about you, Katie,” Luke implored. “How is it you came to Texas ?”
She laughed, “Is there anywhere else in the US ? Me Da and brothers, and all me kin before, are ranchers. That’s what they do. Two of my brothers still run the big place in Ireland with their wives. Da decided he wanted to branch out. Brought the semen of our best bulls here, bought the best females he could find, and had them impregnated. Came here when I was eighteen and went to college. I met Bibi there, she was my roommate for four years. I got married and had it annulled, to a man me Da thought was perfect for me and I outmanned in every way. Had it after six weeks and got me own place. I run a company online, workin’ from home, that sells authentic Irish products I import in via me sisters-in-law. Americans eat that shit up. I’ll be twenty-five in a couple o’ months, have everything I need, most things I want, good family and friends, an active lifestyle I spend most o’ in bars.
“If I meet a man who can’ match me, I’m turned off almost immediately, don’ care how rich, good-lookin’, or well-endowed they happen to be. I’m a strong personality, I require a strong man…or, men, as the case appears to be. I can rope, ride, fix me own truck, and do just about everything a man can do. Better at most ‘man’ things than ‘woman’ things actually. I’m a terrible cook, hate housework, and couldn’ sew on a damn button to save me life…me poor mum had such high hopes for her only daughter. I have me own money and plenty to occupy me sweet feminine brain. Because I’m picky, I’ve not had sex since me marriage three years ago, which was completely unspectacular to begin with. Rather, anticlimactic, if ye get me meanin’. I know there’s better and I’m particularly interested in findin’ it. I’m here for three days while Bibi gets married but I’m only forty-five minutes away.”
The brothers looked at one another and Maddox said, “I told you I wanted to keep her.”
Luke nodded, “We’re the only boys in our family, have three little sisters. Our parents are still alive and live not too far from here, on the cattle ranch we grew up on. We bought a huge piece of land across the road and had a house built that we share. We went to college on football scholarships and made our first big money on the rodeo circuit. Wise investments, including this bar, have made us plenty. We’ve dated women separately and together, but find that having a woman together gives her so much pleasure that it automatically increases our own. Did it the first time when we met a girl in a bar who had a fantasy about being with twins. We were nineteen, been addicted ever since. Hard to find sweet country girls willing to indulge more than once. As you’ve heard, we have a reputation for it, so that isn’t always good, but no one knows anything about our previous partners.” Luke wanted to reassure her.
“Oh, I could care less. I’m so wild anyway, no one expects any less than all-out from me.” She wiped her lips and set the food aside, most of the salad and half the burger gone. Both men had devoured their food. “So how long do ye have to stay? Do ye close the bar?”
“We do…what would you like to do until we can get out of here?” Maddox asked her, wishing the time by already.
She drank the last of her beer, replying, “I love this place, I can keep meself occupied if ye have things to finish up.” She got up and grabbed her hat and jacket, “Ye come find me when ye’re ready to go.” Turning at the door, “I’m so glad I brought the girls here.”
Maddox pinned her to the wood door and dropped a powerful kiss on her, much more than what she’d gotten on the dance floor. Luke’s mouth was on her bare shoulder, nibbling gently. Then they switched and Luke was kissing her. Each had a hand on one
Melinda Metz, Laura J. Burns