Free Cowboys Mine by Stacey Espino

neck.
She smelled sweet, like strawberries and cream.
    “You’ll catch your death of a cold out here, Eva. Your
mother will kill us for not taking better care of you,” said Colton. His twin
separated them, leading Eva towards the trailer by holding her bent elbow. They
all moved in silence, not saying a word during the long walk, but there were so
many things running in his head. North was processing all the possibilities,
and he still wasn’t one hundred percent convinced he wasn’t dreaming.
    Once safely inside the silver bullet, the rain and
dampness shut out, Colton pinned Eva against the living room wall. “What am I
going to do with you, little lady?”
    She looked up at him, her sweet faced framed by her
dripping wet hair. “Love me back?”
    He shook his head. “I can’t give you something you
already have.”
    “Kiss me then.”
    Colt held back, staring at her with an arm braced at
either side of her head. “I can’t.” He spun around, massaging behind his neck.
Why couldn’t he just accept the gift she offered? Why did Colton always have to
make things difficult?
    North didn’t want Eva upset. He moved in and began to
peel off her heavily soaked sweater. “You can’t stay in these wet clothes,” he
said.
    She nodded, but he’d already seen the hurt Colt left
in her eyes. He tossed the damp material in the corner and didn’t know where to
go next. Her shirt clung to her curves and the girl didn’t even have on a bra.
He tried to look away—and failed.
    “You look real good,” he whispered. North leaned over
and kissed the smooth plane of her neck. She was the ultimate temptation. He
slipped his hands under the bottom edge of her shirt and moved up. Her skin was
chilled and breaking out in gooseflesh. He could feel her stomach quiver as his
rough hands moved up her soft sides. North slowly kissed his way to her lips.
She was ready and eager, parting her lips for his tongue. They kissed with such
passion, he never wanted to stop. By the time his hands reached the bottom edge
of her breasts, Colt pulled him back by the shoulder.
    North was getting tired of his brother. “What the
fuck?”
    “Eva go get changed in the loft,” Colt said. She listened,
slipping away and climbing up onto the bed. His twin stared him down.
    “What is up with you?”
    “You’re taking advantage of her, North. You need to
keep your hands to yourself.”
    He wouldn’t be denied the one thing he wanted most.
North bent forward and charged into Colt, ramming him into the other wall. The
entire trailer rocked back and forth as they slammed each other from side to
side. “I’d never take advantage of her!”
    “She’s not yours.” Colton punctuated his words with a
sharp punch to the gut.
    “Then she sure as hell ain’t yours, Colt.”
    North managed to rip his brother’s shirt off over his
head, before kneeing him in the ribs. They were about to lunge forward again,
but they were stopped by Eva’s voice.
    “Stop it! You’re both being ridiculous,” she shouted.
“Now stop upsetting me and come to bed.”
    North exhaled and he could see Colt visibly lose his
steam. They were both too hardwired to make Eva happy. He flicked off the
lights and started to climb into bed. Colton went to the bathroom.
    “Not with those wet clothes. Take them off before you
wet all the blankets.”
    He complied since the trailer was in shadows. North
kicked off his clammy jeans and lost his shirt. He crawled into the loft and
dropped down on his side. His skin was chilled but he felt anything but cold
next to Eva.
    “Where’s Colt?”
    “He’s coming in a minute.”
    “I’m cold,” she said. “Warm me up.” Eva slipped under
his blanket, skin to skin. She wore nothing at all. His Herculean control was
shot down the moment of physical contact.
    She rested her cheek against his chest, and he could
feel her little nipple pebbled against his side. “How do I make you feel?” she
whispered.
    “What do you