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“Hey,” Nox answers his phone.?
“Yeah, sounds good to me.”?
“I’ll ask her.”?
“Sounds good… See you then.”?
“Yeah, yeah… Talk to you later.”?
Putting his phone away, his eyes rise to mine. “Want to go to dinner at Nana Redwood’s tonight? Everyone is going.”?
“Uhhh, she's the best fucking cook. Of course, I want to go.”?
“I heard that,” Isla jokes from the kitchen sink, busy cleaning up our breakfast feast. I tried to lend a hand, but she refused.?
“I mean, second-best cook I know.” I smile back at her.?
She smiles and nods, then returns to washing the dishes.?
“I can’t make it. I have to work tonight…” Colton pouts. He just got a job at a local bar, bussing tables and bar backing. It’s not the most glorious of jobs, but shit, I clean sweaty-ass locker rooms, so who am I to talk.?
“We’ll bring you home a plate because, let's be real, that woman cooks like she’s feeding an army.” I smile and bring the last of the coffee mugs to the sink.?
“I'm going to go for a run, then shower. Care to join?” Nox says as he stands from the table.?
I cock an eyebrow in question.Excuse me, sir, you did not just ask me to shower with you.?
“For a run, Sonny. Are you feeling up to it?”?
Oh right, he’s not propositioning hot, steamy shower sex with me.Because he wants more than just your body, Em.?
“Yeah, I could use a run.”?
“You two make me sick. The fact that you can run after a night like last night makes me want to throw up the five slices of French toast I ate.”?
I laugh as I pat Colton’s stomach. “We can’t all be as naturally ripped as you.”?
“You two take it easy. Don’t push yourself too much,” Isla yells after our retreating backs as we head up the stairs.?
We’re about halfway up the stairs when a question I’ve been meaning to ask resurfaces. “So, care to explain how I fell asleep in Colton's room and woke up in yours?”?
A chuckle escapes his lips. His full, soft, and oh-so kissable lips. I'm ready to kiss the shit out of him as soon as we walk through his door.Fuck, Em, get a grip. Just because someone shows you some affection doesn’t mean you need to jump him.?
“Now that I’ve tasted you, do you think I was going to allow you to sleep in another guy’s bed? Even if that guy is my brother,” he says with a devious smirk.?
He places a gentle kiss on my temple, and I practically melt right there on the spot.?
“Are you going to tell me why you didn’t want to go home last night?” He’s holding me by the shoulders, trying desperately to study my reaction. But little does he know, I've mastered the art of schooling my face to never show the truth.?
“Just didn’t feel like it… Besides, I wouldn’t have woken up to a gourmet breakfast to cure my hangover,” I joke, trying to lessen his concern.?
I can feel my defenses weakening with his continual assessment of me, but then he relents and releases my shoulders. I quietly let out the breath I was holding, relieved to not have to answer any other questions.?
“Thank you,” I say in a soft whisper. He’s always there for me. Always willing to take care of me while receiving nothing in return, and I hate the vulnerability I allow him to see, but I’m thankful, nonetheless.?
“No need to thank me… It was for selfish reasons. The way your body wrapped around me all night was all the thanks I needed.”
Eleven
