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As I had been for the last feeeks I orking Saturday’s now at Club 39 Ellie had gotten home earlier around dinner ti to just sit with et ready forokay with Rhian?" she asked, a little furrow fored into Braden since his three-sixty back into predatory hottie icked eyes and a fuck- in the first place But lying to Ellie was a totally different ballgame and it made more than a little uneasy

Iher eyes, hoping she’d get that I didn’t want to talk about it

At her answering silence I glanced up and found her watching ed "Just… when Braden alkingabout the call from Rhian so you could avoid the picnic"

Jesus C, he had such an ego on hiht

I guffawed "What? Because of hi her eyes "Nope"

"Well, just so you know, I get the i"

I raised an eyebrow "Like what?"

She sighed leaning back in her chair "With Braden you never know I’ve just learned to recognize the signs I know my brother better than he thinks I know him You’re under his skin, Joss I’h, that probably et you"

I was surprised, and couldn’t pretend I wasn’t I sat back,my food "Under his skin? Whatever it takes?"

"As much as my brother’s sex lifeabout it, and what I hear is that Braden always gets what he wants"

I snorted "Please, Ellie, you think I’m what he wants? I’m not exactly his type Jocelyn Butler doesn’t come in Superht?"

"Unantly "You’re seriously hot, Joss Okay, you don’t look like the pretty coat hangers Braden usually goes for, but you have those a eyes, that throaty sex-phone voice, a cup-size I’d die for, and this broody, standoffishness that’s completely at odds with the seriously cool and funny person you are Believe uys being guys, they can’t help seeing that as a challenge You’re hot"

I was stunned that’s what I was

Was that really how these people saw , ‘whatever’

I could feelup "You need a rew quiet and I found ht She wasn’t s now "No matter how much he denies it, Braden’s interested in you, Joss He asks me about you a lot, which he’s never done before with anyone else and, believe me I’ve lost at least three friends he serial-dated out of my life I don’t tell him much-

You told him about my family

-because you don’t say ued And like I said, Braden usually gets what he wants"

"Please," I huffed, "Give uy’s bed because he’s used to getting what he wants Guess what? I’ what I want too And what I want is not to fall into his bed"

But it was like Ellie hadn’t even heard e to resist, just be careful with him, okay He’s been treated badly before, and I don’t want to see that happen again"