Love Under Three Titans by Cara Covington Read Free Book Online Page A

houseguest. She really wanted to give Ginny and Benny and the men who loved them the space they needed to find their rhythm as a family.
    Maggie brought her attention back to the question at hand.
    The cherry bedroom suite was exquisite and looked to be brand-new. She couldn’t resist running her hand over the dresser. The wood felt warm and glossy, sleek and sexy. She liked the dark rich color of it. It didn’t hurt that the headboard and footboard featured tall, elegant posts. Could it be converted to support curtains? Or maybe she could fashion a canopy to adorn the piece.
    Maggie tried to fight her smile but knew she was losing the battle. She’d always wanted a four-poster, canopy bed—ever since she was a child and had seen one in a movie.
    The ceiling in the master suite was certainly high enough to allow her to make that fantasy come true.
    Maggie wanted the bedroom set. “I really like this. Who does it belong to? I can write a check—”
    “You. If you like it, then it belongs to you.” Richard spoke as if stating an obvious truth.
    “No, it doesn’t. Look, I know your grandmother insisted that any changes and renovations to the inn be underwritten by the Town Trust, but that offer certainly doesn’t extend to the bedroom I’ll be sleeping in.”
    “Maggie said ‘underwritten.’” Kevin grinned at his brothers. “Rick, she speaks your language, bro.”
    One look in Kevin’s eyes and Maggie knew he wasn’t making fun of her. He was, quite simply, delighted with her.
    Wasn’t that something?
    Trevor once more demonstrated that he seemed to be able to read her mood. His hand still stroked her back but slower now, as if trying to convey a greater sense of comfort and support.
    His touch was working, too.
    “Sweetheart, the contents of this warehouse belong to the Town Trust.” Trevor managed to synchronize his strokes with his words, and Maggie felt herself being lulled. “We all have access to what’s here, on a first come, first served basis. If you want this suite, then by all means, of course you can have it.”
    “Think of it from a business standpoint.” Unlike his brothers, Richard didn’t give her a coaxing smile, or touch her. Instead, he looked and sounded exactly like what he was—a very astute, and successful, businessman. “You’ll be running a business from which the Town Trust will be taking a profit. If you weren’t going to be doing so, of course you wouldn’t be living in such a large home, with such a large master bedroom. You wouldn’t have need of this furniture. Thus, it really is the Town Trust’s responsibility to at least ensure that you’re comfortable in your business venue.”
    Maggie was certain that if she looked up the word “obstinate” in the dictionary, she’d find a picture of these three men. “I’m not going to win this argument, am I?” She met the gaze of each of them. Only Richard was able to keep his expression schooled, giving nothing of his emotions away.
    “If it helps,” he said at last, “think of it as you simply borrowing the furniture—for the foreseeable future.”
    “That’s right.” Trevor smiled. “It’ll be no trouble whatsoever to have these pieces delivered and set up, just as it will be no trouble to have them taken down and away again when you want them gone.”
    Maggie laughed. “No, I’m not going to win.” And really, did it matter? “Or maybe I am, because this is simply beautiful, and I really do want it.” She scanned the large space, noting there were several different sets of bedroom furniture. She’d make a note of the styles, because once she selected something for a guest room, then she could work the rest of the room’s décor around it.
    “Then you should have it.” Kevin grinned. “And since this is a Saturday, there’re a lot of cousins in town, available to help us move everything.”
    “That’s very true, cousin. If we help you, will you help us?”
    Maggie turned at the sound of the