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“Too soon?” The words were meant to be a tease, but I couldn’t hide the worry in my tone from what her response would be.
Her head moved slowly from side to side, her free hand finding my jaw. Her soft fingers trailed lightly over it before she put the slightest pressure there, forcing me to lean back so she could look into my eyes.
“I think I missed you before you ever entered my days and my dreams.”
Fuck, this girl . . .
I dropped my forehead against hers, pulling her body closer. “Firefly.” Bending to nip at her lips, I asked, “How long do we have?”
“Don’t wonder.”
I met her eyes, the question in my own, and felt her shrug against me.
“It’ll waste the time we have if you do. It’ll make it rush by if you know.”
I had a feeling any time with her would be over too soon because it ended.
“Then I won’t,” I promised, leaning forward to capture her mouth just as someone started banging on the door.
“Open up.”
Before I had a chance to tell whichever twin was in the hall to fuck off, the door suddenly flung open.
I grabbed Elle and twisted her away when she was shoved forward, my hard glare set on my sister from where she stood flanked by the twins in the doorway. Diggs was eating out of a large bowl of popcorn with a shit-eating grin.
“Can I help you?” I asked, my teeth clenched.
“Uh, hello?” Libby scoffed and stepped forward to reach for Elle, but I pulled her deeper into my room. “Didn’t you hear? We’re having a sleepover.”
I stared her down like she’d lost her mind. “Yeah, we have been for a while now.”
“No, no. In the theater room. And it’s been planned since yesterday, which means the two of you can’t be the only ones who don’t come.”
“I just got Elle back, I’m not spending the night with all of you.”
Diggs pretended to stab himself with the bowl. “Dude, we spent all day setting it up. Let us impress the nerd with our fort-making skills.”
“There’s food,” Maverick added.
“Dude, so much food,” Diggs said as he shoved more popcorn in his mouth. “Did I say there was a fort? The whole theater room is a fort.”
A soft laugh sounded from the girl in my arms. “Didn’t you just eat?”
Maverick huffed. “Popcorn and candy, newbie. There’s always room for it.”
Libby shot me a look. “I think it’s so cute that you think we’re giving you an option.”
“Fort,” Diggs said again, drawing the word out. “Fort.”
Elle craned her neck to look up at me. “What’s a fort?”
The twins made a sound that might’ve been a cry. Even Libby looked stunned.
“Aw, baby. It’s okay. Diggs has got you, and he’ll be real gentle with you.”
A warning growl sounded in my chest when Diggs reached for Elle.
Instead of backing away, he just looked at me. “My nerd doesn’t know what a fort is. Let me educate her before I cry for the childhood she never had.”
