Page 73 of Indulge
I brace myself for some sort of disgust. Yet that never appears on her gorgeous face.
“You and Reggie… share women?”
I swallow and nod.
“Obviously, he and I stay well away from each other. It’s all about the woman. Up until now it’s worked well and not been messy.”
“Until me?”
I sigh.
“Yeah. I’ve never caught feelings for a woman before. And I’ve never stolen someone from my brother.”
She presses her lips against mine.
“It’s not stealing if I came to you willingly. This is just new for us to navigate. Doesn’t make it wrong.”
I stroke her cheek.
“The whole sharing thing doesn’t put you off? It’s not a red flag, as they call it?”
She giggles, and my chest swells.
“Oh, it’s a huge red flag, rockstar. But, apparently, I wanna catch all your flags.”
I can’t help but laugh.
“Noted.”
“Can I talk to Reggie? He and I have some things to hash out. I don’t want you two falling out over this. I think he will understand. I am just a business arrangement to him anyway.” She shrugs.
I hum in response. I’m not sure she’s got that right. He’s got his guard up, and the only reason I can think of is to protect himself.
“Whatever happens with you and him, it doesn’t affect me and you. Okay?” I reassure her.
But inside, I think it would gut me. We’ve never been in this situation before. It’s all new territory. I can’t hurt my brother, though.
“Better not. I like you, rockstar,” she pouts.
“Yeah. I like you too, precious.”
I kiss her again.
“I’m going to need to borrow some clothes,” she says, biting her lip.
I run a hand over my face. The game’s up. I know it is. And this menace is about to rub salt in the wound.
And I kinda like that.
It might kick him up the ass to behave better.
“Sure. Let me grab you a T-shirt.”
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BELLA
Song- Take Aim, Sleep Token
