Free Cowboy Desires: The Complete Collection by Aubrey Skye Page A

the boat situated. We sat on a picnic table out in front of the camp and talked for another hour about our lives, but I never mentioned what happened with Mason. I didn’t want to ruin the moment.
                  On the ride home, he took me for ice cream at one of his favorite spots. This, of course, made him think of eating the ice cream off of my body again. We laughed and cuddled while we fed each other ice cream. It was another perfect moment. It couldn’t be this perfect. There had to be something I didn’t know about him or someone out there that was going to ruin what we had started.
                  I felt myself getting a little sad as we made our way back to my house. I didn’t want the day to end. I didn’t want to go back to my reality. I didn’t want to deal with any other complications. I sat in the middle with my head on his shoulder, listening to his heart beat and letting it soothe me. When we got close to my house, I sat up. I looked in the mirror to make sure I didn’t look like too much of a mess.
                  I was still looking in the mirror when he pulled into my driveway, so I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary.
                  “What the fuck?”
                  “What? What’s wrong?” I flipped up the mirror and only then was I able to see what he saw.
                  Mason was sitting on my front steps with a big bouquet of red roses in his hands. He looked pissed as he stood up to take a look inside the truck. I looked over at Austin and he had the exact same look on his face.
                  It looked like I had some introductions to make and some serious explaining to do. I was screwed.
     
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~Vol. 3 – Reality Strikes~
    I knew this would happen eventually, but I wasn’t expecting it so soon. When Mason said he would give me time, I didn’t think that meant showing up at my house the next day unannounced with flowers. And I hadn’t even told Austin that Mason was back or that he had been at my house begging for my forgiveness.              
    Now the two men that I cared about and couldn’t choose between were going to meet, and I was shaking from worry about the unknown. Would Mason be able to tell that Austin and I had just had sex? Would he feel betrayed because I had just been with him the night before? What would Austin say to Mason after all the things I had shared with him? He saved me when I had pulled over on the side of the road and sobbed until I could barely breathe. It wasn’t going to be pretty, but I had no choice but to deal with this right now.
    I got out of the truck on my own instead of waiting for Austin this time. I immediately walked over to the steps to talk to Mason. Austin got out after me and followed me to where Mason sat.
    “Hi Mason. I didn’t expect to see you here.”
    His angry expression didn’t soften at all.
    “Jamie, who the hell is this guy? Where have you been? I’ve been waiting here for you for over an hour.”
    His tone was full of annoyance, and his free fist was clenched. I had seen this look before. It was hard to talk him down when he was this high on adrenaline and anger.
    “This is Austin, and we were out on a date to the lake. I didn’t know you were planning to stop by.”
    By this time, Austin had made his way to my side and was hovering over me protectively.
    “That’s me. Austin. Nice to meet you, Mason. I’ve heard so much about you.”
    He was so sarcastic when he said this that I cringed. That was not going to go over well.
    “Yeah, well, I’ve barely heard anything about you. You can’t mean that much to her. You must know that Jamie and I have been in love for a long time.”
    “I also know that you broke her heart and deserted her. I’m here, ready and willing, to pick up the pieces. I’m gonna make her so happy that she’ll just forget about you. I’m gonna make her feel loved again. She