Page 22 of Swamp Kings 1

“Oh, keep laughing, cuz Kaj is headed over here.”

The whites in Juliette's eyes doubled in size as she spun around, racing straight to him as Tegan shook her head with a grin. “My girl runs straight into that storm.”

“Mmm-mm she sure does.”

Tegan smacked him, getting his laugh. “I'm teasin’. Mostly.”

“You'll be bleedin’mostly, if you don't watch it.”

He grinned and leaned his forearms on the rail. “I ain’t scared of no Vicki,” he drawled. “Specially not my buddy Kaj.”

“Oh look, there they are!” Tegan gasped, grabbing his arm. “You should get you a nun and marry her! There's a gazillion of them to choose from.”

“Marry a nun?” he balked. “The hell’s wrong with you?”

“You need a good girl,” she argued.

“I thought they were here to help with the bullshit supposedly coming, not fuck around with the only hot cowboy here.”

“You're a piece of work. I'm just wanting to see you settle down and find love.”

“Who says I didn't?”

Tegan jerked back from him. “Youdid!?”

He laughed and shook his head. “Sure did. Fell in love with these swamps. Think I’m stayin’.”

Tegan lunged on him again, nearly knocking him over, hugging and squealing.

“There's my wife.”

Patches' voice sent her everything plumb to her feet as she abandoned Tate and attacked him next.

He laughed, wrapping his arms around her, and swinging her around, planting his gorgeous mouth right on hers with a lusty “Mmmmm-mm.”

“There's like fifty thousand nuns watchin’ y’all’s indecent acts,” Tate said like they were hell-bound for it.

“You’re just jealous and lonely. You missed me?” she murmured to her husband, smiling at the tiny pecks he put all over her mouth.

“I need to talk to you in private.”

Lust and need clobbered her at what she felt and heard in his tone. “Carry me,” she whispered, jumping up and getting his hands on her butt followed by another one of his sexy moans.

“Later, sis,” Tate chuckled, leaving them to their dirty schemes.

She broke the kiss and yelled, “Call me!” then got her hair pulled and mouth yanked back to his for a real kiss. “Is this what you needed to talk about?”

“Mmm, it fucking is.”

“Well, I'm not sure I understand everything you’re saying.”

“Let me bring you where I can speak more freely.”

“The barn?” she asked, moaning around his tongue.

“You want me to fuck you in the barn?” he asked, or tested, getting her nod.

“There's spiders in the barn.”

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