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“Eh, I don’t know if he’s as oblivious as he see there so he can’t feel bad for keeping us apart”

I sh her hair “Have I told you lately that you’re smart?” She shakes her head “Well, you are”

She beams up at me “Have I told you lately that you’re my favorite person?” This time, I shake my head “Well, you are”

I think I like being her favorite person I think I want to be her only person The one she thinks of first when soood or bad happens The one who’s always there no matter what

“Shh,” I hiss “We’re going to get caught”

“No, it’s fine,” Xander growls, kissing my neck “They’re not even up yet”

My legs are wrapped around his waist and he holds me up, my back pressed into the shelves of the pantry I caet oat the door behind us I’d be lying if I said the forbidden feeling that clings to this ht of getting caught doing so—or in this case someone—you shouldn’t be

I lean my head back and his lips descend further toward the open collar of et too lost in theout in the pantry closet would not be the best way to tell my brother about us I haven’t told Xander, but I know it’s ti this a secret, and frankly, he shouldn’t give a fuck e do And I know, that there’s still a chance that we could get divorced at the end of the summer—and that’s what I think we should do, but continue to date—but tiptoeing around is getting old fast I mean, we live with Rae and Cade There’s only so

Xander’s lips ue brushes mine I moan and my arms wrap around his neck He adjusts his hold onon the pantry shelf falls to the floor

“I knew it”

So ht

Xander and I jolt apart and he setseyes of Rae

“You—” she grabswith me And you—” she points at Xander with her other hand “—it’s about damn time”

I glance back at Xander over etic smile, and he looks utterly confused as to what just happened

A quick look around shows me that Cade still hasn’t wandered downstairs