Mitchell Family: Raging Love Part 3

"I believe you, but only because I can see how crazy she is about you, and if you were involved before she never would have been able to keep it a secret. I know her and Bella are happy. It's all that matters. Just don't show me her t.i.ts again. She's my sister for s.h.i.+ts sake."

Ty continued to laugh. "It was her idea. Besides, she was wearing a bra. You act like I was really showing you skin. n.o.body is allowed to see what I see. Just so you know."

"Keep it that way. Don't make me regret forgiving you for all of this."

I figured they would finally give up, but no, Ty had to get the last word in. "You should have never been mad. It ain't like I ever hurt her, or ever will. Just admit it that you were wrong and we can be even."

Conner turned around again and looked at Ty. "Are you serious right now? I was mad because you didn't keep a promise. It was never about how well you can take care of Randa. We already talked about this the night ya'll renewed your vows. Just drop the s.h.i.+t!"

"You need to get laid!" Ty added.

"f.u.c.k off. I got some last night."

"Well trust me when I say that I know it was no good. After five minutes with Miranda, I'm good for a week, not that we ever go that long. I mean some days we.."

"Okay Ty, cut the s.h.i.+t out. I'm half-tempted to let him beat your a.s.s when you get out of this truck. And Conner, you know he is saying this s.h.i.+t to get a rouse out of you. Why do you let it get to you in the first place?"

I looked in the rear view mirror at my cousin, who was laughing his a.s.s off. As serious as Conner was being, I don't think Ty was serious about one single thing.

They stayed quiet for the rest of the ride. Once we made it into town they started to get serious about everything we needed to do in the next couple of days. As long as they didn't kill each other, we could get it done.

We had to, because I wanted Van to have her perfect day. It meant everything to me.

Chapter 6.

Savanna I tried to pry what Colt's big secret was out of Miranda, but she must have either promised Ty she wouldn't say anything, or he hadn't told her. I really wanted to know. It wasn't like I would interfere with Colt's plans, I was just so eager to know what was going on.

Since Miranda and Ty were staying here until the wedding, Aunt Karen had been spending all of her time with Bella. It must have been hard to know that her daughter would never be moving back home, well unless Ty really messed up, but I couldn't for the life of me think he would ever do that to her.

She seemed so happy, and it was weird to me considering how sad she had been the months before she left to stay at Ty's farm. Once I had seen the two of them together, it was obvious that they were involved and in love. I knew why Miranda fell in love with Ty. Aside from the way he cheated on me, he was an awesome person. No matter how serious anything was, he could make people laugh. His sense of humor was often annoying, but he meant well. He was a good listener and would do anything for one of his friends. I knew he and Miranda had been talking for months about what each of them was going through, because Miranda would tell me.

We used to talk about Ty and his cheating ways. I have no idea what made her take that step into giving him a chance with her. Maybe it was just the building attraction they had for one another. Conner claimed that it was just him who noticed, but I knew Ty and I could tell he was interested in her. It didn't help that she was drop dead gorgeous and showed off every perfect inch of her body.

Nowadays she didn't dress like that unless we were going out. Today she was wearing a little sweat suit. It covered her whole body, but still showed off her cute little curves. Knowing that they are a couple I had to laugh. If I could have described Ty's perfect girl in the past, I would have been describing Miranda. She was beautiful and seductive, not to mention a complete nymphomaniac. The girl loved s.e.x and that is what got her into so much trouble in the past. The thing was, she and Ty needed that kind of relations.h.i.+p and they were perfect for each other.

Colt always knew how to touch me to make my body quiver. His strong hands always made me feel safe and I can't remember a time when I didn't get his complete attention. He was a faithful man, which set my mind at ease considering I had been cheated on before. Looking back now, I wouldn't change a thing. Everyone was so happy. We were a family and in some convoluted way, we were always going to be together.

Miranda was flipping through the television looking for something to watch. She'd been quiet around me lately and I couldn't help wonder if she didn't feel uneasy being near me, due to her relations.h.i.+p with Ty. Neither one of us had really had a private kind of conversation about them, on account of it being just too darn awkward. The silence in the room was really getting to me, in fact, I wanted to jump up and down and scream for no apparent reason.

