Page 97 of My Three Hometown Hard Hats

They all get a look like they’re actually contemplating that, and that it might not be a bad idea.Internal eye roll… Men. But why do I kind of love it?

“As hot as that would be, you don’t need to.” Conrad gestures between the dresser and the walk-in closet. “Most of your clothes are already here.”

“Wait. What?”

“We were being hopeful,” he says, sliding his jeans back on his toned legs.

“But how did you get all of it, and how did I not notice?”

Brooks wraps his arms around me from behind, now fully dressed. “We left some of your clothes over there, so you didn’t notice. Your mom helped us.”

I whip around in the cage of his arms. “My mom knew?” He nods with a softness in his eyes. “And she was okay with it?”

He nods. “She was.” He cringes as something crosses his mind.

“She did say she would chop my balls off and feed them to a bear if I hurt you, though, so you know I’m not going to do that,” he adds, a shiver moving over his entire body.

I can’t help but chuckle because, of course my mom would say something like that. I turn around, facing Austin and Conrad. “Did she say that to you guys, too?”

“More or less,” Conrad says with a shrug. “Let's just say I will be keeping my dick far away from the tires on her car.”

What the fuck, Mom?I continue to laugh, covering my face with my hands.

Austin hands me a pile of clothes. My clothes. From my closet.

“Thanks,” I whisper, slipping into the leggings and sweatshirt.

Apparently, we aren’t going anywhere.

“Do I need to worry about your dick, too?” I ask Austin, pulling my hair up into a ponytail.

“You’re the only one who ever needs to worry about my dick anymore,” he says, wrapping his arm around me.

Why was that so sweet?My head falls against his muscular chest as I groan.

A beep sounds as the front door is opened. “Everyone had better have clothes on,” my brother’s grouchy voice shouts out.

“Why wouldn’t they have their clothes on?” Evelyn giggles. “It isn’t bath time.”

The four of us try to contain our laughter as we make our way down the hallway and into the living room.

“Hadley,” Evelyn shouts, sprinting for me.

I crouch down as she launches herself into my arms. Fully committing to all of this with the guys means I get to let my love for Evelyn settle a little deeper into my heart.

I hug her harder than I ever have before, knowing not a single day is going to go by for the rest of my life where I’m not going to care about this girl.

She pulls back, and I kiss her forehead. Her head tilts to the side. “Why are you crying?” she asks.

I swipe under my eyes.I guess I am.“I’m just happy,” I tell her.

“So, I take it you said yes,” my brother says from the opposite side of the room. I give him a teary nod. “This is what you want?”

I stand, sliding Evelyn’s hand into mine. My eyes move from her to my three men, who are standing behind me. I drag in a deep breath, looking at Grayson again.

“It really is,” I tell him wholeheartedly because there isn’t anywhere else in the whole world I would rather be than in this home with these people.Mypeople.

“I guess I’ll go get the surprise from the truck then,” my brother says, marching back out to his truck.