AllFreeNovel
Share Us
At the top of the tunnel we turned right and I found myself outside of the locker room as it was the first time I stumbled across it. Women lined the walls, waiting on the guys to come out. It was intimidating to walk up and suddenly have all their eyes on you. I tried to stop at the end of the line, too embarrassed to walk in front of all of them.
Andrew looked back at me and shook his head. “Come on. You can wait up here. Jack and Caleb will probably be out soon and I want them to be able to find you.”
I let out a snort and lowered my voice as I clung to his hand and walked with him. “Pretty sure it’ll be easy, since I’ll be the one with the kid.”
He narrowed his eyes at me. “Was that a dig at yourself?”
Shrugging, I stopped in front of the locker room door and held out my hands for Jesse. Before Andrew budged, though, the door behind him opened and a group of men walked out. Caleb and Jack were at the back and their smiles stretched wide when they saw me.
Andrew turned to Jack and handed Jesse to him before turning back to me and cupping my face in his hands. Tilting my face up to his, he held my gaze. “No more bullshit digs at yourself. Understand me?”
I nodded, mainly to stop people from staring at us any longer. That failed, though, because he leaned down and kissed me like he was proving a point. He left me trembling when he finally pulled away.
“Want to wait in my truck instead of in here?” When I nodded aggressively, Andrew stroked his thumb over my cheek and groaned. “I’ll be out soon.”
Caleb wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me close. “If you really want to put on a show for everyone, you could let me carry you out of here over my shoulder. Thatmightmake them talk more than that kiss Andrew just laid on you.”
I grabbed a handful of his shirt and growled. “Get me out of here.”
36
***Olive***
OnceJessewastuckedinto bed, I walked into my living room to find Andrew, Jack, and Caleb on my couch with their heads together. I cleared my throat and watched them all sit back like they hadn’t just been whispering to each other.
“What’s all the secrecy about? Do y’all want to leave? You don’t have to feel obligated to stay. You played a good game and deserve a celebration.”
Caleb frowned. “Who said anything about us feeling obligated to stay? We invited ourselves over and crashed your couch, sweetheart. We want to be here. We were debating about which movie we should watch.”
I tried to hide my smile but when Andrew laughed, I groaned and moved closer to them. “We’re having a movie night?”
Andrew caught my wrist and pulled me onto his lap. “Yep. You get to pick between horror, comedy, or comedy.”
I rolled my eyes at the selection but shrugged. I really didn’t care. I was being held and spending time with the three guys I liked most in the world. No matter the movie, I was going to be happy. “Pick whatever.”
Caleb pulled the coffee table close so they could all kick their feet up and then he stood up and smirked. “I hid a few gifts for you last night. Be right back.”
“Did he say he hid gifts?”
Andrew wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tight. “Yeah, he does that. He once hid my birthday present in my truck and it was there for four months before he pointed it out. He takes joy in it for some reason. Maybe he’s a serial killer. Is that one of the traits?”
I giggled and then sat up when Caleb came back in with a huge blanket in one hand and a bag of things in his other hand. I shook my head and opened and closed my mouth a few times as I tried to make sense of what I was seeing. “Where the hell did you hide that blanket?!”
He shrugged. “I’ll never tell. I kicked the AC down a few degrees so we can use the blanket without dying. I’ll pay whatever it adds to your energy bill. I also put another blanket over Jesse so he won’t catch a cold.”
My heart hammered away in my chest as he rattled off things like they weren’t incredibly thoughtful and kind. I grabbed his hand and tugged him down on the couch so I could kiss him. It wasn’t until my tongue was in his mouth that I realized that sitting on Andrew’s lap while kissing Caleb might not be okay. I pulled away and laughed awkwardly, while pushing my hair behind my ears and looking anywhere but at them. “Sorry. I… Sorry.”
Andrew’s hand settled on my thigh and squeezed. “You don’t need to apologize.”
Caleb shook his head and moved on. He tossed the blanket over us haphazardly and then opened the bag. “Fuzzy socks. Movie candy. And a blindfold in case you get scared during the movie, since I hoped you would pick horror.”
I clutched the fuzzy socks to my chest. “This was so sweet of you. I don’t know how I got so lucky. All three of you are amazing. Thank you. For everything.”
Caleb took the socks and pulled the blanket up to expose my feet. He sat on the coffee table and pulled my feet into his lap so he could pull the new socks onto my feet. They were amazingly soft and I knew I’d never owned socks so nice. After making sure they were on my feet straight, he covered my legs again. “There. I’m going to grab a beer for us. Do you want one?”
I shook my head. “No, thank you.”
I cuddled into Andrew’s chest and sighed happily. Caleb was back and settled next to us just a second later and the three of them got comfortable with their feet kicked up on the table and a beer in their hands before starting the movie. I stretched my legs out over Andrew’s and picked up a box of lemonheads. Popping one in my mouth, I decided that they’d created happiness for me that night.
