I smiled up at him after leaning back. “You used to be a lawyer, right?”

“How’d you know?”

I shrugged, trying to look and sound nonchalant, and not like a stalker. “I read about it on your website.”

“So you know quite a bit about us already, huh?” He grinned and patted my hip before letting go and turning toward the table. “Would you like something to drink?”

“Water, please.”

“You drink alcohol though, right?” Watson asked.

“Yes, but not on first dates.”

He pursed his lips to hide a smirk, and he shot a glance over to Leo. “See, even she sees this as a date.”

“Well, isn’t it?” I asked, looking at the three of them.

“It sure is.” Kline walked upstairs, and my eyes were glued on him as he came over to me. He was wearing a black button-up shirt just like Leo, but for some reason, he looked a million times better.

I fought the urge to play favorites with them. I didn’t want to let it go that far, but tonight, Kline truly looked like a god. There was a roughness about him, with that buzzcut hair and beard, but his eyes softened his expression. He was like a big teddy bear. One you just wanted to cuddle and fall asleep on.

“Hello, gorgeous.” He pulled me to him with his hand around my waist, and I had to stand on my tiptoes to reach my arms around his neck.

I hugged him, and his big arms wrapped around me as he held me close.

“Hi,” I said, barely able to make a sound. It wasn’t just him making me feel this way. All four of them in one room was overwhelming, and I found myself feeling a way I never felt before.

I was used to men failing at being interesting enough to keep a conversation going, and then there were these four who could just stand there, looking at me, and I would be mentally satisfied.

“You look beautiful. I hope the others have already told you that,” Kline whispered in my ear.

Shivers ran down my spine. I nodded. “They have.”

“Let her breathe,” Watson said with a chuckle. “You’re squeezing the life out of her.”

Kline let go of me, and I laughed softly as I saw his crooked grin. “It’s okay. That was nice.”

“I bet it was. Here’s your water.” Watson handed me a glass, and I took a sip to get rid of the dryness in my mouth.

Something was happening here. The longer I was around them, the more it felt like a fever dream. How was it possible that I had found these four men who made me feel a certain way, when all my life I had never even once encountered a man who was able to excited me the way they did?

There was never a moment in my life where I thought about wanting to be in a relationship, but that was slowly changing. It just seemed impossible when there wasn’t just one guy I was attracted to.

Chapter 14

BENNETT

Lola was enjoying Leo’s food, and she even asked for seconds after she finished her steak and grilled vegetables. While she ate, she listened to us tell more stories about work, and every time we asked her a question, she answered enthusiastically.

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