She swallowed, nodding. “I do trust you guys not to hurt me. Especially not physically. I wouldn’t be able to be with you like this if I didn’t.”
“We’ll try not to hurt you in any way,” Eli said firmly as he stripped down to his boxers.
She turned toward him and to his surprise, she leaned back against Kellan.
Kellan gave her a surprised look and for a moment Eli wondered what he would do.
But he simply wrapped one arm around her waist.
Fuck.
Eli was so damn proud of his brother. And equally grateful for their girl.
She was bringing his brother out of his shell. She was showing him how to be affectionate. How to show his caringside. It didn’t come out that often. He tended to tell people what he believed they should do.
Strangely, not everyone took that well.
“Are you all right, Eli?” she asked. “You don’t have to do this. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked this of you.” She attempted to pull out of Kellan’s hold, but he simply tightened his arm around her.
“Eyes on mine,” Eli told her firmly. “And stop moving.”
She froze and raised her gaze to his. He gave her a warm smile. “Good girl. I’m not worried about you seeing me naked. I’ll get naked whenever you want me to.”
“It’s true,” Kellan said. “He’s always getting naked and walking around our apartment.”
“I did that once!” Eli protested. “And it was because I was waiting for the dryer. I ran out of clean clothes.”
“You should be on top of your washing.”
“We can’t all stick to a schedule like you do,” Eli told him as he drew off his boxers.
“Schedule?” she asked, sounding distracted as she took him in.
Eli held back his smirk. He could tell that she liked what she saw.
“I just have certain days when I get certain things done. There’s nothing wrong with that. It means my bathroom is always immaculate, my clothes are always clean, and I never run out of coffee.”
“It’s weird,” Eli told him before turning to her with a smirk. “So you like what you see, baby?”
“Yes, I do. You’re both absolutely gorgeous.”
Eli ran a finger down her cheek, then placed it under her chin, tilting her face back. “So are you.” He bent down to kiss her but she let out a squeal, making him freeze.
“My breath!”
“What does that mean? Her breath?” Kellan asked.
“She’s worried that she has morning breath,” Eli said. “I told her that I don’t give a shit about that.”
Kellan snorted. “Of course not.”
“But if it makes you feel more comfortable, I won’t kiss you until you brush your teeth.”
She sighed. “Thank you.”
“Now, are you going to take your punishment like a good girl?” Eli asked.
Her eyes widened, but she nodded.