"So, are you having a good visit now that the cat is out of the bag?" I just blurted it out. I couldn't take it anymore. She and Ty were my closest friends, besides Brina, who really wasn't that close to me anymore. I wanted to just get the weirdness out of the room.

Miranda giggled and turned to face me. "With the exception of the fire, yes. You have no idea how scared I was for everyone to find out. Ty and I never planned this. I had no idea he had feelin's for me. We were such good friends and he just loved Bella so much. Maybe I should have stopped myself. I just wanted him so much. I guess I should have talked to you about it first."

I took a deep breath. I couldn't believe she thought I was mad. "Miranda, you and Ty were a shocker, but you're good together. You're honestly perfect for each other. I know you both must think that this is especially hard for me, but you're wrong. I'm about to marry the single most beautiful man on the planet. If anything, I'm glad I get to keep you both in our lives. It means a lot to Colt and to me too. Now I wouldn't go telling Ty that, cause he will get a big head about it, but it is the truth. I never thought he would settle down with anyone, especially not so soon, but he loves you Miranda. Ty and I were many things, but he never loved me like he loves you and I'm okay with that."

Miranda jumped off the couch and came running over to where I was sitting. She gave me a big hug. "You don't understand how much that means to me. I never wanted to lose your friends.h.i.+p, but I couldn't give up Ty. Every bone in my body pushed me right to him."

She sat down beside me and had tears in her eyes. "Don't cry."

"I'm so sorry....... I'm just so happy. I never thought my life could be like this. After my dad died, I just went crazy. As soon as I got b.o.o.bs, I used my body to get attention from anyone that would give it. I know it was wrong, but it was like I had to get attention. I was horrible, Van. All of the names everyone called me were true. "

She started to cry more and I wrapped my arms around her. She was the type of girl that Ty would cheat on me with, but for some reason, I didn't think of Miranda that way. I saw her as a broken girl who lost one of the most important people in her life, way too soon. She just needed to feel loved, even if it wasn't real. I'm definitely not making excuses for any other girls, but Miranda was a d.a.m.n good friend and mother. Even if she wasn't related to Colt, I know she wouldn't have ever tried to seduce him or hurt me. "I love you dearly and if any of those people really knew you, they wouldn't have said those things. Everyone makes mistakes Miranda. What I know is that you are a fantastic mother and you would do anything for your daughter. Ty would have been a fool not to fall in love with you. I'm surprised it took him as long as it did to admit it."

I continued to hold Miranda. She was no longer crying but still sniffling. "I love him with all of my heart, Van. I can't even explain to you how wonderful he makes me feel." She wiped her eyes.

"Not to mention his undeniable devotion to Bella. My G.o.d, I have never seen anything like the two of them. What he said at your service to her, was incredibly perfect. I could see tears in Colt's eyes the whole time. I don't know what it is like to be a parent, but he seems to naturally know how to do it."

She looked up at me and seemed sad again. "Would you be mad if we had children together?"

"Of course not. In fact, Colt and I are already trying to get pregnant right now. It's only been a couple of months, but we are hopeful it will happen anytime now. Colt wants at least two children. I can't wait. I mean, I know it will hurt, but I want to have his babies and be a mother so much. I can picture them walking around with Colt's eyes."

"Oh they will be so cute," Miranda agreed.

"Our children can be close in age and grow up having cousins like the boys do. It's kind of exciting isn't it?" For the first time since their big news, I was actually looking past their relations.h.i.+p and seeing a future for all of us. Our children were going to be blood, my children and Ty's children would be related. How crazy was that?

"It's going to be at least a year before Ty and I can start tryin'. I got the shot right after Bella was born and it lasts for three years. Ty did say that he wants children as soon as we can start tryin'. We don't want Bella to be too much older than her brother or sister."

I started thinking about how Miranda got pregnant by Tucker so easily, while Colt and I were tryin' so hard with no result. I suddenly didn't want to talk about pregnancy anymore. "So I know this is random, but do you and Ty go out a lot at home? I know there isn't much to do."

