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“Okay, wait.” Londyn turned to him. “Who are you again? The new boyfriend?”
Taylor looked over at Julie, apparently waiting for her to explain this one. She took a deep breath. “Sure. We’ll just go with boyfriend.”
“Really?” Taylor’s smile radiated throughout the room.
Londyn grabbed his wallet off the floor and looked at him. “Well, new boyfriend, you can go now. We have this under control.”
“I beg your pardon, but this is my place,” Julie snapped. “If anyone is going, it’s you.”
The door opened and everyone turned toward it. Ayden walked in and looked around, astonished. “I’m not going to ask what happened here. I just came by to set up the arrangements. Julie.” He looked a little uneasy. “Shit, I’m just going to say it. Aston and Londyn are going to stay here for a while. If you need anything, let them know and they can get ahold of me.”
“Oh, hell no. You said an officer outside my apartment. That was all.”
“In light of the new developments, I changed my mind.”
“New…” Julie scrambled to put things together.
“The clothes,” Aston whispered.
Julie groaned. “I’m sure Officer Simms can see if someone tries to get in from the outside.”
“Wait.” Taylor pointed at Londyn. “Why would you want him to stay here? He’s not even a cop. Is he?”
Everyone looked at Londyn, and for the first time it hit Julie. She had no idea what in the world he did as an occupation. He had been a paramedic, but then he said he got offered something new. How had she never thought to ask what that was? He’d always mentioned work, but never elaborated. As she thought back, a lot of things never added up with him. Like disappearing in the middle of the night. Besides a doctor, who gets called out to work that late? “Londyn, what do you do?”
“I wanted to talk about this privately.”
A smile came to Julie’s face. “Cat’s kinda out of the bag. Maybe you should just tell me now.”
Londyn glanced over at Taylor. “Not gonna happen with him here. Newbie needs to go.”
“Taylor isn’t going anywhere.” Julie grabbed his hand.
“You’re kidding me. You act as though y’all are serious. How long have you known him for, a minute?”
Taylor laughed. “Longer than she’s known you. Our parents were neighbors. We grew up together.”
When Londyn smiled, Julie could have died. With as honest as she’d been with Taylor about Londyn, she’d also opened up to Londyn about her feelings for him too. How would she have known that Taylor would walk back into her life after all those years? He was her childhood crush. Well, more like her lifelong crush. Even in high school, she’d always hoped something would have moved them past the just-friends stage. But shortly after school, Taylor had joined the military and disappeared. It wasn’t until recently that he’d gotten out and come home.
“Taylor, Taylor. That’s right.” Londyn looked at Julie and laughed. He stuck out his hand. “It’s nice to finally meet you. I’ve heard so many stories.”
“Have you?”
Julie walked to the front door. She had to nip this in the bud, and fast. She’d die of embarrassment if what she’d said came out. “Ayden, I thank you for trying to watch out for me, but Taylor can stay. There’s no reason I need two or even three under my roof.”
“You sure? I’d really feel more comfortable with Aston inside.”
“I’m perfectly capable of taking care of Julie.” Taylor wrapped his arm around her and she tried not to act uncomfortable. With her ex-lover staring at her new one, it was unbelievably awkward. Especially since she still had feelings for him. And then there was Aston. Damn, he looked good in that uniform. She’d always had a weakness for cops.
What the hell is wrong with you, Jules. Get yourself together. Pining after three men is asking for trouble.
“Julie?”
Everyone in the room was staring at her.
“What?” Damn her skin felt heated. Hot. Yes, she was so hot, suddenly. This wasn’t like her. Three men? Never. Yet, she couldn’t deny wanting them.
Londyn and Aston looked at each other and she could feel the tension. What was up with them anyway?
