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“It’s just…”

“You’re a teacher?” Brandon offered “And you can’t live with your students?”

“It’s not that either!” I said quickly “I’m an adjunct professor, contracted privately I can live hoever I want Not that any of you are in my classes anyway Hell I could date all three of you and they couldn’t say sh—”

I stopped uys were s like Cheshire cats

“Oh please,” I laughed, trying to lighten the mood “The three of you couldn’t even handle me”

“Yeah right,” Hunter smirked He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms confidently It was a sexy

confidence too “But please Go on You were about to tell us why you can’t live here with us”

Yes Claudia, the little voice chuckled Why exactly can’t you live with these three handsoentlemen?

I drew in a long, deep breath “You wouldn’t want to live with me,” I said “I’d only cramp your style”

All three of them looked at each other quizzically “Did she just say ‘crahed

“I think so,” said Brandon “I haven’t heard that phrase since—”

“You knohat I uys Do the math”

“Ex-fraternity guys,” Brandon pointed out

“Fine, ex-fraternity It’s still the same You wouldn’t want me here I’d clutter up your bathroo your drain with hair, and then I’d—”

“Oh stop it,” Hunter said, letting his chair crash forward again “Nofor another place while you stay here? That’s fine But for now you’re taking the master bedroom, and that’s that” He uncrossed his arrin “Like it or not, you’re one of us now”