“What do you want?’ he asked as he squinted at Quinn and Kenny through the screen door.
Kenny kept his hand on his holster, and he didn’t quite stand on the main floor in front of the door but instead on the first step. He was keeping his distance.
“We need to talk,” Quinn stated.
“Talk about what?”
“Lena!” Kenny stated firmly, and instantly Bryant felt on the defensive. Quinn and Kenny had a mean streak in them. They wouldn’t hurt a woman, but they demanded a lot of women, especially in bed. Lena was special and had turned his own heart inside out.
“What about her?”
“You’re in love with her,” Quinn stated, and Bryant was shocked, never mind that he felt as if Quinn had hit him in the gut.
Quickly, he laughed, despite the desire to hit something, like Quinn or Kenny.
“You know it’s true. I saw it in your eyes when you brought her the ice. Hell, I saw it in Lena’s eyes when you told her you were leaving,” Kenny offered.
Could it be true? Was he saying that Lena had feelings for him?
“I don’t think you know what you saw.” Bryant crossed his arms in front of his chest as he leaned against the door.
Quinn and Kenny exchanged a look.
“She’s in love with you. She looked sad as a lost puppy the moment you walked away from her,” Kenny added.
“Did you sleep with her?” Quinn asked.
Bryant smirked.
“That’s none of your fucking business, little brother.”
Quinn took a step forward, and Bryant shoved open the door and was nose to nose with Quinn.
“She is my fucking business, and if you hurt her, I’ll fucking kill you.”
“We mean it, Bryant. We want her. Blake, Quinn, and I are going to make her ours. We don’t need you messing with her heart and her feelings,” Kenny stated.
Bryant stood his ground in front of Quinn.
“She’s a big girl, all woman actually, and responsible for her decisions.”
Quinn shoved Bryant against the wall and kept his forearm at his throat.
“You fuck with her and I swear, Bryant, you’re finished. We’re trying to work things out with you.”
“Then why the fuck are you threatening me?” he replied. He thought about Lena. She was special. He understood that and accepted it. If his brothers were staking a claim, then so be it. She deserved men like them. Whole men not a fucking cripple who couldn’t even sleep the night through.
Quinn released him and stepped back.
“Show some respect for her, Bryant. She’s done nothing but care for you and do the right thing. If you don’t want to break her heart, then give her up now.”
Bryant was pissed at Quinn’s threat. Lena could choose her own destiny.
“She’s all yours.”
He began to walk inside.
“We’ll try to work things out, Bryant, if you love her, too. We’re willing to put aside everything that has happened and work on our relationships again. Lena would be a major part of this,” Kenny offered.