She smiled. "Since we have Bella we spend most of our time at home. Ty likes it to be just us during the week. On the weekends we eat at his parents, especially Sunday's after church. We always end up stayin' late playin' cards."

I had to laugh. "I can't believe you actually get along with that woman. She never liked me at all. When I was younger she tolerated me, I mean I spent all of my time there, but she wasn't exactly loving."

Miranda's phone vibrated and she looked at it and typed something, while smiling the whole time. "Sorry, it was Ty. He likes to text me random messages when we are apart." She sat the phone back down. "Ty said at first she warned him about me using him. He said he told her it wasn't her business and that he cared about me and Bella. From the moment she saw us with Ty for the first time, she has treated me great. She even told me to call her Mom."

I was amazed. I had to admit, it hurt a little. I had never done anything but love that woman's son with my whole heart, but she never really accepted me. She had welcomed Miranda into the family instantly. How could I not be a little hurt by that? "You are so lucky. She must really like you." It was easier than telling her the truth.

"She said that Ty was in a really bad place before Bella and I showed up. He wasn't hangin' out with friends and didn't seem interested in doin' anything outside of work. To be honest, I hadn't exactly been very nice to him months before I showed up at his house. The last time he visited Kentucky, when Tucker attacked me, something started happenin' between us, but neither of us would admit it. I felt so embarra.s.sed, thinkin' he didn't feel the same way, that I stopped talkin' to him. I still let him video chat with Bella, but I was really short with him. So when we finally showed up at his door, there was a lot of pent up feelin's. I guess his mother sensed how excited he was to see us there."

"Can I ask you something personal, between us?" There were a lot of questions that I had for Miranda. Obviously the girl knew what she was doin'.

"Sure, you know you can ask me anything. We are family." Miranda pulled her knees up to her chest and waited for me to respond.

"I feel embarra.s.sed asking this. I guess I want to know how you know you are good in bed." There I just came out with it.

"What do you mean? It is different with every person, especially if you have real feelin's."

"I've only been with two people and one of them is your husband now. I guess I just want to know what you did to make Ty feel so satisfied. Our s.e.x was always so rushed it seemed. Then I get with Colt and he takes things slow and is so gentle. I could never ask for a better lover. Never mind, it's really not a question to be asking." I felt so stupid. She must think I'm such a prissy little virginette.

She reached over and grabbed my hand. "It's different with Colt because you two love each other. When it's just s.e.x for one or both of the people, the emotional connection isn't there. You may be new at a lot of things, but one thing I never experienced was what it felt like to make love to someone. I never had that until I met Ty. In all of my endeavors, I have never trembled and been so terrified. Once I felt that, it changed everything I ever knew about s.e.x. Now as far as tamin' Ty, let's just say that he and I share the same extracurricular interests."

"When you got drunk the other day, you told me how good he was at ," I had to take a breath, like I couldn't say the words. "going down."

She c.o.c.ked an eyebrow and looked like she did something wrong. "He never did that to you?"

"Barely ever and it was not because he wanted to. He would only do it so I would return the favor, which I hated doing."

Miranda started laughing. "I don't know what to say to that. I'm not tryin' to make you mad, but Ty seems to really enjoy doin' it to me, of course, he and I have had a lot of firsts since we have been together. Sometimes our feelin's are so intense." She paused as if she were trying to wait for my reaction. "Do you really hate it, or are you just not sure how to do it good?"

She didn't say it in a snotty way, she was genuinely trying to help me. "I do it now. I think my technique is getting good. Colt goes crazy over it, so it must not be too bad."

"Men love it. As far as techniques go, well everyone is different. Listen, I have this silly book about s.e.x in my room. Remind me before I go to give it to you. It has all kinds of details and peoples own stories in it. I learned a bunch from reading it."

A book, like with pictures? I need visual help here!

"I need to see and read that book. I want to." I had almost forgotten all about her pictures, ever since I threw them up against the wall earlier. "Speaking of books, I have something for you. Hang on and let me go get it."

I got up and walked into the office. The box of photo books were sitting on the desk still. I grabbed the whole box and carried it into the living room. "Look what came in the mail today."

