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downstairs.
The feel of his gaze on her warmed her in ways she couldn't explain. She wasn't sure if she was prepared for his family get together, but she'd try for him.
Chapter Seven
"I can't get out of town this weekend. I have to go, but I'll call you later." Jacob clicked end and turned to find Nick behind him, a huge grin across his face.
Now it will start. The aggravation, the teasing.
Nick didn't say a word, just kept smiling and walked into the living room where everyone was relaxing on the couches. Cooper sat in the recliner with Sophia in his lap. It would be interesting to see her get up with her growing belly.
Mike held Wyatt in his lap on the couch with Tessa on his right, so Nick thought to steal the other free seat on his left, which would put him beside Ryan, who'd taken the loveseat. That wasn't happening. Instead, he just stood there.
"Guess what I just heard?" Nick wiggled his brows. "Seems like Jacob has been going out of town for more than just work."
Mike tore his attention from Wyatt. "Oh really?"
"Yep. I just heard him telling 'his work' that he couldn't make it." Nick's eyes widened and his mouth dropped dramatically as if he'd just heard some unreal news.
"And that makes you think it's not work, because…?" Mike didn't look convinced.
"When do you ever see him leave the room to talk business? He was whispering, too." His twin ignored his 'I'm going to kill you', look.
Jacob rolled his eyes. The taunting didn't really worry him until he noted the glances exchanged between Ryan and Sophia. After nearly two years, he was sure they hadn't seen him that day at the mall. Sophia never said anything and neither did Ryan. Now, he had a niggling suspicion they knew the truth—that just moments ago he was speaking to his boyfriend, not a girlfriend.
No one had a clue—that's what he'd thought. Including Ryan. Had he been a fool to think this?
It wasn't that he didn't trust Ryan to keep his secret; rather, it had more to do with his attraction toward him. Craig attracted women and men constantly, but he didn't have a thing on Ryan. Even if Craig could be an underwear model.
Ryan was just Ryan. Funny, smart, sexy, and he could pull off the country boy look just perfectly. His hair was lighter than Jacob's, and it always hung just right, framing his handsome face. And his smell… Jacob tried hard not to take deep breaths around him. Whatever cologne he wore intoxicated him and drove him insane…
Which was why Jacob stepped over to the bar—away from that scent—and took a seat on one of the stools. If he sat beside Ryan, where their legs would probably touch, he wasn't so sure he could keep himself from sniffing or closing his eyes to enjoy the feel of their bodies being so close.
"Is it true?" Mike asked.
"No. He just assumed as usual." Jacob propped his elbows behind him on the counter. If he just acted relaxed and calm, they'd believe him. He took slow, steady breaths. Everyone knew he wasn't anything like his twin. He could get pissed like both of his brothers, but he could also be the cool one of the three. He proved that by not freaking out when he realized Cooper was seeing their baby sister. Now he had to act as if what Nick just said didn't faze him a bit.
"Sheesh! None of you believe me. Oh well, I'm good with knowing you're finally getting some. I was beginning to worry you were too caught up in your work to care. That's not normal." Nick shook his head.
Mike kicked his leg. "What about you? We haven't seen you with a woman either."
Cooper cleared his throat and jerked his head toward Wyatt. "And I think you should be careful what you say. There are little ears around now."
"I'm pretty sure he's clueless about what they're talking about." Sophia looked up at her worried husband.
"I have been with women. I'm sure a lot more than Jacob here. Though, I don't know for sure since he's obviously been hiding his from us." He shrugged his shoulders. "So they
The feel of his gaze on her warmed her in ways she couldn't explain. She wasn't sure if she was prepared for his family get together, but she'd try for him.
Chapter Seven
"I can't get out of town this weekend. I have to go, but I'll call you later." Jacob clicked end and turned to find Nick behind him, a huge grin across his face.
Now it will start. The aggravation, the teasing.
Nick didn't say a word, just kept smiling and walked into the living room where everyone was relaxing on the couches. Cooper sat in the recliner with Sophia in his lap. It would be interesting to see her get up with her growing belly.
Mike held Wyatt in his lap on the couch with Tessa on his right, so Nick thought to steal the other free seat on his left, which would put him beside Ryan, who'd taken the loveseat. That wasn't happening. Instead, he just stood there.
"Guess what I just heard?" Nick wiggled his brows. "Seems like Jacob has been going out of town for more than just work."
Mike tore his attention from Wyatt. "Oh really?"
"Yep. I just heard him telling 'his work' that he couldn't make it." Nick's eyes widened and his mouth dropped dramatically as if he'd just heard some unreal news.
"And that makes you think it's not work, because…?" Mike didn't look convinced.
"When do you ever see him leave the room to talk business? He was whispering, too." His twin ignored his 'I'm going to kill you', look.
Jacob rolled his eyes. The taunting didn't really worry him until he noted the glances exchanged between Ryan and Sophia. After nearly two years, he was sure they hadn't seen him that day at the mall. Sophia never said anything and neither did Ryan. Now, he had a niggling suspicion they knew the truth—that just moments ago he was speaking to his boyfriend, not a girlfriend.
No one had a clue—that's what he'd thought. Including Ryan. Had he been a fool to think this?
It wasn't that he didn't trust Ryan to keep his secret; rather, it had more to do with his attraction toward him. Craig attracted women and men constantly, but he didn't have a thing on Ryan. Even if Craig could be an underwear model.
Ryan was just Ryan. Funny, smart, sexy, and he could pull off the country boy look just perfectly. His hair was lighter than Jacob's, and it always hung just right, framing his handsome face. And his smell… Jacob tried hard not to take deep breaths around him. Whatever cologne he wore intoxicated him and drove him insane…
Which was why Jacob stepped over to the bar—away from that scent—and took a seat on one of the stools. If he sat beside Ryan, where their legs would probably touch, he wasn't so sure he could keep himself from sniffing or closing his eyes to enjoy the feel of their bodies being so close.
"Is it true?" Mike asked.
"No. He just assumed as usual." Jacob propped his elbows behind him on the counter. If he just acted relaxed and calm, they'd believe him. He took slow, steady breaths. Everyone knew he wasn't anything like his twin. He could get pissed like both of his brothers, but he could also be the cool one of the three. He proved that by not freaking out when he realized Cooper was seeing their baby sister. Now he had to act as if what Nick just said didn't faze him a bit.
"Sheesh! None of you believe me. Oh well, I'm good with knowing you're finally getting some. I was beginning to worry you were too caught up in your work to care. That's not normal." Nick shook his head.
Mike kicked his leg. "What about you? We haven't seen you with a woman either."
Cooper cleared his throat and jerked his head toward Wyatt. "And I think you should be careful what you say. There are little ears around now."
"I'm pretty sure he's clueless about what they're talking about." Sophia looked up at her worried husband.
"I have been with women. I'm sure a lot more than Jacob here. Though, I don't know for sure since he's obviously been hiding his from us." He shrugged his shoulders. "So they
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