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currents running through the room, and Prada was dancing at the back door.
    Once she was out, I went back to the fridge and looked around some more.
    Romeo and Rimmel came into the kitchen, both of them heading straight for the coffee. Seconds later, Romeo was in front of the fridge, reaching past me for the cream. Before stepping away, he leaned in and pressed a kiss to my hairline.
    “How ya doing, princess?”
    “I was fine ‘til ya called me princess,” I muttered and looked up at him.
    His showed me his teeth with an ornery smile. Then his face turned serious. His voice was low. “All good?”
    He was checking in after our talk this morning. And if I was guessing right, he wanted to make sure I knew he was here and he was keeping an eye on me in case I needed anything.
    It was really sweet, and I appreciated it.
    “Yeah,” I replied quietly. “All good.”
    He nodded, satisfied, and then glanced up. His body reacted slightly, and I noticed we’d been standing so close together.
    Everyone was staring at us.
    Including Braeden.
    I felt my cheeks heat, embarrassed for some unknown reason. It was like I got caught doing something I shouldn’t have.
    “What?” I said to everyone and no one.
    “Did he just call you princess?” Drew cracked.
    I groaned. “Don’t even think about it, Drew. I will sneak in your room and shave your eyebrows.”
    “Harsh,” he muttered and went to sit by Braeden. “You better sleep with one eye open. Shaving eyebrows is just a gateway into more disturbing behavior. You could wake up with no hair at all, or worse.” He leaned over and whispered loudly, “Missing parts!”
    Braeden’s eyes had been bouncing between Romeo and me, but his lips curved up at Drew’s horrific words. He glanced at my brother and drawled, “I think she likes my parts where they are.”
    “Dude!” Drew groaned. “I can’t unhear that!”
    Braeden smirked and put his dishes in the sink. Prada was at the door, so he let her in and then made his way to my side. “What are you looking for in there?” he asked in my ear.
    I shivered at the feel of his warm breath against my ear. “I want some orange juice,” I announced.
    It was so random it made even me pause. I hadn’t even realized that’s what I’d been looking for until I said it.
    Braeden shifted around so he could look at me. “You never drink orange juice.”
    I shrugged. “I want some. We don’t have any,” I said, forlorn.
    He laughed. In fact, most everyone in the room did.
    Why it was so funny, I didn’t know. I was sort of irritated we didn’t have any.
    “Sorry, princess. I drank the last of it the other day. Didn’t know you’d want some,” Romeo said, amused.
    I felt Braeden react to Romeo’s nickname for me. It wasn’t so much a physical reaction, but a shift in the energy between us.
    I glanced up at him, worried he was upset.
    “I got time before class. C’mon, I’ll take you to the store.” He brushed his thumb across my cheek.
    “Really?” The eagerness in my voice was apparent.
    B was clearly amused. His mouth lifted in half a smile even if his eyes seemed a little bewildered. “Anything for you, Blondie.”
    I rushed to get my coat, the promise of OJ just too good to deny. I was pulling it on and wrapping a dark-blue scarf around my neck when B appeared at the front door, wearing his Alpha U jacket with his keys in hand.
    I thought for a moment he was going to ask me about Romeo. About the way we seemed maybe a little bit closer this morning.
    But he didn’t ask.
    And I wondered why.

Chapter Eight
     

    Braeden
    After classes, I went to the team’s gym on campus and worked out hard. I thought I didn’t have the energy for a workout like that today. I’d been fucking tired lately, but the tension in my body needed an outlet.
    So I gave it one.
    After I showered and changed, I realized I was running late for the meeting I had with Anthony. I drove straight from campus to Rome’s place (he might not