"If I did, I'd keep her the hell away from you, Jamie." My buddy laughs. "That's just too weird thinking about your baby sister getting bent over?—"
"No!" I hold up my hand to stop any further description because hearing the details of their very active sex life is the last thing I need after the day I've had.
Briggs is still laughing when the door opens a minute later and his brother, Jaxon, walks in. "What's so funny?" Jaxon looks between us. "Also, good job out on the mountain today, Jamie."
We exchange a fist bump and Jaxon takes the chair next to mine.
"Thanks. I'm just glad it all worked out for the guy. Hopefully next time, he'll be more prepared before he heads out into the backcountry."
Jaxon nods in agreement before turning his attention back to his brother. "Did you tell him?"
Briggs, who'd finally stopped laughing, shakes his head and I look between my friends. "Tell me what?" Again, they exchange glances and I groan. "Seriously, guys. I do not. What's going on?"
"Remember a minute ago when you said there aren't any women up here on the mountain?" I'm not entirely sure I like where this is going, especially given the shifty way they're looking at each other.
Before I can answer, it's Briggs who picks up the question. "What about if that woman wasn't on the mountain but she wants to be?"
"What does that mean?" I focus my gaze on Jaxon because I'm pretty sure Idoknow what it means, and I don't like it.
He pulls his cell phone from his back pocket and busies himself with the screen for a moment before holding it out in my direction. "Don't get mad."
"I think I already am." My jaw twitches and I clench my teeth together. I'm way too tired for this bullshit.
Briggs holds up a hand. "Just wait until you?—"
"This better not be about that stupid website, Jax. I already told you, I'm not interested in ordering a bride." A few monthsago, Jaxon Wolf used a website, like a lunatic, and ordered amail-orderbride who got on a bus and came to Rock Creek without even knowing what he looked like. The whole concept is insane.
Only it worked out for Jaxon and Ava.
It worked out really,reallywell actually. They were happily married with a baby due in a few months.
"I'm choosing not to knock you out for that comment," Jaxon says. "It's not a stupid website, Jamie. It gave me Ava."
I'm already shaking my head. This isn't happening right now. "And I'm glad for you," I say. "But you have to admit, that's pretty random. The odds of it working twice are?—"
"Pretty fucking good," Briggs says. "I looked into it, Mountain Mates has an excellent track record. You know I wouldn't let my best friend get involved with anything shady."
Jaxon smacks his brother in the chest. "But your brother?—"
"You didn't tell any of us you were doing it," Briggs says. "And if you had, we probably would have tried to talk you out of it." He looks at me. "But that was before I investigated it myself. This is legit, Jamie."
"No." I cross my arms. I don't care what they've looked into or investigated or anything.
"But wait until you see her."
"I don't care."
"She's perfect, Jamie."
"No." I turn away.
"But, it's such a good?—"
"Wait a minute." I spin around on my chair and focus on Jaxon. "Did you sayshe?"
He nods and I don't miss the grin he exchanges with his brother. "You matched."
"I what?"