"Oh my gosh, they are amazin' Van." She started opening them up and looking through them. I was pretty sure they didn't have family photos. I made sure to take a bunch of the three of them.

"I had some bigger prints made too. Look at these two." I reached in the box and handed her two larger wall pictures, done on a canvas.

She held them both and just smiled. "Ty is going to love these."

I grabbed the last photo in the box. The picture was just of Ty and Bella. They were dancing and she was kissing him. It was such a random shot when I took it, but when I saw it later on, I knew I had to blow it up. I held it up so Miranda could see. "I got this one for Ty."

She put her hand over her mouth. "It's beautiful. She loves him so much. Van he will go nuts over this picture."

"I know, that's why I got a big one. I figured you guys could use some pictures for the house."

"They are all perfect. Thank you so much!"

Miranda spent a good twenty minutes looking at every picture over and over. I could tell she was touched by each one. I thought about mine and Colt's first real pictures together, and how after the first few, I started taking them all the time. Our house was filled with pictures of the two of us. It was like we had been together for ten years instead of two.

As mad as I was about the pictures coming in and seeing the barn in a bunch of them, it made my day to be able to see Miranda's face when she looked at them for the first time.

Chapter 7.

Colt The drive back from town was a lot less eventful, as far as the bickering between Ty and Conner. Once we got the truck loaded, they seemed to both be motivated. Sitting back and looking at the two of them was entertaining. I think they only fought because they were so similar. The only difference was that Ty had grown up and become a husband and parent, while Conner was determined to hit every piece of a.s.s in the state of Kentucky.

I think sometimes Conner hated Ty, because he knew how he was himself. I could honestly say that Ty was head over heels in love with Miranda and Bella. He was happy and maybe his happiness was what made Conner so upset. Sure, I knew deep down he wanted Miranda to be happy and Bella to have a father and a family, but it was hard to be able to accept Ty as that person.

When we got back to the ranch, the first thing Ty wanted to do was see Miranda. Apparently they had been texting and he said he had to make a pit stop. If he thought the two of them were going to get busy in the bathroom again, he had another thing coming. It wasn't happening.

Both Miranda and Savanna were sitting on the couch, looking at all of the pictures. When we walked in, I watched Ty walk over to his wife and kiss her. It wasn't a normal peck like I gave Savanna; it was a more full-blown kind of pa.s.sion, like they hadn't seen each other in months. I shook my head and tried not to watch them swooning.

Conner walked right past them and headed into the kitchen. I could hear the fridge opening and a beer cracking open. Being that we had so much s.h.i.+t to do, I followed suit. We both stood in the kitchen, leaning up against the counter.

I could hear Savanna in the other room talking to Ty about the photos. She had showed me the one of him and Bella, and I knew he would love it. Savanna made a point to order the pictures as a way to let them know she was completely okay with them being together. I had no reason to worry about either of them having feelings for one another. Savanna found Ty to be annoying and immature, while Ty constantly got on Savanna for being uptight. They loved each other, but there wasn't an inch of romance involved. I often found myself wondering what they were like as a couple. They had no chemistry and although I know, it hurt Savanna deeply when they broke up, I don't really think Ty was ever that serious about her.

My wife to be always seemed to end up a victim. She had the worst luck, and the newest of such luck resulted in us having to bust our a.s.ses to create a new wedding location. After Conner and I both had a beer, we walked back out into the living room and found Miranda in Ty's lap. They were still looking at the photo books with Savanna.

"You ready to get to work, or do ya want to hang out and watch Lifetime Network all afternoon?" Conner teased.

Ty got a big smile on his face. "You're just jealous cause you weren't invited."

Here we go again!

"There ain't nothin' about you to make me jealous," Conner said defensively.

"Till I take off my pants. Then you will be." Conner started approaching Ty and Miranda held her hands up blocking her brother from her husband. She was laughing so hard she couldn't speak.

Conner turned around and walked out of the door. "Forget this s.h.i.+t! Let's roll Colt."

Once Conner was out of the house, I turned to look at Ty. He and Miranda were already back to their cuddle fest. "Seriously, can you just keep your mouth shut until we get finished workin'?"

