“Are you done?”
“I’m sure there will be more once I start to regret letting you stay, but yes. That’s the main ones.”
“I’ll agree to no girls or parties. I don’t do parties unless I’m forced to make an appearance with the team, and I never bring girls back to my personal space. While I’m here, I’ll treat this place like my home, and it will be off limits.”
“You never brought a girl back to your apartment in New York?” I ask, surprised. Surely, he’s lying.
“Never,” he shakes his head. “I like my privacy.”
“Then I guess it’s settled then.” I down the rest of my beer and stand up to collect his empty one as I walk to the recycle bin and toss them in.
“I’m not agreeing to the first rule, though,” he says, getting up from his stool.
“Why not? It’s an easy one. I have a name—use it.”
“Nah. I prefer mine,” he says, walking to the door and ending this conversation. “See you tomorrow,sunshine.” He gives me an arrogant smile before he walks outside.
Bastard.
I should have known he wouldn’t be so agreeable. He never is.
He started calling me sunshine when I was little, and I ate it up like candy. He was my first boy crush, and I would soak up any attention he would send my way. At that time, I was like a little sister to him, and because of our age difference, he never looked at me that way.
As I got older, he got more distant, and the boy I used to doodleSavannah Stonein my diary about became a moody ass that always seemed to love pushing my buttons.
By the time he moved to New York, I was beyond relieved to have him gone. He still uses my nickname, but all it does now is stir up old emotions that I’ve tried to bury deep. I especiallyhate the way that, after all this time, I still secretly love hearing it from his lips.
I see the light come on in the pool house as he makes his way inside. Walking to the door, I double-check that it’s locked before turning off the lights and entering my bedroom.
Freya comes sauntering out of my closet, where she was lounging on one of my sweatshirts. She purrs against my leg, and I bend down to pick her up.
“Now you come out? Where were you when I needed backup?” I rub behind her ears before setting her down and grabbing my phone off my nightstand.
I furiously start typing as my thumbs fly over the keys, needing to get something off my chest.
Montgomery Siblings Group Chat
Savi
Why the hell did no one ask me if Knox could stay here?
I hit send and wait for the first ass of a brother to respond.
Miles
I take it Knox arrived safely at your doorstep?
Savi
Yes. That arrogant ass scared the shit out of me in my own kitchen. A heads-up would have been nice.
Travis
It’s just until he finds a place to buy. He’s not even living in the main house. We made sure he knew to stay in the guesthouse.
Ryder
Don’t be mad, Sav, it can’t be all that bad to have some company there for a few days.
