she’d
been able to do was think about his parting words, as if the rest of the
weekend hadn’t happened.
It had taken her two little days to fall even more in love
with him. She hadn’t been able to stop herself, not when he’d been so damn
amazing. He’d been playful, sexy and sweet in turns, paying attention to her
unlike any other man before. All her exes had acted as if they were doing her a
favor, as if the fact she was round everywhere meant she was somehow less. Nick
had behaved exactly the opposite, making sure she was satisfied, in and out of
bed. What could possibly have gone through his head for him to utter those
words? Had the heat gone to his head or something? Damn men to hell! Always opening their big mouths and ruining everything.
She watched her brother step into the room just before his
best friend, both smiling at her in welcome. The two men had started hanging
out again and she was happy for Alex, but it also meant Nick spent a lot of time
in their house. She should have been used to this, she really should have. The
weekend spent together had changed everything however.
She smiled back, but didn’t move from the sofa, her gaze
swiftly moving back to the TV screen. She couldn’t even remember what she’d
been watching, too caught up in trying not to look at Nick.
Alex sat down beside her, Nick moving to her other side. His
thigh brushed hers and she saw him lean down from the corner of her eye,
knowing he was going to kiss her cheek like he usually did. She turned her
head, aware she wasn’t going to have a choice. She was going to have to let him
do it so her brother didn’t notice anything different between them.
What happened next spun everything out of control. She
watched his face lower to hers and knew, without a single doubt, that he was
aiming for her lips. Her reaction was instinctive. She clasped her fingers
around his thigh and pinched him.
He jerked back, his eyes wide, probably just realizing what
he’d been about to do. He blinked, blinked some more. Shook his head. Looked
everywhere but at her. He cleared his throat, and that’s when she couldn’t take
it anymore. She stood up and said she was tired and was going to bed. She
kissed her brother goodnight and, avoiding Alex’s knowing eyes, ignored his
best friend altogether as she left the room.
What the hell had just happened?
His friend’s fist slammed into his shoulder, sending Nick
flying against the sofa’s arm. “Ouch!”
“What the fuck was that, Santos? You were going to kiss my
sister, just like that?”
“I don’t know, okay? She was there and… Shit. I can’t
explain it.”
“Can’t or won’t?”
“I’m sorry, okay? It won’t happen again.”
“Damn right, it won’t.” Alex crossed his arms over his chest
and stared him down. “What the fuck is wrong with you, man?”
Knowing he had no excuse whatsoever, he went on the attack
instead. “Hey, you’re the one who hooked us up. Twice!”
“She begged me! I thought you’d do your usual caveman
routine and she’d end up hating you.”
“What?”
Alex leaned back against his seat. “I wanted her to get over
her damn crush. You were supposed to drive her away, not the fucking contrary.”
“Why didn’t you tell me this sooner?”
“What would have been the point? You suck at relationships,
just like I do. Why couldn’t you behave as you usually do?”
“I did!”
“So why is she still attracted to you? She follows you
everywhere with her eyes and you’re not much better.”
“She’s looking good these days, what can I say?”
A taut arm was pressed against his throat a second later.
“She’s my sister, asshole!”
“She’s still a woman,” he managed to utter through clenched
teeth. “Cut me a break, Alex. You’re not her dad. You can’t keep her hidden in
here forever.”
“I’m not hiding her.” Alex drew back. “I just want her to
find a nice man, someone completely opposite to us.”
“Hey,
been able to do was think about his parting words, as if the rest of the
weekend hadn’t happened.
It had taken her two little days to fall even more in love
with him. She hadn’t been able to stop herself, not when he’d been so damn
amazing. He’d been playful, sexy and sweet in turns, paying attention to her
unlike any other man before. All her exes had acted as if they were doing her a
favor, as if the fact she was round everywhere meant she was somehow less. Nick
had behaved exactly the opposite, making sure she was satisfied, in and out of
bed. What could possibly have gone through his head for him to utter those
words? Had the heat gone to his head or something? Damn men to hell! Always opening their big mouths and ruining everything.
She watched her brother step into the room just before his
best friend, both smiling at her in welcome. The two men had started hanging
out again and she was happy for Alex, but it also meant Nick spent a lot of time
in their house. She should have been used to this, she really should have. The
weekend spent together had changed everything however.
She smiled back, but didn’t move from the sofa, her gaze
swiftly moving back to the TV screen. She couldn’t even remember what she’d
been watching, too caught up in trying not to look at Nick.
Alex sat down beside her, Nick moving to her other side. His
thigh brushed hers and she saw him lean down from the corner of her eye,
knowing he was going to kiss her cheek like he usually did. She turned her
head, aware she wasn’t going to have a choice. She was going to have to let him
do it so her brother didn’t notice anything different between them.
What happened next spun everything out of control. She
watched his face lower to hers and knew, without a single doubt, that he was
aiming for her lips. Her reaction was instinctive. She clasped her fingers
around his thigh and pinched him.
He jerked back, his eyes wide, probably just realizing what
he’d been about to do. He blinked, blinked some more. Shook his head. Looked
everywhere but at her. He cleared his throat, and that’s when she couldn’t take
it anymore. She stood up and said she was tired and was going to bed. She
kissed her brother goodnight and, avoiding Alex’s knowing eyes, ignored his
best friend altogether as she left the room.
What the hell had just happened?
His friend’s fist slammed into his shoulder, sending Nick
flying against the sofa’s arm. “Ouch!”
“What the fuck was that, Santos? You were going to kiss my
sister, just like that?”
“I don’t know, okay? She was there and… Shit. I can’t
explain it.”
“Can’t or won’t?”
“I’m sorry, okay? It won’t happen again.”
“Damn right, it won’t.” Alex crossed his arms over his chest
and stared him down. “What the fuck is wrong with you, man?”
Knowing he had no excuse whatsoever, he went on the attack
instead. “Hey, you’re the one who hooked us up. Twice!”
“She begged me! I thought you’d do your usual caveman
routine and she’d end up hating you.”
“What?”
Alex leaned back against his seat. “I wanted her to get over
her damn crush. You were supposed to drive her away, not the fucking contrary.”
“Why didn’t you tell me this sooner?”
“What would have been the point? You suck at relationships,
just like I do. Why couldn’t you behave as you usually do?”
“I did!”
“So why is she still attracted to you? She follows you
everywhere with her eyes and you’re not much better.”
“She’s looking good these days, what can I say?”
A taut arm was pressed against his throat a second later.
“She’s my sister, asshole!”
“She’s still a woman,” he managed to utter through clenched
teeth. “Cut me a break, Alex. You’re not her dad. You can’t keep her hidden in
here forever.”
“I’m not hiding her.” Alex drew back. “I just want her to
find a nice man, someone completely opposite to us.”
“Hey,
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