I set Mia on the floor of my bedroom on her playmate. She has toys scattered around. She immediately grabs a plastic rattle and starts chomping on the end of it. After making sure she’s settled, I start doing some stretches. I’m running on empty tonight, after having been up all night with Beau. I
Neil looks from me down to the mess he made, and he straightens a little. “I’m sorry that you had to see that.” The wildness dims from his eyes. He is in more control. But now that I can see him from a better angle, he looks like absolute hell. Somehow even worse than before. He’s still standing s
“Mia is the result of an affair that my father had,” Neil says. He frowns openly at the pile of letters on his desk. The disgust in his voice is obvious. “My father cast her aside like she meant nothing. My brothers and I took her in to shield her from him.” “And the mother?” I ask. He shrugs, t
My next time watching Mia, I sit her on my lap and stare at her face. She has deep blue eyes like her half-brothers, but very dark hair. I suppose I can see some of their features in her face, when I stare like this. Heck, even when I’m not looking super-closely, the likeness is there. Well, she’s
When I get to the gym, I peek inside first. The lights are off. No one’s in there. It’s a shame for all that equipment to just sit there, unused. Really. I’m doing everyone a favor by making use of it. Can’t have it just go to waste. I sneak inside and flick on the light. The place is immaculate
I don’t move at first. It’s been a while since we played out little game, and though I haven’t forgotten the rules exactly, I’m tired of being led on just to be denied. There’s something different about him right now though, then there was on the jogging trail against that tree. This isn’t an impu
I feel like I should be sure before I give my virginity away. Archer has been hot and cold from the start. What if after he finally has me, that’s the time when he casts me aside for real. Archer’s eyes narrow. He doesn’t like being disobeyed. “Maybe you’d prefer a punishment –” “I’m still a v
I can’t stop thinking about Archer’s offer to be my first. It haunts me, even as I try to go about my day. I know he was genuine, and that means something. The way he said the words… I shake my head. On my way to Mia’s room to wake her from her nap, I walk past each of the brothers’ bedrooms.