Love Unclaimed (7 page)

Lizzy was a lover of horses and hadn’t ridden in years. She wasn’t able to do much more than pet her horse and feed it. She would often ask Audree ride while she watched just to see the beauty of it moving. Travis would carry his mother out to the pasture and Lizzy would watch Travis and Audree work the horse in the tall grass. Audree knew that Gavin was visiting his mother because of the fresh flowers that were always by her bed.

This day last year didn’t pass well for either Gavin or Travis. They spent the day together drinking and were so drunk off their asses that Clint had to pick them up after they were arrested for public drunkenness. No charges were pressed when Clint explained the reason for their behavior to the police and bartender.

Audree called Clint two weeks prior and asked if he could convince Gavin to come home this weekend. She didn’t want him or Travis alone or alone together. Clint said he would do his best, but Gavin had been adamant about not going home. From what Clint said, Gavin made it about his mother being gone and his argument with his father, but Audree knew it had more to do with her.

“So, are we four-wheeling or what?” Clint walked into the barn where Audree was bent over the front of one of the three Honda four-wheelers pulled into the center of the barn.

“I’m changing the spark plug on this one and just finished the shocks on that one.” She pointed to the blue one parked in the back. “He totally fucked them up last time.”

“Mouth.” Clint shook his head at his sister as she bent down again to finish what she was doing.

“Well, he did.” She shrugged.

“Who is riding with whom?” She brushed her hands on the greased cloth hanging from the back pocket of her favorite denim cut-offs. She knew when Clint asked her this morning if the four-wheelers were good to go out that Travis and Gavin would be joining them for the day. They always did.

“I’m here. The party can start now,” Ruby said, stepping into the barn with a basket in her hand. Ruby had done her usual picnic basket lunch with plans of spending the day four wheeling in the field and then heading to the lake.

“Let me take that.” Clint walked over to her and grabbed the basket out of her hands. Clint had always liked Ruby, but would never make a move on her because he knew it would just be sex. He was an admitted man whore, and loved her like a sister, so he wouldn’t do that to her.

“You almost done there, grease monkey?” Travis’ voice cheered from behind her.

“I would have been done sooner if you had gotten here when you said you would be and done your own shocks.” Audree straightened and punched Travis in the shoulder.

“I had something to do.” He smiled at her.

“Ew, you mean someone.” Audree punched him again and he wrapped his arm around her waist, trying to pull her down, but she wrapped her leg around his and knocked him back on his ass instead.

“Have you not learned that she can take you?” Gavin’s voice chuckled from above and behind them. Audree struggled to get up as she realized that she was lying on top of Travis and her ass was in the air. She shoved at his chest, but he wouldn’t let go of her arms.

“Let her go.” Gavin grabbed her arm and tapped his booted foot to Travis’ side.

“One of these days, I’m taking you down, Pip.” He jumped up and dusted off the back of his pants.

“Good luck with that,” Audree and Gavin said in unison and then looked at each other and smiled.

“If you guys are done trying to get into my sister’s pants, can we get going?” Clint called, standing next to his camouflage painted four-wheeler. Audree blushed when she met Gavin’s eyes and Travis punched him in the arm and smacked Audree on the ass.

“Really, Trav.” Audree turned to see Ruby smiling at her. “Shut up.” She looked at her best friend, the only other person in the room who knew Audree and Gavin slept together a year ago. Gavin had been avoiding her for a full year. One night was not nearly enough, and she planned to seduce him again before he left this time.

“Why do I get stuck with the basket again?” Travis asked, walking over to his bike where Clint had secured the basket to the back.

“Because you out blew your shocks last time and I don’t trust you with either of these two riding behind you.” Clint slid onto his four-wheeler and helped Ruby onto the back behind him. “When you start riding responsibly, maybe you will be lucky enough to have a girl on the back of your ride.” He pulled up next to Gavin as he was offering a hand to Audree. She snuck a smile at Ruby when she laced her hands around his waist. Ruby just shook her head.

They dropped the basket off by the lake and made their way to the field where they spent the next couple of hours four wheeling in the mud and grass. Audree clung to Gavin the whole time. She had been driving him crazy pressing her chest against his back; it seemed as much as she possibly could. It was driving him nuts since she only had a thin shirt over her bikini top between them. Her hand also seemed to slide lower with every bump.

