Page 75 of Bro Amazing

"Or yourselves," I tease. My boyfriends have clearly calculated out the amount of food they would want for a movie night instead of how much two lone women can consume.

"You know us so well." Miles drops onto the sofa next to me and snags a slice of pizza, offering it to me and then getting one for Sasha before taking one for himself.

"How did training go?" The slice is still hot, and I lean forward to grab a second plate the same way Ethan does for more stability and to protect the grease from seeping through.

On my first bite the cheese strings from my mouth to the slice. Not too long ago, I'd have been embarrassed by the indelicate way I'm eating, but I no longer feel like I have to hide my imperfections from any of them.

"Fine, no issues." Quintin plops down on the other side of Miles. "How's the movie?"

I know for a fact that it wasn't fine based on the chat, but maybe the team deals with that sort of thing regularly so it doesn't register as a big deal to them. It is a big deal to me though, that they shut down the sexism the minute it happened. I wish I could say something about it, but of course I can't without outing myself as a subscriber.

"Good, I'd say we're learning a lot." I look to Sasha for confirmation, and she nods but says nothing.

Lionel and Helix grab slices of pizza and sit on the other side of Sasha.

"Ethan didn't want any pizza?" I'm used to us all being together and don't want him to feel excluded.

"We left a pie upstairs for him," says Quintin. To Sasha he adds, "He's not big on company."

"I'll check on him later, then." I'll probably spend the night in his bed since it's comfier than mine and if I'm spending all this extra time with these boyfriends, Ethan deserves some quality time too.

"He'll like that," says Miles, subtly shifting closer. "Now catch us up on this chick flick."

My boyfriends aren't completely sold on the plot as we explain it, but they also don't complain, which I appreciate. It's not really their thing, which is why I hadn't invited them to watch with us. That, and I assumed they'd be gaming the entiretime, but it's nice that they're putting in the effort to be nice to my friend.

"Drinks," says Lionel, seeing that the two sodas they'd left for us earlier are the only beverages down here. "We forgot drinks. I'll go get them."

"Do you want help?" offers Sasha.

"No," says Lionel quickly. "You're our guest. We can't make you work."

He dashes up to the kitchen, returning with an armload of sodas and waters, which he passes out to the group. Then he moves the coffee table forward until it hits the wall below the projector so he can sprawl out on the floor.

Helix moves a little closer to Sasha on the sofa so he has a better view of the movie and can stretch a bit too.

We continue watching in silence until Helix pops up off the sofa and says, "I need an energy drink. I'll grab a couple in case anyone else wants one."

"I'll help you," says Lionel, hurrying up the stairs with Helix.

"We might as well stretch out then," I say. If they're going to keep running up and down the stairs, we don't have to be squished. Especially since the guys are sitting awkwardly close, but not touching me. Usually we end up squashing together cozily down here, mostly because my boyfriends insist on touching me whenever possible. It's weird sitting next to them but not making physical contact.

"Good idea." Sasha moves down into the spot recently vacated by Helix until she's stretched along one side of the sofa.

"I thought you were getting more drinks?" I ask when Helix and Lionel finally come back down, their hands empty.

"Oh. Yeah. Actually, I want to be able to sleep tonight so I don't need more caffeine," says Helix, looking for a place to sit as Lionel returns to his spot on the floor.

I frown at him. Helix's motto is usually the more caffeine the better, any time, anywhere. I hope he's feeling okay.

"You can sit down here," says Sasha, moving her legs a little to make space on the sofa.

"Oh, uh, that's okay. You look too comfy to make you move. I'm just going to sit over here." Helix pulls me to my feet, takes my seat and then pulls me back down onto his lap, wrapping his arms around my waist to keep me in place.

I'm now doubly glad I told Sasha that I'm sleeping with these guys. If I hadn't, she would definitely be figuring it out now.

"Is it just me, or is it suddenly a bit chilly in here?" Sasha wraps her arms around her middle.

"I'll grab you a blanket." Quintin takes a blanket from a basket in the corner and drapes it over Sasha, then moves back to his own space on the other side of the sofa.

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