"He was taunting me."

"Act your age, instead of five, please," I begged.

Ty scooted himself off of the couch. He leaned down and kissed Miranda again. I watched their eyes intently focused on each other. It was like they were having mind s.e.x or something. I shook my head and turned to Savanna. "We have to get to work on your surprise. Love you, Darlin'." To prove a point to myself, and everyone in the room, I let my kiss linger over Savanna's lips. As I walked out the door I laughed at myself for being jealous of Ty and Miranda's kissing.

d.a.m.n, he is rubbing off on me!

I was blown away when we got to the barn and the cleanout crew had shown up early. I hadn't expected it, but when someone in our town needed help, people showed up. It was even better that they brought a roll off dumpster. A group of four guys were pulling out large metal tractor parts as we approached the barn. Ty started to unload the generator, while Conner grabbed the pressure washer. My intent was to pressure wash the entire outside and take the tractor around to cut the high gra.s.s that had grown all around the outside of the barn.

With every prayer I had focused on my two cousins working together proficiently, I started walking back to get the tractor. It took me a good fifteen minutes, but I was more than pleased when I arrived back to find Ty and Conner working together. Instead of cutting the gra.s.s and having it uneven, I had bought a whole truckload of sod that was to be delivered the next day. I took the tractor and tore up the existing weed filled gra.s.s to give the dirt a nice even bed. When the landscapers arrived all they would have to do was roll them out evenly.

It took the guys a few hours to pressure wash the whole outside of the barn. For the most part, all of the old paint came right off. The sun was s.h.i.+ning down, drying the wood quickly. To give the barn the exact look of the original, we picked out the same red paint and had to rebuild the barn doors from scratch. Conner worked on the doors, while Ty painted all of the white trim.

As the sun began to set, we started spraying the outside the deep color. I had rented the sprayer for two days and it worked so much faster than rolling it. Since the roof was metal, we climbed on top and sprayed it the dark gray color that it once had.

When the moon replaced the sun, we had already painted the whole roof, the front and one side. The cleanout crew finished in less time than they had expected and we were able to get into the empty barn right away. Since there was nothing in it, and the paint on the outside had dried for the most part, we started gently spraying the inside. I knew the outside would need another coat, especially since we had sprayed some of it with water, but we had a good head start.

We called it a night around ten in the evening. After dropping off the guys at the other two houses, I headed back to find Savanna asleep on the couch. Without waking her, I carried her up to our bed and tucked her in. I was working so hard to give her the perfect day she always dreamed of. I climbed in bed beside her and pushed the hair out of her face. She was so beautiful to me. I loved her full lips and the tiny freckles on the bridge of her nose. Her dark hair was longer now and it fell past her b.r.e.a.s.t.s.

Savanna was everything I had wanted in a woman. She was so innocent and it was something that I cherished about her. I'd been in bad relations.h.i.+ps, some in which I never even gave a d.a.m.n about. I had treated my fair share of women terribly, especially after I got cheated on in college. I found it so hard to trust anyone that I just couldn't let myself care enough in any relations.h.i.+p. Savanna changed me.

Being there for her and feeling the pain of what she went through, it opened my heart. At first I fought it, but the more time I spent with her, the more I knew how real my feelings were. I wanted every part of her for myself. I had to touch her and have her heart. She was my everything. I never wanted to let her go.

To be able to open up my heart again didn't exactly come with instructions, especially on how to deal with things, when she still loved my cousin. Looking at them now, I would never think they even liked each other, but I guess neither of them really considered what else was out there. Ty was never mean to Savanna, in fact she was more like a treasure to him. He kept her locked away, even from the real person he was.

Savanna started to stir and nestled her body into mine. Since neither of us liked sweating in bed, we kept the window cracked so we could touch while we slept. With her arm on my chest, I fell fast asleep knowing everything was going to work out.

The next morning I got up early. Ty and Conner were already at the barn waiting for me. As I got closer it looked as if they were fighting, but instead they were playing some stupid slap game from when we were kids. I started to yell at them, but the truck full of sod came rolling in. I shook my head as I walked by them and started directing the truck in.