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The next afternoon, we’re sitting in the pool house. The guys are eating leftovers while I suck discreetly on ice chips.
We decided last night, in the cover of darkness, not to tell them about the baby yet. And I swore Remi to silence. But it doesn’t stop Cole rubbing my stomach every time he’s near.
“Stop,” I hiss when he starts doing it again.
He nuzzles my hair, sending shivers shooting through me.
Cole is different. Something changed yesterday. I know it isn’t an instant fix, but it doesn’t stop me soaking up this side of him.
“I need to get laid,” Conner grumbles, flicking his eyes between Ace and Remi, who are also curled up on the couch together, and me and Cole.
“Don’t you have a booty call list?” Remi asks, stuffing another cookie in her mouth.
“I have... options.” He smirks, but it doesn’t quite reach his eyes, and I feel a pang of guilt.
“Maybe you should go back to the Heights and—”
“Leave it,” he growls at Ace.
“What?” Remi gawks. “Why would he do that?”
“There was a gi—”
“Ace, I’m serious, bro. Don’t make me beat your ass.”
“Think you could take me?”
“Don’t you know it’s the happy, smiley ones you need to watch? We might seem chill, but inside we’re a ticking time bomb of rage.”
Ace frowns before exploding with laughter. “You’re a fucking idiot.”
Conner flips him off.
“You should tell them,” I whisper to Cole. He hasn’t said a word about Colton U being interested.
He ignores me, sliding his lips against mine. I melt against him, our tongues tangling together. It’s the first time he’s ever kissed me like this in front of them, and my heart soars.
Someone clears their throat and I start to break away, but Cole curves his hand around the back of my neck and keeps kissing me. Claiming me.
When I told him last night that I loved him, he didn’t say it back. And part of me wonders if it’s because he’s not sure if he feels the same or because he doesn’t know what love is supposed to be like.
But this kiss?
This kiss tells me everything I need to know.
He feels it.
Even if he can’t say the words.
Cole shifts over me, pressing me back into the chair, and Conner cusses under his breath, making him tense. He presses his brow to mine, and I smile.
“Hi,” I say.
“Guess we got carried away, huh?”
Pressing my hand against his face, I breathe him in. “We can finish this later.”
His eyes flare with heat, and he lets out a muted groan.
