The Best Laid Plans (Brothers of the Bayou) by Renee Peterson Read Free Book Online Page B

quick dash into the house, they still couldn’t escape getting soaked. 
    “We really must stop meeting like this,” Beaux joked as he handed Lacy the robe from yesterday and stuck her clothes in the dryer.
    “Does it ever stop raining here?” she asked?
    “Sometimes. It doesn’t always rain like this, but I wasn’t joking when I said it rains everyday in the summer at some point.”
    Desperately trying to distract himself from last night’s dance in the rain, he offered her a drink.
    “Just some water would be good.”
    He grabbed two bottles of water out of the refrigerator and led her to the living room.  Lacy took a seat on his worn, brown leather sofa while Beaux opened a cabinet revealing a slim collection of DVD’s.
    “What are you in the mood for?  I don’t watch many movies, so I’m afraid I don’t have a lot to choose from.”
    Lacy walked over to the cabinet purveying her choices.  Her mind and body were too distracted to focus on a movie, so she absently picked one and handed it to Beaux.  He was feeling the same distraction, fumbling over getting the movie started then settled down, wrapping an arm around Lacy’s shoulder pulling her in close to him.
    Neither paid attention to the opening credits as they sat there enjoying the simple pleasure of being together. Lacy found herself wanting to know everything about this man who had stormed into her life unexpectedly.
    “Do you have any other siblings beyond Jared?”
    “Two. I have a sister, Mary, who lives in New Orleans. She is a junior at Tulane University and a little spitfire. She has a heart of gold, but being the youngest and only girl we always let her get away with anything and she never had to learn discipline. Plus she is naturally smart so she never had to work hard to get good grade which had been a double whammy now that she’s in college. My brother Rafe is in the Army currently serving overseas. He is the oldest of us and the only one determined to leave this area.  The day he turned eighteen he left for boot camp and has only been back a handful of times. We keep in touch but we’re not all that close.”
    Lacy instinctively knew that bothered him.  He was a man who valued family and cherished relationships.  An admirable quality she had never seen before in a man.
    “I always wanted a brother or sister, but I’m glad I had Sara.  We were both an only child and only a few months in age separated us.  Losing her was like losing a sister.  Sometimes I wonder what our parents were thinking.  I still can’t believe our parents had an affair.  They hated each other. Sure in public, they put up a good front, but behind closed doors they were vicious to each other.  And not the “I really like you but will express it through hate” kind of hidden attraction, so the affair never made sense to me. There is a lot about the time that confuses me, but I guess as a young teenager I saw just a fraction of the whole picture. Anyway, Dad was livid when I reconnected with Sara, but there wasn’t much he could do to stop it in this age of technology.  He doesn’t know I’m here now and honestly I don’t care. I feel he’s lost all rights to being my father.”
    Beaux took in her words, making mental notes to file away for later then leaned over and nibbled on her bottom lip. “I’m glad you found Sara again because we found each other in the process”. 
    “Mmhmm” she hummed too aroused by the simple feel of his lips on hers to form any words. She let him tease her before parting her mouth allowing him in.  Their lips danced and hands roamed until a singular need led them to the bedroom.  Lying on his bed, Beaux reached over pulling out protection and they again consummated this burgeoning new love they had found. When they exhausted their energies, they laid facing each other, two new lovers locked in an impassioned gaze full of ardor. Time passed as the immediate heat cooled down returning them back to