Page 49 of Scandalous

“What the hell indeed…” Ezra trails off.

I can’t help but groan. The fun is over. Dad’s home.

I love Ezra, I really do, but he’s just so serious. I don’t know what happened, but it was like one day he woke up and all the fun was sucked out of him and he was Mr. Hard-Ass.

His ass is pretty fantastic though, the devil on my shoulder whispers.

Hey, I’m still a guy who appreciates another man’s body. Even if he’s my friend and he’s threatened me bodily harm if I try to proposition him. I mean, it was one time in Cabo. Who hasn’t done some sketchy shit there?

“When did you two get into town?” Drake asks as he walks into the room.

I follow behind and set Aurora’s bag on the coffee table. Looking up, Santi smirks from his chair and I offer him a chin lift.

His smile says it all. Check-fucking-mate.

He knows that coming was my idea and that it was my way of lighting a fire under Ezra’s ass.

“Whose bag?” he teases, even though he knows the answer.

“Aurora’s.” I can’t help but say smugly.

Is it caveman of me that I want to rub it in their faces that Drake and I claimed her first? That we had her coming under our touch and screaming our names before they even had the chance to shake her hand? Again, I love my brothers, but I’m competitive as fuck. If she chooses us, it will be because Drake and I made the first move.

Not that I want her to choose us solely. I’d rather she become the one woman that can tame us all. With the way Ezra is looking right now, I don’t think that’s going to happen.

“And where is Miss Blake?” Ezra asks as he steeples his hands in front of his face.

“At work,” Drake says as he takes a seat on the couch.

I sit down next to him and stare at the other two guys and wait them out.

“Well, is she as bloody wonderful as she appears?” Ezra snaps.

I honestly expected Santi to break first and ask about her.

“Better,” Drake and I say in unison.

“Even after all these years, it’s freaky when you two do that.” Santi shakes his head. “You don’t even look at each other and you know what the other is going to say.”

“Perks of knowing each other for so long.” Drake shrugs.

“Could be the dick sucking we do too,” I quip, making Santi laugh.

“When does she get off?” Santi asks.

I smirk. “Last night. You missed it, mate. Should’ve seen the way she came to life, man. She’s a beaut, that’s for sure.”

Ezra growls while I see the jealousy flash behind Santi’s eyes. Santi has never tried to hide his feelings for Aurora. I feel a little bad we didn’t bring him, but someone had to be on E duty.

Drake sighs. “They close at ten, but she won’t get out of there until eleven.”

Ezra frowns as he plays with his eyebrow ring. “That’s late. Is it even in a safe neighborhood?”

“Why do you care, E? You don’t even like her,” I challenge.

Drake punches my leg, making me wince.

“It seemed pretty legit when we had dinner there the other night,” he answers, giving Ezra the out he desperately needed.

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