She elbows me again, laughing at my joke. I clutch my side over exaggeratedly, bending at the hip as if she struck me. “That’s it! Where’s HR?”
She grabs my cheeks in her hand, squishing them. “Look at me. I’m HR.”
I gasp playfully. “My worst nightmare.”
She kisses me before shoving me away. “Okay! Taste test.” She scoops up a generous amount on the edge of her spoon before offering it to me. “It’s hot—KADEN!”
I swallow it, burning my tongue. “Mother fucker!”
She grabs my ear painfully, pulling me down to her. “I said it was hot!”
“Fuck, I think I like it when you’re mad at me,” I say dreamily.
She snorts, shaking her head before she dips out more of the sauce and blows on it. “Here, dramatic. It’s cooled.”
I take a bite, my brows rising. “Holy shit, that’s amazing.”
“Right?” She beams. “Kodi taught me when we moved into our dorm.”
I tilt my head, narrowing my eyes as I stare out into the distance. “Could use a little more—”
Melody shoves her spoon in my face. “Don’t say Parmesan. Your cheese privileges have been revoked.”
“Fuck,” I curse, running my hands through my hair as if the news is devastating. “What am I going to have for a late-night snack now?”
“You could have me.”
My head whips down, eyes wide as my sister continues to stir the alfredo. “Oh, no, no, no…” I chuckle, wrapping my arms around her waist as I rest my chin on her shoulder and begin to trail my lips along her throat. “You don’t get to pretend you didn’t just say that to me.”
“I’m not pretending,” she says matter-of-factly as she cranes her neck to give me better access. “It was only a suggestion.”
“One I’m not going to take lightly…” I suck at her skin, my teeth grazing her pulse as she gasps and rests her head back against me.
My hand slides across her stomach, bunching her shirt up as I press my hips into her ass. I bring my other hand up to her neck, holding her in place as my mouth goes higher, the place behind her ear that makes her weak in the knees. My breath fans her, and her lips part—
There’s a knock on the front door, and we both pause. A record scratches in the air as she peers quizzically over at me.
“Are you expecting anyone?”
“No…” I trail with a frown as I release her. “Stay here.”
She glances at the door, her mood souring into something frightened. “Kaden…”
I hold out a hand to her. “Just stay calm, okay? It could be anyone.”
“Exactly,” she stresses, taking the hem of her shirt between her fingers. “Who could be knocking on our parents’ door at this hour?”
“Stay here,” I instruct pointedly. “I’ll get rid of them.”
She wants to argue with me, but I don’t give her a chance to as I stalk toward the foyer. My teeth grind as I open the door, and the choice words on the tip of my tongue die.
“Are you gonna let us in?” Saint smirks as he leans on the frame.
Ivan stares at me, his eyes half-lidded. “Hope we aren’t interrupting.”
Fuck.
“Ivan!” Melody says from behind me, pushing around to greet my friends. “Saint! It’s so good to see you.”
