She shakes her head, continuing to laugh. “You’re crazy.”
“Yeah, maybe,” I say, burying my face in her neck to conceal my grin. There’s nowhere I want to be more than wherever she is. I’m officially one of those guys that other guys make fun of, and I don’t give a shit in the slightest.
Then the hurricane I’ve been bracing for, barrels toward me. “Absolutely not! Have you lost your goddamn mind?” Shane yanks me away from his sister.
I stumble back.
Here we go.
“Shane! Stop!” Ash yells, trying to step in front of him.
It’s no use, Shane shrugs her off, pointing a finger in my face. “You’re not dating my sister!”
I fake frown, then grin. “Weird. I think I am.”
“I will fucking kill you!”
“That’s unfortunate.” I chuckle. “It’ll have been worth it, though.” Looking over his shoulder to the girl I’d gladly take this beating for, I say, “It was so nice knowing you, baby.”
And I wink.
Just like I knew it would, that sets him off. “You’re a fucking psychopath. She’s my sister!”
“And my girlfriend.”
His eyes bulge, and he lunges for me. “You’re dead!”
Too far, Gabe.
Grimacing, I shuffle back with my hands up to avoid his swing. “Okay. Okay. Listen, man. I’m sorry. I really am. I wish she wasn’t your sister. But I can’t help it. I’m crazy about her.”
The smile that pulls on my lips is purely subconscious because I am wholly fucking obsessed with her.
“Shane. Stop.” She puts a hand on his shoulder.
He flicks his attention between us, trying to figure out how the fuck to process it. Just when I think he’s about to hit me, he takes a step back and scoffs.
“I can’t believe this shit.” Turning his back to me, he puts his hands on his hips and tilts his face to the ceiling. When he finally addresses me again, he says, “If you hurt her…”
“I know.”
“I’m so fucking serious.”
“I got it.” My eyes flick to her. She takes a couple of steps toward me, and I wrap an arm around her neck, pulling her to my chest.
“Fuck,” he groans. “Goddamn it. This is gonna end badly.”
Then, he exhales and stomps away.
Ash chuckles against my chest.
“He took that better than I expected,” I say with my lips pressed to the top of her head.
She throws her head back to look at me. “What? That was terrible!”
“I fully expected him to hit me.”
She shakes her head, and I kiss her nose. I’d let him hit me a hundred times if it means I get to have her.
