"Was that Cat?" A woman's voice rings out, and I suddenly realize Easton is on Facetime.
Easton tips his head back and stares up at the ceiling for a beat before answering. "It is."
"Who are ya talkin' to there, Sunshine?" This comes from another voice, a much deeper one. "Oh, hey, brother."
Easton grins. "How's it going, Quinn?"
"Can't complain."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're good, I'm good, he's good. Now let's get back to Cat."
"Em." Easton's sister ignores what he just said and repeats her previous statement. "I want to meet her."
"Sunshine, leave your brother alone."
"Put a sock in it, Quinn."
"I'll put somethin' in it, baby. But it won't be my sock."
"For Christ's sake. I don't want to hear this shit," Easton groans. "That shit is not cool."
"Sorry, brother," this Quinn says, and I can't help but giggle.
"Look, I'm going to call you tomorrow, Em," Easton tells his sister.
"No! I want to know more about Cat."
"I'll talk to you later."
"Easton."
"Love you, Em. Later."
"Easton, don't you dare…" Emerson is cut off when Easton taps the screen of his phone.
"Did you seriously just hang up on your sister?" I ask.
Easton Smiles. "Yep."
"Why?"
"Cause that's our thing. We give each other shit. It will drive her crazy until I answer her call tomorrow."
"Why is she so interested in me? I'm sure she hears about all the women you've dated. So this can't be anything new to her."
Easton climbs off the bed and prowls toward me. My breath hitches when he snags me around the waist, and I brace my palms against his chest. "First, my sister is most definitely interested, because I don't date. I haven't since high school. Have I had women? Yes. But that's not a subject I talk to Emerson about."
"Oh," is all I say.
"Until you. And I may have mentioned us to her the other night."
"Oh," I repeat myself as Easton dips his face down close to mine, his smell invading my senses.
"Are you starting to get that what we have here is serious? That you are mine?"
Licking my lips, I peer up at Easton's handsome face. "I…I think I'm starting to get it."
"Good," he says before closing the distance between us, taking my mouth in a searing kiss.
