Page 91 of Cabin Fever Baby

This was so stupid.

I was such a bad bet. Regardless of the miscommunication we’d had, there was no reason this woman should want to be with me. She was uber successful, and she had her own crazy life working for her brother.

A freaking global superstar.

I was such an idiot.

The door swung open, and Kent Hawkins stood in the doorway. His massive, muscular shoulders filled the whole damn opening.

“What the hell are you doing here, MacGregor?”

A small woman slid around Kent. “Is this Ocean’s guy?” She was cute and barely out of her teens from what I could tell. Her eyes were golden like Quentin’s but tilted up a bit, giving her a feline look with her triangular face.

I stuffed my fingers into my pockets. “I’m Hudson, yes.”

She shuffled out in oversized moose slippers and grabbed my arm. “I’m River, the youngest of this crazy group. Come in. It’s freezing out here.”

“I was hoping I could talk to…” I trailed off as three men stood up from the couch, all in varying sizes.

The blond one folded his arms across his chest, and I swallowed as I recognized Rio Hawkins. He was no less imposing without his pads. He was wearing a Kings jersey over jeans and had a menacing frown on his face.

Quentin still didn’t seem happy to see me, but that was no different from our earlier meeting.

The third had to be the firefighter. He was the shortest of the MacGregor males but made up for it in sheer muscle. Also, he had a hard to read face.

Who I didn’t see was Ocean.

River moved behind me and pushed me inside. “Would you stop with the menacing looks? All of you look like you’re going to toss him in the lake.”

“It’s a thought,” Kent muttered as he gave me a wide berth and went into the living room to stand by the fire. “What are you doing here?”

River went onto her toes and pulled at my coat.

I wasn’t sure I wanted to give it up. At least it would provide a little padding if I was getting my ass handed to me.

“I’m looking for Ocean.”

“You tore out of here with your ass on fire the last time I saw you, man.” Quentin sat back down, his usual insolent pose paired with a bored gaze.

“I was a little taken aback that a famous singer walked in here.”

“Because you were having sex with my sister. If you had pants on, I wouldn’t have surprised you.”

Kent balled his hands into fists.

I glanced from him to Rio, who had already moved silently to my left. He didn’t look too happy about that information, either.

“Look. I’m not here to make trouble. I just want to talk to Ocean.”

“She’s not here.” Levi walked toward me head-on.

Now I was effectively surrounded by her brothers.

With no Ocean in sight.

Where the hell was she? All her people were here.

This couldn’t be good.