With Cherry on Top [Loving in Silver 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More) Read Online Free Page A

did. “What’s going on?”
    “I think I just figured something out.” She smiled tightly, her heart beating a mile a minute in her chest. “I’ll tell you later, okay?”
    “Sure thing, hon. I’m here any time you need me.”
    After their ride the kids were taken in, washed up, and given a snack. Merilee wanted a nap and JJ went with Damien when he came in for the bag of granola bars they had forgotten to take with them. Both women saw the excuse for what it was. A way he could get to see his woman.
    When Cherry started drooping, her sudden burst of energy finally burning out, Peaches took the bowl of peas she had been snapping and helped her from her chair. “Go take a nap, hon, you really look wiped out. I’ll come get you for lunch. Then you can watch as I enter the exciting world of ranch finance.” Peaches took care of all the bookkeeping for the ranch, in addition to everything else she did. It was amazing how much she accomplished in her day. Though there was a woman from town who came out to help with the cleaning four times a week, her sister managed to keep the place going.
    Cherry gave no argument as she got to her feet. She was more than tired. Her entire body was beginning to hurt. The one thing which gave her hope, which helped keep her from depression, was realizing the pain wasn’t as intense as it had been in months past. Yes, it hurt. It hurt like hell sometimes. But it wasn’t as bad as it had been.
    The pain wasn’t going to drag her down. It wasn’t going to get the best of her. Walking to her room she pushed off her shoes and went to stretch out on the couch in the small living room. It was facing the window, giving her a perfect view of the mountains in the distance. Sighing, Cherry thought about how much she loved this place. The wildness appealed to her. Though her brothers-in-law and sister ran a very successful and modern ranch, there was a fine line between order and chaos.
    There were the frigid temperatures and unbelievable amounts of snow in the winter. The summers were hot. There could be wildfires across the mountains and meadows. There was flooding at times in the valleys. Then there was the wildlife, not the least of which was the occasional brown bear and mountain lion. Oh, yeah, it was a very wild, but interesting place. And it called to her like no other place ever had.
    As did four unbelievable men who lived on a ranch not so very far away.
    Sighing, knowing what she had to do, Cherry reached into the pocket of her jeans and pulled her cell phone out. Bringing up the screen, she pushed her finger over it until she found what she was looking for. One more push and there was ringing.
    No one answered even as her anxiety level rose and her chest began to hurt. Sitting up, Cherry forced herself to take calming breaths. She pushed the screen again, ending her attempt at the call as she tried to catch her breath.
    Once the attack had passed, she fell back weakly against the front of the couch, pulling her knees to her chest and sobbing quietly. What could she really offer the brothers right now? Yes, she was getting better, but she still felt more broken than fixed. Though her health was improving, and it definitely was, there would be times like this when she was such a mess she knew she couldn’t ask them to take this on, take her on.
    They had hardworking lives like all ranchers and farmers did. Was someone going to take care of her twenty-four-seven? Oh, there were ways around that. They could hire a person to come in to help her during the day, on those days when she couldn’t push past the pain, those days when the world seemed like it was going to crush her. She still had too many days like that.
    Sniffling, Cherry twisted, grabbing hold of the couch, struggling to get off the floor. Once she was on her feet she wobbled to the bedroom and all but fell across the impossibly wide bed.
    Driving from the airport to the ranch had been a major accomplishment. No one would