Page 116 of Knot Her Cowboys
He laughed, propping his hands on his hips, watching Riley fuss over Grizzy. “I know a lot of things are a mess, but she makes it really easy to love her.”
“Don’t I know it?”
She smiled at Cooper when she trotted over to give Ranger his snack, and it almost knocked my bestie on his ass.
“He still doesn’t look used to it,” Levi commented.
“He’ll get there. I’m really fucking glad they made up.”
“Me too. They both deserve to be happy.”
“A lot of assholes in this world would disagree with that. It’s our job to make sure those fuckers never win.”
Levi nodded. “I’ll take that solemn duty. Fuck Darlene and all of the Deckers and Harrises, except Morgan, obviously.”
“Come on, honey bun,” I called out. “Let’s get a bit of food into you before I throw you in the lake.”
“Aren’t you not supposed to eat before you swim?”
“I will personally ensure you don’t drown. Good excuse for you to hang all over me.” I beamed at her and she beamed right back.
Dakota waved us all over, laying out the drinks, snacks, and sandwiches he had packed. Riley parked herself on Cooper’s lap. Seeing them like that, out in the woods, was a nostalgic punch to the chest.
She inhaled a turkey on rye, following it with a juice she sipped more slowly, happy as a clam with Cooper’s arm around her waist. He struggled a bit with his own food one-handed, so she took over, peeling back the wrapping and holding it for him to bite.
It felt fucking good to be out here like this, with her, with my pack, and nothing but nature around us.
Cooper’s cheeks were pink as hell while he ate with Riley’s assistance, locking both of his arms around her as he gave in to the experience.
I fed her potato chips and scooted closer so I could lay her legs over mine. “You want to go into that water clothed or naked?”
“You’re giving me the option?”
“What makes you think I wouldn’t? I don’t know how long you want to be a soggy princess for and it’s hot out.”
She caught Cooper in a searing kiss before reaching out to me to get to her feet, her shirt coming off a moment later. My mouth went dry as I watched her shimmy out of her clothing, frozen for a few glorious seconds before my brain caught up with me. I popped to my feet and hastily stripped down too.
Riley grinned and took off into the shallows.
Her spell broke on the others and they started stripping too. I caught Riley when she was knee-deep, tackling both of us into the water. It was freezing cold, but she was warm against me, so I couldn’t bring myself to care.
Riley laughed when we surfaced, clinging to me. Goosebumps cascaded over her gorgeous sun-kissed skin. “Holy shit.”
Her joy was a spotlight in the bond, and desire thundered through as well when she caught sight of the others wading toward us.
She squirmed in my arms, her little nails digging into my shoulders. “Cashy, my suppressants are working really fucking hard right now.”
“You could go off them,” I suggested, and was rewarded by another burst of her desire. I nuzzled her cheek. “You know we would take care of you.”
Cooper pressed up against her back, dropping a kiss to her damp shoulder. “Better? You looked cold.”
“My day is always better when you’re touching me.”
“Playing favorites?” I asked cheekily.
She shook her head. “I’m just a happy girl getting cozy with all of you.”
“Is that so? How cozy do you want to get?”
