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“I’ve had exams and don’t have time to clean between school and studying,” I defend. He raises his hands in surrender.
“I didn’t say a word.”
“Your face said it for you,” I huff, then he chuckles and wraps his arms around me, pulling me in close. I melt into him instantly.
“I missed you.”
I smile. “I missed you too.” He rests his chin atop my head and tightens his hold on me.
“I’m sorry about this morning, baby. I swear that will never happen again, you have my word.” Call me crazy but I believe him. He tells me to pack a bag for a few nights. I don’t fight him on it because the truth is, I want to spend as much time with him as I can before he has to go back to New England. After packing a bag with clothes, I start to gather all the text books and anything else I’ll need, apparently I won’t be coming back to my dorm until next week. It’s cool though. I only have two classes tomorrow and then it’s the weekend. Next week I have my final two exams, one on Tuesday and the other on Wednesday, then I’m off for the summer!
Corvin helps me carry my bags to the car, laughter bubbles out of me at the stupid joke he cracked. “Sweet juice.” My laughter cuts off as I slowly turn away from Corvin to see Jason standing there with a shit eating grin on his face. I feel Corvin press against my back. He grips my hips possessively, showing Jason that I’m his. “I was right. You are fucking the rich prick.”
I snort readying to have a go at the self-righteous prick but Corvin beats me to it. “She sure is, my friend.” Corvin may seem calm but I can hear the undercurrent of rage in his tone. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have plans that require a closed door and no clothing.” I nearly choke on my spit. Jason’s face is a picture of rage and I know without a doubt he isn’t going to let this little moment go any time soon. Corvin ushers me over to the car, opens my door and pushes me inside before joining me on the driver’s side. I watch Jason slowly disappear in the side mirror. The moment I can no longer see him, I breathe easier.
* * *
Corvin helps me carry my bags from the car to the elevator, there’s tension between us thanks to Jason and I hate it. I decide to talk to him about it once we get inside. The doors open and immediately I smile, coming back here feels like home. I go ahead of Corv and pay no attention to my surroundings. As I round the corner, I scream bloody fucking murder the moment Leah jumps out at me. I swear it’s a reflex, I don’t mean to do it, but she scared me, and my knee-jerk reaction was to throw the two bags in my hands at her.
“Fucking hell, Lee,” Corvin reprimands from behind me. I rush forward and inspect her for injury. She purses her lips to the side and gives me a disapproving look.
“Was that fucking necessary?” she snaps. I stare at her like she has lost her mind.
“Dude, you literally hid around a corner and jumped out at me. How the fuck was I supposed to know you weren’t a killer or something hiding in my boyfriend’s house?” The moment her jaw unhinges and I hear someone coughing behind her, I know I just fucked up. I peer over her shoulder to see Darius choking on a glass of water. I bite my lip nervously, worried that Corvin will be mad I said something, but honestly it just slipped out. All the worry evaporates inside me the moment he comes up behind me and wraps an arm around my waist. Leah looks from her brother to me, shock evident in her gaze.
“Well, about fucking time. At least now he won’t have to keep buying cars and furnishing his house.” I cringe in Corvin’s hold as he growls from behind me.
“Shut up, asshole, if I recall, my sister fucked with you as well.” Leah throws her head back and groans as Darius comes to stand beside her.
“Oh yes, she does.” I feel Corvin shudder and laugh, his hold on me tightens.
“Who’s side are you on, jail bait?” he snaps but his words lack heat. I pat the hand he has wrapped around me and tilt my head back to look up at him.
“Yours, duh.” He smirks triumphantly.
“Eww!” I dart my gaze toward Leah and frown at the disgusted look on her face.
“What?” I ask.
“You were making fuck me eyes at my brother and I don’t like it.” Both Corvin and Darius snort out a laugh, then gather my bags and take them upstairs for me while Leah and I head into the living room to catch up. The boys come back down and disappear down the hallway toward Corvin’s office. The moment we hear the door shut, Leah shifts along the sofa and gets as close as she can to me. “I want every detail. Tell me everything and don’t leave a single thing out. Don’t deny me, Alexa, I need all the ammo I can get.”
“Why?” I ask hesitantly.
She sighs dramatically. “He always throws me fucking his best friend in my face, so I need details, dirt or anything… just hurry and spill before they come back!” I do as she says and fill her in on how Corvin and I reconnected. I refused to tell her about us having sex even when asked. There is no way she is using my sex life as ammo for their next fight. I even fill her in on the events of this morning and running into Jason before we arrived back here. “What the fuck?” she shouts. I try to shush her but it’s too late, I hear the guys running toward us. They burst into the living room looking like they are ready to break up a fight.
“What’d you do?” Corvin shouts as he pins Leah with a dirty look. She takes it in stride and slowly climbs to her feet. I follow her lead and keep both of them in my line of sight as I take a few steps back. I feel Darius brush up beside me and whisper.
“Whatever happens, stay out of it.” I nod my understanding. I’ve had plenty of fights with sisters and know to keep my nose out of sibling drama.
“I didn’t do shit, exactly like you didn’t do shit when her ex-boyfriend posted fucking nudes of her online!” she screams. Corvin darts his gaze to me and I look down feeling shitty. I don’t expect him to take care of all my problems and I’m annoyed that Leah is throwing me under the bus right now.
“I’m handling it!” he grits out. That garners my attention, I look at him in surprise.
“You are?” I question and ignore Darius’s sigh from beside me.
His shoulders deflate. “Of course I am. He fucking posted nudes of you online, Alexa. I’m not gonna let that shit go. Darius is here to help me. Beckett, Saint and Crue will arrive later tonight as well.”
“We are?”
