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My thoughts traveled back to Jaron. I didn’t know what business he had in town, but he became broody. Everywhere I went, I could feel him watching me. I didn’t know why or how. Maybe I was losing my mind. How could I let a guy affect me this way? My parents taught me better. My mom especially.
“Piper.”
I jumped, spinning around, and found Aiden and Ashton Donovan coming toward me. Great. Just what I needed. Two more men to give me a hard time.
“How’s it going?” Aiden asked, pushing a loose strand of hair behind my ear. His piercing blue eyes bore into mine. He was the quiet one. Compassionate and kind. While Ashton was the jokester and partier, Aiden liked to keep to himself. But it still didn’t stop either of them from touching me whenever they felt like it.
I shivered, taking a step back. “It’s going fine.”
Aiden frowned, his gaze slicing through me. I had called off our fling, but it didn’t mean the twins never tried to get me back in bed.
“I leave on Monday.” Aiden nodded at his brother. “Ashton will take care of you while—”
“No,” I snapped. “I mean … I’m going to miss you.” I took a breath.
His eyes softened.
“Of course I’m going to miss you but this—“ I waved a hand between us “—I told you it was over.”
“I know.” Aiden glanced at his brother. “He’s still going to watch you.”
“You can’t stop me,” Ashton added.
Ignoring him, I headed back down the aisle. Aiden was being shipped out on his first leave after joining the Navy like our fathers. I would miss him. It would be hard not to but a part of me was thankful he wouldn’t be in town to press me for more. They wanted what I couldn’t give them. I never led them on, and I told them exactly what I wanted in the beginning, but it never stopped them from flirting.
I continued walking down the aisle, forgetting why I had come to the grocery store in the first place. Ice. Right.God, get it together, Piper.
“Why are you walking away from this?” Ashton asked, following me.
“You know why. I told you guys that I’m done.” I felt guilty enough for fucking Jaron in Paris while I was still sleeping with the twins. Even though we never made anything official, it still wasn’t right of me.
“Whether you like it or not, I’ll be around, Piper.” Ashton grabbed a case of beer from the bottom shelf. “We’ll see you at the party.” He leaned down to my ear. “You’ll beg for more. They always do.” He kissed my cheek and headed to the cash register.
Aiden followed his brother but not before he gave me a look.
I swallowed hard, turning away. As much as I didn’t like to admit it, Ashton was right. Ihadbegged for more but that was before Jaron showed up in Paris. That was before I followed him back to his hotel room and spent the night in his bed. That was before I gave my heart to a guy who wanted nothing more than sex. It wasn’t Jaron’s fault. He never led me on. It was just my heart getting in the way of me actually enjoying myself for once.
Did the twins know I had slept with someone else? I never gave them a reason when I ended things. I just said I was finished. It wasn’t good enough for them, but I refused to give them more. I cared for them deeply and didn’t want to hurt them in any way but when they started judging because they were pissed, my sympathy simmered.
Letting out a hard sigh, I grabbed a shopping cart and filled it with bags of ice before I forgot again. Once I paid, I headed to my car only to find Jaron leaning against it.
I stopped in my tracks, the tiny hairs on my body tingling under his intense scrutiny.
He crooked his finger, indicating for me to go to him and, like a good little girl, I did.
Jaron smirked.
If I wasn’t carrying the bags of ice, I would have smacked that smirk right off of his handsome face.
Without saying anything, he came toward me and grabbed the bags from my hands.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him, unlocking the trunk to my car.
“I told you I wanted to see you again.” He placed the bags in the back and closed the trunk.
I looked around us.
“Don’t worry. The twins are gone.” Jaron took the keys from my hand and opened the passenger side door.