God, she is killing me! I can feel her chest pressed right up against me. I can feel her nipples through her shirt. Why didn’t I make her ride with Clint? Damn stupid ass! She is riding back with her brother. I’m going to have to keep my hands and my eyes off her at the lake; ugh, good luck with that. I know all she has on under her clothes is a bikini. God help me if it is one of those string ones. Stop! Stop thinking about it! Stop thinking about her tan legs sliding up under those way too short shorts and her beautiful full breasts popping out of her bikini top; stop! Ah, just kill me now.
 
She keeps sliding her hands down my hips to the front of my pants and, if they stay there much longer she is going to be fully aware of the how much I love her pressed against me. Damn, we gotta stop and get to the lake. I need a lot of cold water.

“Clint,” Gavin called out with a strained voice as he pulled to a stop on the edge of the field.

“We going to eat?” Travis pulled next to his brother and watched as Clint finished the curve of a donut.

“Yo, you two done?” Clint pulled up in front of them.

“I’m famished,” Travis said, turning his bike in the direction of the lake.

“Then let’s eat.” Clint looked at Gavin. “You know we have to get there before he does or there won’t be anything left.” He looked toward the retreating Travis and bumped Gavin’s fist.

“Hold on, Pip,” Gavin said over his shoulder. He clinched his jaw when Audree tightened her hold around his waist, after bumping her hand over the bulge in the front of his pants, again. He felt her smile against his back and shook his head as he took off after Clint. They sandwiched Travis between them and almost clipped his tires as they both passed him.

“You snooze, you lose,” Clint called over his shoulder, as they passed Travis, laughing.

“Come on, bro,” Gavin called with a laugh as they rounded the bend.

***

Much to Audree’s dismay, and efforts to seduce Gavin, he had stayed as far away from her as physically possible the entire time at the lake. She had, of course, worn a light colored purple bikini to show off her well-earned tan. Her father had her working at the farm on most mornings, knowing she would be spending most of the summer hanging out with Ruby and Travis. He figured it would keep her busy and she wouldn’t flit away the summer before going away to college.

Travis was apparently spending his summer getting laid when he wasn’t working. From his constant comments about dates Audree couldn’t understand the attraction; he was like her brother. Girls would fall all over themselves to get near Travis. Most of the girls understood his relationship with Audree and Ruby, but none were around long enough to give a second thought or really care what they thought about it.

“Well, I have a date,” Travis said, pulling himself out of the water and toweling himself off near his four-wheeler.

“Why do you call them ‘dates?’?” Ruby asked, sprawled out on a towel in her bright red bikini.

“I buy them dinner first, then…”

“Stop! Don’t need the details.” Audree held up her hand. “Don’t want to hear my brother’s man whore details and I sure as hell don’t want to hear yours.”

“Hey, right here,” Clint said mid-catch of the football he was tossing back and forth with Gavin.

“Yup, see ya, bro.” She winked at him. “But don’t hear ya denying.” She laughed.

“I… I…” he tossed the ball to Gavin.

“I… I… you got nothing.” The others laughed at him.

“I am too young to be settling down with just one woman, and I need to try out a bunch so that when I meet the right one I’ll know.” Travis shrugged.

“Exactly,” Clint said as he caught the ball.

“You guys want to meet us at Mickey’s?” Travis pulled his shirt over his head.

“How are you getting into Mickey’s?” Gavin caught the toss from Clint.

“Halle lets me in, as long as I keep it to one beer,” Travis defended.

“What, like you don’t sneak us into your place?” Ruby laughed.

“But we are there to keep an eye on all of you.” Gavin looked down at Audree who was adjusting her top; when she caught him doing it, she smiled a crooked smile at him.

“Just going to hang for a bit.” Travis ran his hands through his hair.

“You mean long enough to get your date relaxed enough to drop her panties for you?” Audree laughed when he stuck his tongue at her. “Again, no denial.” She shook her head. “Guys are gross.” She bumped her fist with Ruby. “I’m jumping in one more time before we go. “Ruby?” She stood up and adjusted her bottoms, making sure to wiggle her hips as she slipped her fingers into the back of her suit. She heard Gavin catch his breath, but didn’t turn to acknowledge it.

