Page 82 of Rough Fantasy

“Yeah.”

“No problems?”

“Lord, no. They...well, lord, it’s hard to explain but there is something about the two of them that is so sweet.”

“Sweet?”

“Yeah. They are sort of yin and yang.”

Jillian chuckled. “Sweet. Special Forces dudes are sweet.”

“Well, not entirely sweet or they would be boring. Rory is an amazing Dom. Some of the stuff...” She stopped and cleared her throat. “Let’s just say that the man is close to being a god.”

“Have y’all talked about what will happen when you get home?”

She shook her head. “No, not sure exactly what is going to happen. And for once I am going to ignore my inner voice. I am going to live in the moment. I would like it to go on, but...for right now this is what I am going to do.” She took a sip of her raspberry tea and knew the best way to divert Jillian’s attention. “So, how’s the book going?”

Jillian huffed. “Okay, I guess. I wish this one was as easy as the last one, but, well, every book is different.”

As Jillian went into depth about her problems with the book, Maura felt something stir on the back of her neck. The fine hairs sizzled and she got the feeling someone was watching her again. It wasn’t odd being with Jillian and being seen. She was a striking woman and with her tattoos she did gain a lot of attention. But for some reason...this felt different. It was wrong.

She casually looked around to see if someone was watching them. She saw no one.

“Then, your brother was being a butthead and said that he didn’t want me going to the Big Island.”

“Wait, what are you talking about?”

“I want to go learn how to ride a horse on the Big Island.”

“Let me guess. Eli St. John has something to do with this.”

“He invited us over for a visit and Conner went all stupid Dom on me and said no. Wait, you know him?”

“I met him last night. I met him when I came over here before, but I didn’t remember. Anyway, he talked to me, the guys freaked and Zeke—of all people- came over and acted like an ass. Then, well, Rory…well, let’s not go into that.”

Jillian studied her for a second. When she said nothing, Maura asked, “What?”

Then, slowly, her lips curved and that one hundred watt smile brightened her face. “Nothing. Just…well, I think there may be more to this trio than you think.”

Maura shrugged. “I don’t want to think about it.”

Because when she did it made her so sad to think that she only had a few days left with the guys. Things had been so wonderful that morning, having breakfast. It had been as if they had been doing it for years.

“Maura,” Jillian said. She looked at her oldest friend and had to blink rapidly against the tears. “Do they know?”

“Zeke knows I love him. I’ve never hidden it.”

“What about Rory?”

This time when she blinked, the tears fell. “I’m not sure.”

“Oh, honey, don’t cry. Being in love should make you happy.”

“It does, when I’m with them.” She pulled in a breath and closed her eyes. She could not be seen on the street in Kailua Town crying like some fifteen-year-old. When she opened her eyes, she had her emotions somewhat under control. “When we’re together it’s great, but then I don’t think about what will happen when we return to Miami.”

“Does Zeke know about your feelings?”

“Which ones?”