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Steele eyed him. “We’re going to share her. Remember? Sharing her means you need to actually fucking share her.”
“Fuck.” Grady closed his eyes, then breathed in and out slowly. “I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I don’t want to let her go.”
Steele understood that. That didn’t mean he wasn’t going to push the other man to let her go. He finally lifted her over to Steele.
Christ. He loved holding her. She fit perfectly in his arms. She wasn’t too small or too big.
Just. Fucking. Right.
And what was he? Fucking Goldilocks?
“Effie, listen to me.”
“You gots pretty eyes. Like a clear sky with no clouds.”
He did?
“I want you to listen to me, Effie. Grady and I might be scary. We might be dangerous. But you never have to fear us. Tell me you understand me.”
She opened her mouth and he waited for her agreement.
“I’m going to be sick.”
25
Grady wiped Effie’s face while Steele held her against him as they sat on the floor. She made a pitiful noise. “I don’t feel so good.”
“I know, Twinkletoes,” he said soothingly. “I’m sorry you don’t feel good. But we’re going to make you feel better.”
“I needs to go home. Brooks is all alone. I need to go to him.”
Grady shared a look with Steele. The last thing he wanted was to take her home. But she was right, Brooks was on his own. And at sixteen he could probably handle it. But they couldn’t just call him and tell him they were stealing his aunt for the night.
“We’ll take you home,” Steele said.
“Good. I want my bed.” She moved her feet back and forth. “Why aren’t I moving?”
“Because you’re not standing, baby,” Steele told her with a grin.
Grady stood and then helped her up, holding her steady against his chest.
“You smell so good.”
“Is that another seecit?” Grady asked.
“Why would it be a secret? Don’ts you know how you smell? Silly man. Lucky you’re so cute.”
“Cute and pretty?” Grady said in a mock growl. “I ought to spank you just for that.”
“Promises, promises.”
He gave Steele a surprised look, to find the other man was grinning.
“Come on,” Steele said. “Let’s get Sleeping Beauty home to her bed.”
“I’s not Sleeping Beauty! I don’t want to sleep for a hundred years, then be awakened with a kiss! Could you imagine that morning breath?”
Grady grinned.
