Page 4 of Quid Pro Beau

“Isn’t he like surgically attached to your body at this point?” Liam asks.

“Y’all are fucking hilarious. Anyone want to know about my actual favor?”

“Keep your panties on,” Romeo says. He sets down his whittling. Cruz Romero is the oldest in our group and often the voice of reason. That said, he’s the first one to give you shit when you screw up, and he never misses an opportunity to flirt with women. Thus the reason we call him Romeo. All except Flynn who’s always just called him Cruz.

“We’re all ears.” Romeo motions with his hands for Flynn to continue.

Flynn nods in thanks. “My sister showed up, unexpectedly, about a week ago. She’s been crashing on our couch.”

“In your tiny ass cabin?” Liam asks. “That’s close quarters for three grown adults.”

“Not to mention newlyweds who can’t keep their hands off each other,” Evan says.

“In any case, with Temple and I leaving, Daisy is going to be all alone.”

Wait, did he say Daisy? Surely it’s not the same woman I met earlier today. Life is not that fucking cruel. Oh wait, for me, it definitely is.

“I told you if she needs a job, we can find something for her out at the sanctuary,” Dane says. “Or you know I have a passel of siblings, and surely someone can help find her a job.”

“I really appreciate it,” Flynn says. “For now, I think she’s just trying to get back on her feet. “She’s pregnant. By a total piece of shit. I won’t go into the gory details, but she needs a new beginning, and Saddle Creek is it.”

“I take it the piece of shit isn’t in the picture?” Romeo asks.

“Fuck no. And he better not show his face on this side of the pond anytime soon.”

Ah, so he’s a British piece of shit. Or at least lives over there.

“Daisy is strong and she’ll make it through this, but I just hate to leave her when she just got here. New to town and all,” Flynn says.

“Don’t worry about her,” Jack says. “We can introduce her to Lucy and Shelby, and she’ll be well on her way to making friends with every decent woman in Bluebonnet County.”

Flynn nods. “Appreciate it.”

“You worried the sperm donor is going to make an appearance?” I ask.

“No, not really. But then again, I don’t know the asshole. So who knows.”

“We’ve got you, Flynn,” Romeo says. “Will she be staying at your cabin while you’re gone?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll watch over her.”

“I thought your new place was ready?” I ask Romeo.

“It is, but I can stay in my cabin while Flynn is gone just to keep an eye on things.”

Flynn reaches over and squeezes Cruz’s shoulder. “Thank you, brother. I truly appreciate it.”

“We’ll all watch out for her,” I add.

Flynn’s head turns to look at me—his movement so precise it’s almost in slow motion. “Do I need to tell you or anyone else that my little sister is off limits?”

I hold my hands up in innocence. If my Daisy is the same as Flynn’s Daisy, she is off limits. Hell, most women should be for me. I’m not a family kind of guy. I’m the fun for a night guy. Or a fling for the weekend guy. Definitely not the one you want next to you while you’re raising your baby.

“I hear you loud and clear,” I tell him.

“Good.”