Free Morgan's Mates (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Dani April Page B

I’m paying you anything for this work.”
    He used his kerchief to wipe more sweat off his chest and took the time to regard her further. “I think your man really must love you.”
    “He did.”
    “I think McLaughlin was one lucky SOB.”
    “Well, we were both lucky for a little while, but nothing lasts forever. Drake told me you saw Doc Hughes. I know Nathan might be out there dying.”
    Hunter wanted to curse his friend for spilling the beans on them. Yet he really couldn’t blame him too much. This woman had obviously gotten to him, too. As he thought about it, he didn’t know of any man who would be strong enough to withstand her smile without a little bit of his heart breaking.
    “Sorry about not telling you sooner.” He felt lame in his apology. Suddenly she had made him feel like a real shit.
    “That’s okay.” She wasn’t mad at him, but she got up to leave him anyway. She was obviously sad and wanted to be by herself.
    “Hey, Morgan!” he called to her, and she turned back. “I won’t ever lie to you again.” Hunter meant what he said. Morgan had gotten to him, and for the first time ever he was confused by his feelings for a woman.
    He still wanted to bed her, but there was something more he wanted from her, too. It was that something else that confused him and, frankly, scared him, and to be scared of a woman put Hunter in territory he’d never been in before.

Chapter Eleven
     
    The guys moved into Morgan’s house that day. It was a four-bedroom house. There was the master bedroom she had shared with Nathan. Then there was the bedroom they had reserved as Morgan’s studio. The two guest rooms completed the home. Drake and Hunter each took one.
    Morgan thought she would feel nervous sleeping under the same roof with the two roughnecks. She even locked her bedroom door. But she didn’t feel alone or lonely any longer. That was such a relief. She felt reconnected to the world. There were no nerves to be had. Only a calm feeling that put a smile on her face as she lay in her bed.
    She wasn’t able to sleep that night. But it wasn’t from overwork or heartbreak, as it had been on every other night since Nathan had left her. That night she felt excited to have Drake and Hunter inside the house with her. This was the start of something. It was too soon to think what that might be. But there was definite anticipation growing inside her.
    She was grateful neither of the guys tried to come to her room that night, though if they had she would have gladly given herself to them.
    As she lay awake thinking about them, she started to see them in a new light. They were both alone in the world. They had each other as friends, but no women. They lived in a couple small trailers parked by their business. They had not mentioned families. Apparently they ran a successful business, but their rough exteriors put them out of place in the modern world. Out here on the land was the only place they could really fit in. There were no people and no women other than her. That was a lonely existence for two men.
    Morgan knew she was also lonely since Nathan had left her. Drake and Hunter were surprisingly a lot like her. The three of them had more in common than she first realized.
    It was not until four in the morning that Morgan finally drifted off to sleep. She felt okay about how things were working out. She was hopeful Nathan would return to her, and for the first time she thought she could wait it out until he got back home.
    Her alarm woke her only a couple hours later, and she was up to start breakfast for her two house guests. She was grateful the master bedroom had its own private bathroom inside. She could shower without fear of interruption. Also, the guys had a bathroom on their wing they could use. It kept everything private in this early stage of their relationship.
    Morgan was dressed in a nice snug-fitting pair of jeans and a T-shirt when the guys made their way into the kitchen for breakfast. Neither