“Quick game of chicken?” Ruby challenged, looking directly at Audree with a huge grin on her face. “Winners buy the first round and losers are designated drivers.” She ran into the water, waving her hands for them to join her.

“Shit.” Gavin looked at the ground and shook his head. No way, Clint would do him a solid and put his sister on his shoulders. He was going to be partners with Ruby and Gavin was going to have Audree’s… ugh…
Come on, Clint, say no. You don’t want your sister drinking in a bar that we cannot control. Come on, Clint.
Gavin thought to himself.

“No way am I having Audree on my shoulders; you got her, Gavin.” Clint dove into the water and scooped up a laughing Ruby.

“Come on, let’s get these guys in the water, and go have a beer.” Ruby adjusted her hips so she was flush against Clint’s neck.

Christ, kill me now! Please! A lightning bolt would be perfect right about now.
Gavin looked up into the clear blue sky.
Damn.
He shook his head as he trudged into the water toward Audree.

“Well, don’t look so thrilled about having my legs wrapped around your shoulders.” Audree laughed when he blushed.

“Really, Audree.” He shook his head.

“You weren’t complaining the last time they were there.” She giggled again when he ducked under the water and scooped her up onto his shoulders.

“You better be ready to knock Ruby on her ass real quick, because I need a beer,” Gavin growled underneath her. “Please, for the love of everything holy, stop squirming.” He tapped her thigh.

“Again, you didn’t complain…”

“Stop.” He tapped her leg harder.

***

“This sucks, I want another drink,” Ruby said, pouting at the bar.

“Your rules, love.” Audree kissed Ruby’s temple.

“Next time, pick the better partner.” Gavin slipped in between the two girls, handed Audree a beer, and tapped his to hers.

“Oh, go ahead, ya big baby,” Clint said behind Ruby. “I’ll drive and you can have another one.” He gestured to the bartender for one beer.

“Sucker.” Audree elbowed her brother’s rib.

“You cheated anyway.”

“The hell I did,” Audree said defensively. “Ruby is the one who pulled the tie off my top. You dropped her so you could cover your eyes.” She laughed.

“It was an accident. I should have untied mine.” Ruby winked at Gavin.

“You’re not my sister. I probably wouldn’t have tried to look away so quickly.” Gavin laughed and shrugged his shoulders as he took a drink of his beer.

“Next time, I get Gavin and you get your brother.” Ruby giggled.

“Never happen. It was different when she was a kid. Now she has woman parts and I don’t want them touching me,” he said with a shiver.

“But my woman parts are okay?”

“Yeah, you’re not my sister; you are only treated as such. It’s different.” He kissed Ruby on the forehead. “I’m going to go chat up those girls over there.” He tapped Gavin on the chest as he moved past him. “You in, man?” He started away from the bar, not seeing Gavin raise an eyebrow at Audree as she turned her back on him and the bar with Ruby.

“Let’s go dance.” Ruby took a drink of her beer and hopped off the stool to scoot past Gavin, pulling Audree with her.

“You go have fun with that.” Audree nodded her head in the direction Clint had gone. She made sure to rub her chest against Gavin as she passed him and followed Ruby to the dance floor.

She was killing him. If she only knew how much he wanted to take her out to the truck and do dirty, dirty things to her, she wouldn’t be smiling like that at him or tempting him by rubbing
her
‘woman parts’ up against him. Gavin watched them walk over to the dance floor and take a spot in the middle. He kept his eye on them as he made his way to the table where Clint was waving. He made sure to take the seat facing the floor since Clint had his back to it. He was clinching his fist on his thigh as he watched the two girls gyrate with each other.

Gavin tried to keep his attention on the two girls at the table with them. The one closest to him was smiling at him and rubbing his thigh. He tried to focus on her efforts, but a dancing Audree and Ruby had his full attention. If this chick went any higher on his thigh, she might be surprised to find the erection making his jeans tight. But it sure as hell wasn’t a reaction to her; she was all-plastic from her lips down, and she was putting it all on display.

“So what do you think, you guys want to come back to our place?” the one next to Clint asked.