“You boys are looking for a fight that you don’t know you’ve already lost.”
“Is that so?” All three of them squared their shoulders and turned to face Patrick.
“Really. Would you like me to prove it?”
“I could wrap Pat there around my pinkie if I felt like it. I wouldn’t. I like Pat. Just sayin’ I could if I had the mind.”
Lauren turned to him. “I thought cowboys were known for being respectful of women.”
“Oh, he is,” Patrick decided that he’d join in the fun, even if it cost him later. “He’d like to take you to his hayloft and show you just how respectful he can be.”
“That’s what I thought.” She heaved a sigh, then snapped her fingers down by her hip and whispered, “Guard.”
Rip popped to his feet and his hard snarl of rage silenced the room.
All three brothers looked down at the d
