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I rubbed her knee. I knew those memories remained a sore spot when she pressed her fingers to mine, knotted them together, and didn’t let go.
“And you became a problem child,” Camden retorted.
“Can’t deny I got to be a problem. Whenever he used too much, I’d act out,” she explained to Aidan. “I only behaved when he was clean. Then I realized why he was clean and…”
“She rebelled again,” Camden answered for her. “I didn’t hate it when they were together, but I didn’t like finding them in—” He thrust another digit through the circle he made with his thumb and pointer finger then did some kind of movement that was more like origami than anything else. “—various positions.”
Aidan plunked his elbows down on the table. “I can see Lorelei being into that, to be honest.”
“Of course. She’s all about sexual empowerment,” Savannah agreed. “Did you know the last time I saw her she gave me a vibrator to gift to Victoria?”
Aidan burst out laughing. “No. I didn’t know. Did you give it to her?”
“Sure. That’s why I didn’t tell you. You’d have told me not to.”
He grimaced. “I’d have told you to keep your nose out. Not because I’m a prude—”
“Oh, I knew that already, babe,” she chirped with a wink.
“—but because I don’t need Eoghan coming to me telling me my wife is corrupting his sister-in-law.”
“Like she’d tell Eoghan what I gave her,” Savannah scoffed.
“She has a point,” I said with a laugh.
“Has she used it?” Star queried. “She’s a sweet girl but looks like she has a stick up her ass.”
Savannah snorted. “I didn’t ask her, dumbo. Just left it with her. It’s there when she’s ready and only she knows when that is. Mom just wanted her to be prepared.”
“It’s weird that Mom even thought about her sex life,” Camden grumbled. “She’s met her, what? Twice?”
“She’s pulled back from her clients but I think she misses it.”
Star frowned. “She’s not working as a therapist anymore?”
Savvie bit her lip. “Nope.”
“Why not?”
“She says she wants to devote her time to her memoir.”
A sharp scowl flashed across Aidan’s brow at something she said, but he simply focused on his pasta before he reached for a slice of garlic bread.
Someone wasn’t thinking about getting laid tonight.
I heaved a sigh at the notion of this meal triggering an argument, but I guessed it meant the siblings would have to get together more often.
I was pretty sure regular catchups were why my brothers and I didn’t argue that much, just bickered.
As everyone settled into their meal and Katina popped her head in for dessert, I realized Star had grabbed her a pizza that she’d been eating in the living room she’d staked as her own.
That was when I knew Katina was capable of being shy. Camden was why, of course. It sucked meeting your idols—I’d know. I was sure I was going to die when I’d met Savannah and Camden’s father, Dagger.
Here, Kat had a golden opportunity to eat with Camden himself, to ask him whatever she wanted, but she was too busy hiding out in her living room.
When she anxiously toed the rug beneath the dinner table, blushing as she peeked at Camden, hovering over cookie dough ice cream as she informed Savannah about my French braiding skills when Savvie had told her how pretty she looked—which had Aidan shooting me a bewildered glance—I experienced the weirdest feeling.
It wasn’t bad, just weird.
