What? Eek!
God, no. Even if Dotty wasn’t her sister, Addie didn’t want to spank anyone. That thought made her feel anxious.
And slightly ill.
“She is not,” Dotty said with a huff as she sat back up and straightened her clothes. “And please do not make an inane comment about paying to see that.”
Ralen just grinned as Butch scowled at Dotty.
Seriously, did he have a problem with Dotty or what?
“I was just trying to get Monroe to stop calling herself stupid,” Dotty said.
“Why would she be doing that?” Ralen said, stepping further into the room.
“What’s going on? Why are you all in Addie’s room?” Cash asked.
Great. Now everyone was here. Fantastic.
Was there no privacy? Well, it seemed there wasn’t any for her no matter which room of the house she was in.
Cash stepped into the room, his short hair still damp and, oh my God, was it him that smelled so delicious?
She felt herself leaning forward, trying to catch more of his scent.
“Monroe!” Ralen snapped, making Addie jump. “Why were you calling yourself stupid?”
“Don’t snap like that in front of Addie!” Cash told him.
Ralen raised his eyebrows. “Why not?”
“Because you’re scaring her.”
“You told her she’d be in trouble for talking. You don’t think that scared her?” Ralen said.
Shoot. Her cheeks were so red again that she thought she could fry eggs on them.
Did everyone have to talk about her getting into trouble?
Urgh.
“Everyone out,” Cash said firmly.
“No.” Butch glared at him.
“Yes. This is Addie’s room, she wants you out.”
Butch leaned into Cash’s face. “Maybe she wants you out after the way you spoke to her.”
Guilt flashed through Cash’s face as he turned to look at her. Addie didn’t like that. She didn’t want him to feel that way. Especially since it seemed like he hadn’t meant to embarrass her.
The more she thought about it, the more she realized that Cash wouldn’t do something like that.
It just wasn’t who he was.
She typed into the tablet. “Everyone out, please. Except Cash.”
“Come on, let’s go.” Ralen ushered them all from the room as Butch glared at Dotty.
