Everyone Deserves a Second Chance by Alyssa Shannon Read Free Book Online

Garrett!" She stuck her tongue
out at Garrett and raced out of the barn with him hot on her heels.
    "She's driving me
nuts." Brenda said as the two kids nearly ran into her on
their way out. "All I hear morning, noon and night is the
parade this the parade that. I'll be happy when it's over."
She walked up to Marcus and then started in surprise when she saw
his black eye.
    "What he hell
happened?" She asked, gently touching him on the cheek and
running her fingers over the tender skin by his nose.
    "Its nothing to worry
about. Call it a case of mistaken identity." Marcus smiled and
kissed Brenda on the lips once, twice, and then three times,
reluctant to pull away.
    "I hope the bastard
looks as bad as you do." She wrapped an arm around his waist
and pulled away quickly when he winced. "Goodness gracious.
What'd you do, go ten rounds?"
    "I'm just a little
sore, that's all."
    "How long is she
staying?" Brenda asked, suddenly changing the topic to the one
that was worrying her most.
    "As long as she needs
to—"
    "Marcus!"
    "Its not like I can
tell her to get lost."
    "Why not? The motel is
super cheap, she'd be just as well off staying there."
    "She's got other
reasons for wanting to stay with me for a while Brenda, that's all.
She's already looking for a place of her own."
    "He's yours, isn't
he?" Brenda gave him an angry glare as she walked away from
him, arms across her chest, and then spun to face him. "I knew
something like this would happen. I knew it! How could I have been
so stupid?"
    "No Brenda, he's not
mine."
    "Well he sure as hell
looks like you. I mean Marcus, can you imagine my surprise when I
show up and she's there in your kitchen making you breakfast like
she'd never left? Like nothing ever happened between you two? Then
this little boy runs in with Lauren and he's your splitting image
and about the right age. What the hell am I supposed to think?"
    Marcus sighed and crossed
the few steps to Brenda and pulled her into his arms. "He's
not mine. Her being here isn't going to change anything between
us." He lowered his head to capture her lips and let his one
hand slip under her dress until he was touching her butt. He could
feel her melting into his embrace and his body responded in its
excitement.
    "I got him Uncle
Marcuse!" Lauren called out as she neared the barn holding on
to the horse's halter as she urged Tonka forward.
    Brenda pulled away from him
abruptly and pulled at her dress to try and straighten it. "I
hope not Marcus. I really do."
    "Put him on the cross
ties." Marcus called to the kids as he tried to calm himself.
"Is she still going to your parents after the parade?"
    "Yes, thank god. I
could use the break." Brenda smiled at her daughter as the
eight-year-old ordered Garrett around and told him what to do with
the same authority she used with anyone near her age.
    "Then maybe I could
come over tomorrow night…" Marcus whispered in her ear,
letting his hand grab at her ass again as the children were too
caught up in the horse to notice. He kissed her on the neck, the
cheek, and finally caught her mouth again.
    Brenda pulled away flushed
and then responded. "Tomorrow night sounds fine."
    Marcus grinned. "Good."
    "Uncle Marcuse! We
need your help now. He won't pick up his foot." Lauren looked
at Tonka and gave him a scolding. "Now listen here Tonka. You
know better. Pick up your foot!" She reached down and touched
his leg. The horse gave a groan before lifting the leg for the
young girl.
    "I thought you said
you needed my help." Marcus called with a smile as he leaned
against a stall door.
    "Once his feet are all
clean then I put his tack on and then I ride him. I have to
practice some more before the parade. After that he's gonna get a
bath. Tomorrow morning, really early, we're gonna come over and
load him into the trailer and then take him to the parade."
Lauren instructed Garrett as the younger boy brushed at the horse's
coat.
    "They grow up so
quickly." Brenda said with a sigh as she watched her