Page 19 of Kaden & Keegan
“You can’t fool me, honey. I know the thought of them up on the auction block is more than you can stand.”
“Not true,” she lied easily. “I think it’s great. For the town.”
“And for you.”
“No. Not for me.” Bristol lowered her voice, glanced around to make sure there were no teachers nearby. “We talked about this. You’re supposed to take that secret to your grave.”
“And I will. You, on the other hand, have a very rare opportunity to get what you want without anyone bein’ the wiser.”
Bristol felt her face flame and she was grateful her friend wasn’t there to see it. Yes, she had fantasized about being with Kaden and Keegan, but it wasn’t something she dwelled on becauseseriously. She wasn’t dumb enough to ever act on those desires. She’d learned her lesson the night she’d kissed them in her hotel room. It had gotten her exactly nowhere.
“So, how many entrants does that give you?” Bristol asked, needing to change the subject.
“Adding Kaden and Keegan, that gives me…” There was a lengthy pause. “Nine total. I’m hopin’ for ten. I think ten’s a good number but I’m running out of time. Can you think of anyone else?”
“Who do you have so far?”
“Hold on. Let me find my list of names.” There was a rustle of paper. “Ah, yes. Here it is. Aside from Kaden and Keegan, we’ve got Jaxson Briggs. Plus, his younger brother. Carson agreed last night. Then there’s Chase Jameson a.k.a. CJ. We’ve got Luca Switzer, Ryan Brehm, plus Leif and Lance Walker.”
“Leif and Lance? They’re twins. Are they doing the solo entry?”
Bianca laughed. “No. They don’t share like Kaden and Keegan.”
Bristol fought the blush. “Oh.”
“I need one more. Can you think of anyone else?”
Glancing at the list of names she had jotted down, Bristol frowned. “That’s nine names, but only eight entries. You needtwomore. Kaden and Keegan only count as one.”
“Oh, crap.” Bianca grunted. “You’re right. I need two more. Dang it. Give me some options.”
Bristol ran through faces in her head, tried to think of who else Bianca could add, but couldn’t come up with anyone. Most of the men she knew were married with children because that was her business and all.
“Do you think Callen Mosier would be interested?” Bianca asked.
“Callen?” Bristol didn’t know Callen well, but he was good friends with Rex, her oldest and dearest friend. Callen’s family owned the hardware store in town, and she’d talked to him on occasion, but never at length.
“Last I heard, he was datin’ some city girl,” Bianca explained, “but they broke up. He’d be perfect.”
“If you say so.” Bristol figured anyone was perfect at this point. At least as far as Bianca was concerned.
“What about Reese Tavoularis?” Bianca suggested.
“He is officially off the market.”
“Seriously? When did that happen?”
Bristol wasn’t entirely sure as to the timeline, but she’d seen Reese and Brantley Walker out and about a few times lately and there was some definite chemistry there. Although it seemed they were pretending otherwise.
Clearly not needing a response, Bianca continued, “Fine. What about Cassius King?”
“Really? You want that hot-headed cowboy in your auction?”
“Personally, I think he gets a bad rap. If not him, what about Rafe Sharpe?”
“No,” she said quickly. “Not Rafe.”
“Ohh-kay.”
