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She makes a face. “Yeah. I mean, Dominique called dibs so she’s in my old room with me. But then Amber and Natasha decided to take the guest room…”
Shit.
Gabriel’s house has been heavily remodeled since he and his siblings were growing up in it. Of the original five bedrooms, only three are still used for that: his master suite, Tempest’s old room which became Maeve’s room, and a guest room, which is where I’ve been sleeping.
“I mean, I couldn’t tell them that you sleep there,” she winces at me. “You know, cause?—”
“It’s fine, Maeve,” Gabriel smiles. “Don’t worry about it.”
Maeve is, obviously, privy to the real nature of our relationship. But her friends aren’t. Of course they wouldn’t see any problem wanting to use the guest room. They’d obviously assume I sleep in Gabriel’s room.
I don’t, though. Never have.
“I could dig out some old sleeping bags?—”
“Not necessary,” Gabriel grunts. “We’ll take care of it, Maeve.”
She glances at me nervously. I paste an easy smile that I really don’t feel onto my face as I wave her off. “Yeah, no big deal. Put them in the guest room.”
“Okay, great,” she beams. “Thanks! Oh, and pizza’s going in soon, if you’re hungry.”
Upstairs in the “guest” room, I change into sweatpants and a hoodie, pull my hair back into a loose ponytail, and head back downstairs. Right before I get to the kitchen, the sound of voices in the library makes me pause by the door.
“I don’t think so, Amber,” Gabriel’s voice growls.
“Aww, c’mon!” Maeve’s friend Amber coos in a voice that is way too flirtatious for my liking.
My teeth grind.
“Please, Mr. Black?”
She purrs his name in a way that makes my blood boil.
“Amber. It’s a flat no.”
“C’mon, Gabriel, you know I can go out to any bar I want and get a guy to buy me a drink.”
“Maybe so,” he grunts. “But you’re eighteen, and you’re in my house. You’re not helping yourself to any alcohol while you’re here.”
I roll my eyes. I’m about to head back into the kitchen to get in on the pizza action, which smells amazing, when I hear it:
“What if I showed you these.”
“AMBER—”
Maeve’s little friend almost jumps out of her skin, yanking her shirt back down as I stroll into the room.
“Uh, hi!” she blurts, her face white.
“Hi, Amber.” I smile warmly at her while my eyes rip her in two. Then I completely ignore her and walk over to an amused-looking Gabriel, grab him by the back of the neck, and yank his mouth down to mine. I kiss him deeply, letting my tongue explore his mouth as I coil against his body. I even reach around and squeeze his firm ass before I slowly pull away, nipping his lip as I do so.
I turn back to smile mildly at Amber.
“I think the pizza’s ready, kiddo.”
She turns scarlet, her eyes dropping to the floor as she nods and scurries out of the room. The second she’s gone, I whirl to glare at Gabriel.
“What the fuck was that?!” I snap.
