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Womp-womp.
I’m not taking this sitting down. Literally.
I pop to my feet and head down the hall toward her room, where I lightly rap my knuckles on the door.
“Av, we have some chicken wings left. Why don’t you have a few before you settle into work. You know you need to eat, right?”
Fuck, that sounds desperate.
But her door flies open anyway, and there she stands, already changed into some tattered yellow gym shorts and a skimpy little tank top. “Sure, let me just get my robe.”
Hmmm. I have always wondered what she has on under that robe she wears around the house.
Moments later, she takes a seat across from Ethan and me and dives into the wings like a starving man. Seriously. In seconds, her hands and face are covered with the spicy barbeque sauce that makes most people’s eyes water.
“Oh my god, this is so good. And the spice level is perfect,” she moans, licking her fingers clean.
I’ll be damned. I did not see that coming.
I head to the kitchen and return with a damp paper towel for her hands. But instead of giving it to her, I take her fingers and wipe them clean myself.
She goes silent, an incredulous stare on her face.
Just what I wanted. Catch her off guard.
Fuck, I’m an asshole.
When her hands are clean, I let my touch linger on her arm, our gazes meeting. There’s no doubt I’m making a move on her. It couldn’t be more obvious.
I glance over at Ethan, who gives me a nearly-imperceptible nod, daring me to keep going. Not that I need any encouragement.
The surprise on Ava’s face is not unexpected, not at all. I can see the wheels turning in a war between her possible interest, and messing around—whatever that means—with me, her roommate.
Not to mention his buddy over on the sofa watching.
To be fair, I’m conflicted too. On one hand, I can barely stop thinking about the woman. I can’t deny or ignore that. But on the other, I value our developing friendship and don’t want to piss off her older brother, especially on an uncertain course of action like this.
But something about her makes me want to take that risk, and not only because I know she’s never had an orgasm.
“Such a beautiful woman,” I say quietly, dragging a rough thumb up her inner arm.
When I reach the sensitive part just before her elbow crease, she gasps, her skin exploding into goose bumps. Her lips part slightly as I place my free hand on her inner thigh where her robe has fallen open. She’s warm and soft and I’m a liar if I don’t admit things are waking up below the belt for me.
Down, boy.
“Ethan,” I say in a low growl, “get over here and help make Ava feel good.”
Her eyes open wide as Ethan takes her other arm and mirrors my movement. Then she drops her head back just enough to expose her long, lush neck.
I jump at the opportunity to brush my lips over her gorgeous skin, and when I reach the shell of her ear, she sighs, almost imperceptibly, and fuck, now I’m so hard it’s painful.
Ethan moves in on her other side, our eyes meeting briefly. I have no doubt he’s wondering the same thing I am… is she going to send us packing, and if so, when. But so far, so good.
She looks at Ethan and me, and then I do something stupid. Really stupid.
I fall inlike.
I could say love. But I won’t. I don’t fall in love. It’s not my thing.
