Olivia's Ride (Sawyer Brothers Book 4) Read Free

attempted to woo her. It was something that didn’t happen to him very often.
    But the moment I talked to her, she froze. It was cutest damn thing. It was like pulling teeth to get her to tell me her name. The thing was I already knew her name, but that was all I knew.
    I was the guy who sat in the back of the class. Most people looked at me like I was some kind of trouble. What they didn’t take the time to find out was that academically, I was at the top of my class. There was no reason for me to waste time trying to impress those who felt they were above me. I would be someone someday, and I didn’t need any of them to help me get there.
    But having Olivia around might make things a little less lonely.
    She was like a breath of fresh air on a cool morning, that clean feeling just after it rained.
    She was so pure you could feel it, and that was something I had not often been around.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Three
     
     
    Olivia
     
    I missed home.
    I missed my family, even with all their craziness.
    I’d been back in Montana for five days and this was the first time I had the chance to sit back and relax.
    Between Amber and my aunts, I was pulled in all directions. But I’d enjoyed every moment of it. If I was surrounded by cousins and my brothers, it was home. And home gave me peace.
    Aunt Bailey was about to pop with the devil’s spawn. I was sure that mini Jackson would be just as crazy as his daddy. Throw in Bailey’s fiery attitude, and the Tasmanian devil would soon grace the Sawyer family. Little Belle was so sweet and gentle; it was amazing she had been created by Uncle Jackson.
    Tonight Uncle Noah invited us all over for dinner so there would be no time to rest or recover. All the Sawyers trapped together in one house would be anything but peaceful. But I looked forward to it. I would have time to rest when I got back to campus on Sunday. For now I would just allow them all to drain me dry.
     
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    “So I hear there’s a guy that actually made the Sawyer Sass stumble a bit.” Gran sat down beside me on the couch. She spoke a little too loud, because now all eyes were on me.
    The women of the room were smiling, but the guys were scowling.
    Three sets of eyes narrowed and I just rolled my own at them, choosing to ignore their distaste.
    “I was just taken aback a little is all.” I shrugged as if it was no big deal, but Gran saw right through me; she always had.
    “Well, tell me about this boy that stumped ya.” She sat back and got comfortable. I knew I would have to get this out if I planned to move forward from it. I was on display before every adult within our large family as the kids ran around in the game room like a pack of wild beasts.
    “Fine,” I groaned. “You people are ridiculous when it comes to your inability to allow me to have a life, or privacy for that matter.”
    I didn’t miss the nods of Amber, Alena, and Bailey. They all knew just how pushy the Sawyer pack could be. But those with Sawyer blood running through them only remained in place staring back at me as if there was nothing wrong with their pushy ass ways.
    “Landon Murphy is a full blown ass,” I began.
    “Do you have to cuss?” my father asked.
    “If you want to hear every last detail of my life, then you’re gonna have to deal with the occasional ass, damn, and so forth.” I arched my brow and just waited for his stubborn butt to argue. Amber hid her laughter behind her hand when he slouched back against his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.
    “Anyway,” I continued. “Landon struts around campus like he is this gift from the world to every girl he passes. I’ve never been impressed and felt lucky he hadn’t made any attempts to gain my interest. But last Friday he walked up to me and asked me out.”
    Uncle Jackson sat tall, squaring his shoulders. I fought against the urge to roll my eyes once again.
    I swore when they looked at me they still saw a twelve year old girl in