Page 80 of Keep On Loving You

Andy took a step back and forced himself to relax. It wasn’t Kane he was upset with. Not really. It was the situation. None of this would be happening if they could just be public with their relationship.

“You and Andy are…”

Kat answered the question with a sharp nod of her head. “Maybe you should go.”

Kane looked between the two of them, carefully assessing the situation before finally turning to Kat. “Maybe I should. Let me know if you need anything, Kat.”

“Of course.” She smiled as Kane finally left them alone, but the moment he was gone, she spun on Andy. “What the hell was that? Were you going to come in here and?—”

“Fight for you?” In two strides, he closed the distance between them. “Fucking right I was.” He couldn’t keep his hands off her any longer. Consequences be dammed. He pressed her up against the counter and held her face between his hands. “Do you know how hard it was to sit there and watch everyone push you two together? And then to see his hands on you…” He swallowed hard. “Dammit, Kat.”

He kissed her hard and fast as if they needed the other to breathe. Their hands were everywhere.

“We can’t.” Kat pulled her mouth away in a gasp. “Not here.” But in the next moment, she crushed her lips to his again.

She was right. It was reckless and crazy to be doing this in the kitchen with her entire family outside, but he no longer cared.

“I’m tired of pretending that this isn’t a thing,” he said between kisses. “You’re mine, Kat.” He nipped at her neck, causing her to tilt her head and groan. “You’ve always been mine.”

“Yes.”

Again, he sucked and nibbled the sensitive spot, making her writhe against him. “Say it,” he commanded. “Say that you’re mine. And you’re ready for the fucking world to know it.”

Her breath was ragged in his ear, her voice hardly more than a whisper when she said, “I’m yours.”

Hell yeah.

“And you?—”

“What the actual fuck is going on here?”

A hand grabbed his shoulder and tore him away from Kat so abruptly he didn’t have time to process that she wasn’t in his arms anymore until he saw Asher’s angry face inches from his.

“I’ll fucking kill you, Fisher.”

“Asher!” Kat squeezed between them before Asher could follow through on his threat. “Stop.” She pressed bothhands against her brother’s chest and shoved, forcing the other man to take a step back.

“Somebody better explain what’s going on here.”

Asher was no longer in his face, but Andy had no doubt he’d swing at him if given half the chance.

“Because it looked like…” Asher rubbed a hand over his face. “I don’t even want to say what itlookedlike.” He muttered something under his breath and turned away. “What if it had been Craig who walked in? Are you two out of your mind? He will lose his shit.”

Andy tried to reach for Kat, but she stepped just out of his reach as she went to her brother.

“Asher, it’s not what you?—”

“Yes, it is.” Andy stopped her. “It’s exactly what you think it is.”

Asher spun on his heel and shot Andy a look. “You really do need to shut up, man.”

Andy was smart enough to know when to shut his mouth, despite his instincts to grab Kat and proclaim his feelings for her right there. It wasn’t the right time. This wasn’t what she wanted.

Not like this.

Still, he might keep his mouth shut, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to make sure that Kat knew they were in this together. He stepped up and pulled her back into his arms. She didn’t resist but sank into his embrace. Asher looked ready to murder Andy, but everyone in the room knew it was nothing compared to how Craig would have reacted.

“You’re playing with fire, man.” Asher shook his head and ran a hand through his hair. “Craig is going to?—”

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