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“Youtouched her,” August bit out.
“Lovingly,” I countered.
August all but lunged for us, and Bash tucked me smoothly behind his back.
Then, he shut the door in my face.
I blinked at the wood for all of three seconds before Rafael and Zander got the door open and stepped outside to back Bash up.
The door closed again.
I hesitantly reached for the handle, but my fingers stopped without turning it.
“Brynn, can you make a batch of those peppermint truffles everyone loves while we work on lunch?” Anastasia called, from the kitchen.
My lips curved upward, just slightly. “You don’t think I should stop the fight?”
“No, they’ll all be in better moods when it’s over.” Her voice was cheerful; she had definitely recovered from everything that happened over real Thanksgiving. And when I told her my brothers were coming for a do-over of the holiday, she had been eager to have a second chance at it too.
I stepped away from the door, joining them in my kitchen.
As surreal as it had been at first, I loved the way my life had merged with Bash’s.
“In better moods, and bleeding, probably,” Miles grumbled, as I joined them in the kitchen.
“Soon enough, your brothers will be trying to convince you to have babies too,” Anastasia said, winking at me.
I laughed. “In your dreams, maybe.”
She grinned, and Eldrich grinned too.
“Be patient,” Tatum called, from the pie she was working on. “We’re all just enjoying our mates for now.”
“Good things come to those who wait, I suppose,” Anastasia agreed.
We all worked together, with Christmas music playing from my phone while we chatted and cooked.
Eventually, all six of the guys came shuffling in. As expected, all of them were grinning.
And bleeding, in multiple places.
The soaked part wasn’t expected; they were covered in snow, all of it in different stages of melting.
One-by-one, my brothers gave me half-hearted hugs and grumbled their congratulations.
The Villins were grinning even wider when that was over with, and after Bash gave me a quick kiss, everyone disappeared upstairs to grab changes of clothes from my mate.
When they all came down in slacks and button-ups, I couldn’t help but laugh.
No way in hell had my brothers ever worn dress clothes.
Soon enough,we were all eating our makeshift Thanksgiving. After we got everything cleaned up, we exchanged gifts, and played cards for a while before we called it a night.
Anastasia and Eldrich went back to Tatum and Rafael’s place with them, and Miles and Zander headed home, leaving me and Bash to say goodbye to my brothers.
“You could’ve done worse,” Eli said, giving me one last hug before clapping Bash on the back. “Take care of her.”
“I will.”
