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Pike came strutting into the kitchen at that moment and grinned at me. He went over to Ethan and bent down to whisper something in his ear. Ethan’s eyes snapped up to look at me as he licked his lips and grinned. Why did I suddenly feel like I might have made the wrong choice?

Once everyone was ready, we piled into the truck for the short ride to Henry and Susan’s. Caleb was in the driver’s seat, waiting for everyone to load up. While the others hopped in the truck bed, I sat in the cab with Caleb and Gray. I climbed in and heard Gray gasp behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see what the problem was and saw him staring at my ass. I blushed as I realized I had probably inadvertently flashed him my pussy while getting in.

I quickly sat and slid to the middle, and Gray followed me in. Once we were seated and Caleb had pulled through the gate, Gray asked, “Hey, Bailey? Where the fuck are your panties?” The wheel jerked slightly as Caleb looked over at me in shock.

“You aren’t wearing panties?” he asked.

I bit my bottom lip and shook my head. “Pike took them from me.”

Caleb cursed as he hit the steering wheel with the palm of his hand. “Why the fuck am I always the one driving?” he complained. Silence hung between us before a giggle bubbled out of me.

He looked at me and then at Gray. Soon, they were laughing as well, and we had just gotten our composure back when we pulled into Henry and Susan’s drive. Caleb whistled as we drove through the gate. “I know you said they had a well-established farm, but this wasn’t what I had in mind. This is fucking massive.”

He parked the truck close to the house, and Anna and her parents came over to greet us. Instead of letting me slide out of the truck on my own, Caleb reached across the seat and scooped me up. As he set me down, his fingers teased between my legs. He groaned and bit my shoulder with a slight growl. “You better not flash anyone this pretty little pussy, Baby, or I might just do something rash.”

My body buzzed from his warning as I slid past him to talk to Henry, and I yelped as he swatted my ass as I went by.

“I mean it, Bailey.”

I didn’t have time to respond because Susan rushed over to hug me. “Oh, Bailey, dear, it is so good to see you. We don’t see enough of each other.” I hugged Susan back. She had always been kind and understanding toward me and never pushed me for more than I was willing to give.

“It’s good to see you too, Susan. Wait until you see all of the medical supplies I’ve brought you. Didn’t you say you have a little girl here who suffers from asthma?”

“Kenzie does. We have to monitor her constantly so that she doesn’t overdo it. And during harvest, we have to keep her in an interior room to keep the dust at bay so that it doesn’t give her an attack,” Susan replied.

“Well, I found a stockpile of asthma medicine and inhalers at the hospital and brought them all for you.”

“Oh, you treasure,” Susan said, squeezing me. “Her parents will be so relieved.”

“Bailey!” Henry boomed, coming over to clap me on the back. “Good to see you, girl. Good to see you. When will you let me take that bull calf off your hands?”

“Maybe this spring, Henry. I have some plans for the livestock that I would like to start moving forward with. One part is seeing what you’ll give me for my bull calf,” I told him as Susan released me, and we fell in step together.

“Matty tells me you want a breeding bull of your own.”

“That’s right.”

“You let me have that bull calf, and you can have your pick of the herd,” he assured me.

I grinned at him. “Sounds like you’ve got a deal.”

Matty introduced the guys to Anna and her parents while nineteen-year-old Cora Lynn came sauntering over with her hips swinging like someone rang the dinner bell to the sausage fest. I rolled my eyes when she attached herself to Boone’s side.

“Hey, handsome. I’m Cora Lynn. What’s your name?”

Boone’s eyes widened as he looked down at her. “I’m with her,” he said quickly, detaching himself and standing behind me.

Cora Lynn was undeterred as she moved her sights to Ethan. “Me too,” he said before she could say anything.

“Cora Lynn!” Anna said. “Stop embarrassing yourself. They aren’t available. They’re all with Bailey.”

Cora Lynn blushed as she looked at me with narrowed eyes. I shifted my weight nervously, and not knowing what to do, I lifted my hand and gave her a small wave. “Greedy ass whore,” she muttered as she turned and stomped away.

It was like having a bucket of ice water poured over my head, and I instantly wanted to crawl back into the truck and go home. This was why I tended not to venture away from my farm unless I had to. I didn’t people well, or rather, people tended not to people well with me.

Boone wrapped his arms around me tightly. “Don’t you listen to that little girl, Honey Bee. You’ve never treated us like hunks of meat, and she just tried to throw herself at all of us in hopes one of us would be interested. She’s just jealous.”

I nodded, but I wasn’t entirely sure that I believed him. I was being greedy. I had five sexy men who adored me, and I wasn’t giving them up.

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