Page 53 of Hard To Stay

She looked at me as if I had lost my mind. Perhaps I had. I could always blame it on the margaritas. “Besides, your brother is no longer nursing a broken heart. So, you have nothing to worry about there.”

Lily let out a snort. “Wow, watch out. Little Lexi has some claws.”

She had obviously picked up on my sarcasm. Even though I’d never met Emily, I knew I didn’t like her. She would always have a piece of him and I hated knowing that I would never have his whole heart. It sometimes felt like I was competing for space, wondering who took up more room. Always wondering which one of us had the bigger hold on him.

Shaking my head, I forced a fake smile trying to squash my insecurities. “I really don’t. I’m just trying to sound tougher than I am.”

We both erupted into a fit of giggles. I really needed to lay off the margaritas if I wanted to go out tonight. I was a lightweight. And I knew if I had a few more of these that I would be out for the night.

“Looks like you two are having fun.” I glanced behind me at the sound of Brad’s voice.

I slid off the stood and wrapped my arms around him. He rested his chin on the top of my head as Lily smiled at us. “Lexi was just trying to convince me to go out with you guys tonight.”

“She can stay with us, right?” I asked, drawing him in for a kiss.

Brad stared at me for a beat. “As long as you promise to keep quiet in the bedroom later.” He whispered against the sensitive spot under my ear. My skin heated in places that weren’t appropriate in front of his sister.

Lily covered her ears as I playfully smacked him in the chest for being so crude. I tried to ignore that pang of guilt for going behind his back. Tonight was going to be interesting that was for sure.

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