Sensual Games (Novak Springs #3) by Dawn Brower

her head. “No, he didn’t. I’m having doubts he was responsible the first time.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Did you know that Missy is Melody’s sister?”
    “Missy as in Colt’s baby mama, and Melody as in Dallas’s ex-fiancée?”
    Emma rolled her eyes. “Colt is not the father of Missy’s baby. Don’t you watch the news?”
    Wes walked fully into the room and shut the door behind him. “Yes, I know he isn’t the baby daddy. I was clarifying who we were discussing.” He folded his arms across his chest and stared her in the eyes. “Now tell me what’s going on.”
    “I don’t know.” Emma shrugged her shoulders. “I haven’t had time to find anything else out. I was hoping to talk to Tori but…we’ve both been so busy we keep missing each other.”
    “Okay, so all you know is that Missy and Melody are sisters. What do you think it means?”
    Emma didn’t want to voice what she thought it meant. She thought it sounded crazy in her head. She didn’t want Wes to laugh at her for being ridiculously stupid. “What do you think it means?” she asked him instead.
    Wes sighed. “I expect the same as you. I don’t believe in coincidences. Not this close together and having anything to do with that conniving woman our brother almost married.”
    Emma nodded. “You don’t think I’m crazy?”
    “No. The real question is how much of this did Melody orchestrate and what did she hope to gain by it?”
    “I don’t know. I didn’t even know they were related until Colt mentioned Missy’s last name the other day.”
    Wes grimaced. “It’s my first instinct to punch something when you mention his name.” He sighed. “But if it’s possible he’s completely innocent we should probably find out what is going on.”
    “I know. Which is why I wanted to talk to Tori.”
    “Do you really think she’d know something and not tell you?”
    “No.” Emma shook her head. “But she might not understand what she does know either.”
    “You have a point. Let’s go find my girlfriend and have a chat with her.”
    His statement reminded her. Emma had been meaning to ask Wes a question of her own. They exited her bedroom and walked down the hallway.
    “When are you going to make her more than your girlfriend?” Emma asked. “I’d like another sister.”
    Wes laughed. “Today, maybe, if I get the nerve.” He stopped and turned toward Emma. He pulled a small blue velvet box out of his pocket. When he opened it up a shiny marquis-cut diamond ring sparkled in front of her eyes.
    “Oh, it’s so pretty. She’ll love it!”
    “Love what?”
    They both turned to see Tori walking up the stairs. Wes’s hand flew behind his back to block her view of the ring. “Nothing.”
    “Don’t play games with me. What are you hiding behind your back, Wes Novak?”
    Emma stifled a giggle. So much for any romantic proposals her brother might have had in mind. “Go ahead and show her.”
    He glared at her. “Not now.”
    Tori crossed her arms and glared at him. She began to tap her foot with a mulish expression shadowing her heart-shaped face.
    “She’s not going to let it go.” Emma shook her head.
    Tori nodded, her caramel-blonde hair floating around her shoulders. “She’s right. Give it to me now.”
    Wes sighed and pulled the box out from behind him. He flipped it open to reveal the contents inside.
    Tori gasped when she saw the diamond ring in his hand.
    “Will you marry me?”
    Tori’s hands flew to her mouth, and tears began to spill out of the corners of her blue eyes. “Yes, oh yes I will!” She flew into his arms and began to rain kisses all over his face. “I love you.”
    “I love you too, princess.” Wes kissed her.
    “Eh hmm… I’m still here you two.”
    They pulled apart from each other.
    “Yeah, right. Forgot you were,” Wes muttered.
    Emma laughed. “Sorry to destroy the mood.”
    He pulled the ring out of the box and slid it across Tori’s finger. “Not at all. I have a