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“I’ll tell Mom and Dad later,” Teagan said, cutting off the conversation.
“You’d better, or I will,” Brad replied, giving them both a haughty gaze. “I could use a few days being the golden child again.”
“Oh what the fuck ever,” Teagan said with an exasperated roll of her eyes. “Mom dotes on you. Always has. Her first born. Her firstbaby.”
“Yes, and I will counter with Dad. Just Dad. How he let you have an apartment? A puppy? You’ve got that man wrapped around your finger. He needs a wake-up call. About how his precious baby girl is riding the Kraken.”
“Hey,” Jaxon reached over and slugged Brad from across the table. “Don’t be an asshole, Madden.”
Brad’s face turned incredulous, a grin spreading. “Ow,” he reached up and rubbed his shoulder.
Brittany broke the ice by slipping down under the table and popping up on the other side. “Come on, Teags, let’s go say hi to your sister.” She motioned to Teagan, who slipped out the same way, shooting Jaxon a look before she left. He tried not to pay attention and instead cracked his knuckles in what he hoped was a menacing way.
“Step back. She’s said worse to me when she was eight years old. Besides. I was just trying to test you.” Brad smirked. “Youcareabout her.”
“Yeah. So what?” Jaxon rubbed at a non-existent spot on the table. “You know we’re together.”
“But youcare. This isn’t a fling. You’re not going to hurt her. Or let anyone else do it either… even though I know my sister better than you do. That, what I just said, didn’t hurt.”
He was right. The Maddens were kind of tough on each other, but if anyone else tried it, they’d be on them.
“You know I have to check. Make sure…” Brad continued. “After-”
Brad didn’t have to say the name, he already knew.
Josh.
“Yeah,” Jaxon replied, wishing his beer was here so he could bury his blushing face in it.
When Teagan and Britt returned, they had the drinks in their hands, Teagan slid both beers in front of himself and Brad, while Britt held hers until she sat down.
Brad got up to let Britt slip in behind him, and Jaxon grabbed his mug and downed a good bit of it.
“He didn’t hurt my feelings.”
“I know he didn’t,” Jaxon replied.
“You don’t have to defend my honor.”
“I know that.”
“I don’t need-”
“I know you don’t,” he countered. “Not right now anyway.” He smiled, and she matched the expression, her eyes caressing every bit of his face and lingering on his lips.
Jaxon had promised her a kiss, after all.
Leaning closer, at first, he inched over until he could brush his lips over hers. Gently. The barest of kisses when he wanted to devour her.
Fuck, when did that happen? When had he started having feelings like this for her? Had they always been there?
No, no…he pushed that thought away.It was just close proximity. Nothing more.
Besides, who was it harming if he let himself lean a little into the fantasy? That she was his, and he was hers and they’d carried on a secret affair until now? It was a heady fantasy, and right then, he wanted it. He let himself get carried along just like they were carrying everyone else along.
He didn’t want to make out in front of her brother, but when she made a soft sound in the back of her throat, he couldn’t help it, he deepened the kiss. Until she stopped him, her hand on his chest and gripping a handful of his t-shirt. He could feel her fingernails scraping his chest, the feeling made every other one retreat. She could have dragged him through hell and back. He’d have gone, no problem.
“What… sorry…” Jaxon began, noting the scared look in her eyes as she looked over his shoulder, shaking her head.
