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Chapter Twenty-two

Avery had handed over a bag of ice, pro under control was a totally different story I knehen Avery sawin the room between Jase and me My hair was a ratty messy, lips swollen and cheeks flushed She didn’t say anything, but as she turned, I swore I saw her grin

They were in Cam’s bedroom, and ere in the other Both Jase and I were back in the clothes orn yesterday, which at least made me feel more appropriate, while I held the ice to his jaw It hadn’t begun to swell, but it was an angry shade of red

He eyed hed in spite of everything "No shit"

A s back "Ow"

"Don’t s back to his jaw A ­couple of moments passed "Some of it wasn’t bad"

"Wasn’t bad?" His eyes had been a s silver since he’d rolled offan ared s "Some of it was stuff wet dreams are made of"

I ers around aze swept over my face "I didn’t mean to lose control like that"

"I didn’t mind" My cheeks heated "Wish we could’ve finished"

A deep sound rolled out frouiding uid kiss that stroked the unspent flaue met mine, twisted and spiraled and, damn, this boy could kiss--­

The bedroom door burst open and Caain, Jase?"

"Da Cam a dirty look "Do you kno to knock? It isn’t that hard"

He looked unrepentant as he glared at Jase "I came in here to try to talk this out and I walk in, and she’s in your lap and you’re fking her with your tongue"

Jase’sto explain that he wasn’t fkingthe ice in et out of his lap"

Avery’s eyes rolled

"She’s where she wants to be," Jase replied, voice surprisingly cal to tell you this I’m not pissed that you hit me I deserved it I should’ve told you the first tio"

Ca his arht before we left early during fall break Nothing happened again until this fall I tried to fight it"

"Yeah, looks like you tried really hard"

Irritation pricked my skin as I stared up at my brother "He did try, Ca this forever We planned to tell you on Wednesday, but you had other things going on" I waited until recognition flared in his gaze "And then this with Debbie--­" My throat closed up, and Jase’s ar to hide it frooodyou now," Avery said Apparently she’d become the voice of reason when it ca"

"I think it makes me doubt Teresa’s ability to tell the difference between co a hand through his hair

My mouth snapped shut as I sent hiht up Jase, who’d been rather cal e of the bed and stood

Ato hold you hitting ain or say shit about her intelligence or, in general, insult or eCa to make him feel better "I care about herjust as much as I care about Jack"

Cam took a step back and paled like Jase had punched hi, but naling that I knew the truth

My brother looked like he was about to pass out, and I suddenly had the wild urge to laugh He slowly shook his head and then said, "For real?"

Jase nodded "For real"

"Well" He backed off, appearing startled "I guess I’ of ice up and catching it "Because I could really focus on the happy stuff right about now"

Ca, even as Jase returned to the bed and placed a hand on ently "Shit, Teresa, sorry I’ when he looked at her "And a bit of a douche canoe soht"

"Yeah, okay, I ht’ve overreacted, but it’s just because I care about you You’re my sister and I’uys you’re with"

"You got that part down to a science," Jase muttered

Cam flipped him off, and the tension inthe bird to each other, they were back to normal

"Anyway, the reason e’re back so early is because we started receiving texts thisthe topic into a less-­happy subject, but a necessary one "We needed to co of Cam’s plans

"There was no ouldn’t,"down in front of me "Please tell me the rumors aren’t true That you didn’t find her like that"

I wrapped my arms around my chest, as if I could ward off the memory of her "It’s true"