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Desert Flower

Burning Love

“Parker, knock it off,” my mom said and flattened more steak. “Evangeline is not a zombie.”
I could see my beautiful girl blushing furiously. She looked at my older brother and glared.

“It’s not polite to spread rumors, Parker. Only one part of me is a zombie.” She smiled at me. “And since one part of me is a zombie, I can turn you into one.” Evangeline stood up and walked over to Parker.

The big, bad cowboy backed away from this tiny woman. He actually looked afraid of her. “Don’t come near me. I don’t want to be a zombie!”

Evangeline started laughing. “Parker, I’m not really a zombie. Neil Degrasse Tyson said those are impossible. Their brains would be goo before they could even begin to reanimate. Besides, do you know how many people are walking around with cadaver pieces in them?”

Parker looked at her and smiled a little. “Well, if my favorite scientist says zombies can’t happen, I guess it’s okay.”

My brothers started laughing. I was glad to see my family liked my fiancée. She was an important part of my life, as were they. “Perfect dinner, Gracie. Chicken fried steak is truly one of your better dishes. Maybe you should open a restaurant instead of teaching,” Dad said to my mother.

I had to admit, he was right. Mom could open her own restaurant and make a killing. Her Southern dishes were always gone in minutes at parties. And her desserts were to die for. I was really hoping for a million-dollar pound cake while Evie and I were here. Her cake was unlike any other. I bet even that New Jersey cake guy wouldn’t have a complaint.

“Dad’s right,” Lachlan said, “Delicious as usual. You could go help cook at Parker’s dude ranch.”

Mom rolled her eyes. “I like teaching.”

She started to pick up our plates, but both Grayson and I rushed to get the dishes before Mom could finish gathering them. She laughed when Gray plucked the ones from her hands.
Evie stood up and headed into the kitchen with the two of us hot on her heels. We stacked the plates by the sink, and Evie started cleaning them.

“Evie, what are you doing?” I turned the water off.

“My part to help out. Don’t try to stop me, mister.” She turned the water back on and started scraping the food off and rinsing the plate off.

Grayson laughed and stood by the dishwasher to load up the used plates. I laughed as well and went back to the dining room for more dishes. My entire family was staring at where my girl had gone.

“She doesn’t understand not helping, does she?” My father asked. “I like her. Evangeline is good for you. So you better be good to her.”

I smiled and picked up some more dirty dishes. “Yeah, she is. I knew y’all would like her. She’s truly amazing. So don’t worry about me being good to her; it’s hard not to be.”

“Thanks, Matt,” my girl shouted from the kitchen.

My family laughed, and everyone got up to finish cleaning the dining room. That was one benefit of my family, we all worked together to make sure the work got done. It was something you learned living on a ranch. We had daily chores, and they went faster when you worked as a team.

“My family loves you,” I said as I pulled my shirt over my head. “Mom thinks you’re good for me, Dad enjoys you, and my brothers think you’re funny.”

“Mhmm,” she said quietly.

I turned to look at her, and I saw her smile softly. She was staring at my chest. Smiling, I pulled a pajama shirt on. “Were you listening to me?”

“Yes, your family likes me. You stare at me all the time, it’s only fair that I get to stare back.” She rolled onto her side and pulled the covers over her body.

I climbed into bed with her and pulled the covers over my body as well. She rolled into my side and cuddled against me. A smile broke across my face. This woman was all mine, and I was so happy I got to spend the rest of my life with her. Evie sighed in her sleep.

“I love you, Evangeline.”


The gun clicked, ready to be used in war. It had been cleaned and reassembled. It was a tedious job but a calming one. That had been the fourth gun which I had done that to.
Evie and I had a great weekend with my family, and they were all excited to see the two of us married, but she wanted to wait. Something about wanting to savor the engagement. I was fine with that, but she also said no sex until we were married. That part was killing me.

Clay walked in. “Hey, man! How was the weekend with your family? Did you tell Evangeline about your family’s wealth yet?” He picked up one of the guns I was supposed to be cleaning and looked at it.

“They all like her,” I said, eyeing him wearily. “And no, not yet. She’s not going to care, but she’ll still be wondering why I haven’t told her.”

The gun thudded to the table. “I’m wondering the same thing.” He folded his arms across his chest. “Dude, we’ve known each other since the third grade. Why aren’t you telling her?”

“I don’t know, okay? I love her. She’s beautiful and all mine, but—“

“What? You think if you tell her how rich you are, she’ll leave you? That’s horrible of you. I thought Evangeline had been making you less of an asshole, but you’re still the same asshole you were nearly three years ago!”

I slammed my hands on the table and stood up. “That’s bullshit!”

“No, it’s not!” He got into my face. “Tell me why you love her.” Clay had never been this angry before.

“Dude, what’s your deal?”

“Just answer my question,” he said and sat down. “I’ll explain after you tell me why you love Evie.”

I shot him a weird look and sat down too. It seemed so weird that he was pissed about me hiding my wealth. He had Cleo and loved her more than anyone on the planet. Maybe that’s what this was. Cleo probably had put him up to this. She and Evie were best friends, and they loved each other like sisters.

“Evie is beautiful. She’s got an incredible body and a gorgeous face. She’s just really and truly beautiful.”

“So, you love her because of her looks?” Clay asked. He leaned forward, clasping his hands between his knees. “How shallow can you be?”

Now, I was angry. “What the hell, Clay?”

“The only reasons you gave for loving this woman was her appearance. Over the last two years, I’ve become good friends with her. Evie is way more than a pretty face and someone for you to fuck! Matt, you’re one of my best friends, but you don’t understand love. At least, based on your answer, you don’t. You haven’t understood love after what happened to Matt. You’re broken!”

“Just leave me alone,” I said and picked up another gun to start cleaning. “I love Evangeline.”

Clay stood up. “And you’re lucky she loves you. You’re going to break her heart.” He left, slamming the door behind him.

Filled with anger, I started to clean the gun I was holding. Cleo had definitely gotten to Clay. Evangeline was not just a good fuck to me. Clay didn’t realize it was hard for me to love. It was something I had trained myself to do in the military, after Hunter. And what a low blow that was. If you didn’t feel love, you didn’t get hurt.

Setting the gun down, I thought about my relationship with Evie. Did I only love her because she was beautiful? I shook my head. That was an insane notion. I went back to cleaning guns.

Notes

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Comments

More! Give me moreeeeee!

I so need to know what happens next, also very sneaky Matt stealing the ring away while she was showering.

Loved this chapter. I'm gald Matts finally realised why he loves her. I'm excited to see if the plan works!

Looking forward to the next update!! ❤

I hope you get through all this okay. Do what you need to do and stay as healthy as possible. All the best to you!

Kimmie Kimmie
9/1/18

I totally understand where you're coming from Heretic and while I will miss this story greatly you need to do what is best for yourself and for your health. I hope everything goes well for you and good luck in getting your Master's degree.

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@HereticBlood6661
No problem, sorry it took so long to see this comment its been pretty hectic lately. I finally got the results back from the exams I had done and I found out that I get to go to university in September. Hope everything is well with you ❤