Page 79 of Wild Bliss

It was good to know Sawyer was having fun. He chose toignore the sarcasm. “I’m not lying. I want you gone. It’s all I’ve everwanted.”

“So all this time I thought you wanted out because you weretoo weak to handle our lifestyle. Instead it was because Sawyer turned you,”Wayne said, and there was no way to miss the disgust in his tone.

Wyatt wasn’t sure what to say, and he half expected Sawyerto punch the guy and the whole scenario to go off the rails again.

Sawyer sighed and obviously braced himself. And then his armwent awkwardly around Wyatt’s shoulders. “Don’t make this less than it is. Yourbrother is a…” Sawyer took a long breath. “Very good boyfriend.”

He had totally underestimated Sawyer. Oh, he’d known the manhad nothing against sexuality of any kind, but he’d kind of expected him toproclaim his masculinity.

But then when a person was comfortable with his masculinity,he didn’t need to herald it from the rooftops. He didn’t need to play intoentrenched gender roles to feel like a man.

Bella sat down in front of him like she was posing for theiryearly Christmas card.

Ooo, getting a Christmas card might continue to throw hisbrother off the scent. Although there was one problem. “But could you keep itquiet when you go pick up Doug and the guys? We’re not exactly out in town.I’ve even got a girl I see so no one suspects.”

Sawyer’s hand tightened on his shoulder, though Wyattcouldn’t tell if it was ayou’re a dumbasssqueeze orkeep it up,buddy. He was sure he would find out in a couple of minutes.

“Yeah, it was our friend your guys tried to molest tonight,”Sawyer added. “She’s been good to us, and that’s why Wyatt lost his shit.”

Definitelykeep it up, buddy.

Wayne stared at them like he wasn’t sure he bought it, butthen he nodded. “Well, I’ll let you two get back to your evening. I meant whatI said, Wyatt. If I ever find out you’ve been talking, we’re going to have aproblem, you and me.”

Wyatt stood stiffly, watching as Wayne got on his bike. Thesun was starting to come up as they revved their engines. Pinks and goldsstreaked over the sky as they drove away.

“I’m a beard now?”

Sawyer’s arm dropped as he turned Sabrina’s way. “I told youto stay in the cabin.”

She seemed to have been hiding behind the tree line. She waswrapped in one of Sawyer’s coats, her legs bare against the chill and feetcovered in oversized socks and Crocs. Her hair was kind of wild around herhead, and she yawned. She was unkempt and so sexy it hurt to look at her. “I’mnot so great at following directions.”

She moved to Wyatt.

“You better get good at taking a spanking then,” Sawyer saidwith a frown. “They could have seen you and then all of Wyatt’s work would betrashed.”

She moved into Wyatt’s space, wrapping her arms around him.“It won’t work, but it’s okay. Though I have to wonder if I’m your beard, whyis it my backside that’s sore? It doesn’t seem fair.”

Wyatt knew he should protest, should tell her to stay awayfrom him, but he couldn’t hold back. He needed her warmth far too much. Hewrapped his arms around her. “Sorry, baby. It was the only way I could think ofto counter what Doug is going to tell him. If he thinks I’m involved withSawyer, he’ll come after him if he feels the need.”

“And I’ll be ready,” Sawyer shot back. “But we have to makethings clear. I am absolutely the bear in this relationship.”

Sabrina chuckled and yawned as she stepped back. “I don’tthink anyone is going to mistake you for a twink, babe. Come on. Let’s get somecoffee going. I have to be at school in a couple of hours.”

And he had to be at the sheriff’s office soon. He watched asSawyer took Sabrina’s hand and started to lead her back up the road toward thecabin as Bella dashed behind them.

Everything he cared about was on that road.

He had to ensure they survived no matter what.

* * * *

“You’re going to a school board meeting?” Lucy looked at himlike he’d grown two heads.

Sawyer staved off a yawn. He hadn’t gotten a ton of sleepbetween all the sex and then Wyatt thinking he was a ninja and trying to sneakout. A loud ninja. A forgetful ninja. And then there had been breakfast andtaking Sabrina into work, and he’d gone to the sheriff’s office to give hisrecollections of the night before.

He needed a nap.

Lucy had caught him as he’d headed out of the sheriff’soffice. Wyatt’s statement was taking a while, and he couldn’t head back to thebar without him, so he was going to take the time to run a couple of errands.He had a list he needed to pick up from the Trading Post. Apparently womendidn’t use bar soap on their hair. And he’d caught her trying to shave thosegorgeous legs of hers with his razor.

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