four of them stared at her, then started laughing.
“What’s so funny?” she demanded.
“It’s never as easy as it looks.” Amusement still lurked in Corey’s light brown eyes. “Jason is the last unattached Traub brother and he’s still in Texas. Maybe it’s something about Thunder Canyon.”
“That’s what I’m trying to tell you,” she said. “And I’ve got to keep myself out there—”
“No.” Jackson shook his head. “That’s what we’re trying to tell you. Time-out, for Pete’s sake. I double dare you to put the brakes on the dating wagon for thirty days.”
Double dare? Rose gritted her teeth. He knew her too well. She never turned down a double dare, darn him.
“You’re going straight to hell, Jackson Traub.” She glared at him and figured the expression was just as fearsome as his.
He looked completely unimpressed. “A brother’s gotta do what a brother’s gotta do.”
Frustration knotted inside her when they all nodded in agreement.
“And if any one of us catches you on a date before time is up, it’s back to day one, plus two weeks,” Jackson warned.
“A month and a half?” she cried.
“Double dare,” he reminded her. “Technically I could double the stakes, but I’m cutting you some slack.”
She blew out a breath. “Done.”
“And remember, this isn’t Midland.” Jackson pointed a finger at her. “Thunder Canyon is a small town and word spreads real fast, so don’t be trying to pull anything. We’ve got eyes and ears everywhere.”
“I’ll get even with you. Every last one of you,” she warned, treating each of them to the Rose Traub double dare stare. “You won’t know where or when, but payback is coming.”
“Yeah, we’re scared.” Dillon stood and the others followed suit.
He patted her head. Ethan tapped her nose. Corey ruffled her hair. Then the three walked away, leaving her with Jackson. As Rose watched their backs, her gaze drifted to Austin. He was frowning at his sister and it reminded her that her brother was supposed to get her information about him.
Rose watched Jackson shrug into his jacket. “So,” she said, “what did Laila say about Austin? Did you get details about why his love life has nowhere to go but up?”
“You’re not dating for a month.” Jackson stared at her as if she had two heads. “What do you care?”
“I don’t.”
That was a big, fat lie.
Even worse than lying to her brother, she couldn’t stop thinking about Austin Anderson.
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