Maddie and Zac were in charge of the sides, and Trey and Dennis of dessert. And God knows what would come out of that.
I'm finishing getting ready in my bedroom bathroom when Logan appears behind me, going with his hands straight to my waist. I smile at him through the mirror while I put a light shadow on my eyelids.
"Almost ready, princess?" he asks, giving me a kiss on the neck.
Strangely, moving up to this level of affection and intimacy with the blond man had been much more natural than I'd imagined. It was like we'd just... all fit together.
They kissed me before heading to practice, laid their heads on my lap on the couch on weekends, after coming home exhausted from a game, or we simply sat on the living room rug, each studying on our own laptop, just for the pleasure of spending more time together.
"Five more minutes," I answer, and he nods. When I finish the eyeshadow, I turn my body to face him.
"You look handsome," I compliment, running a hand over the dark blue shirt he's wearing. His hair is wet from the recent shower and he smells so good it makes me want to bite him. "And very, very good-smelling," I add, which makes him grin from ear to ear.
"Thanks, you too. Beautiful, good-smelling," he says, leaning down to run his nose along my neck, "and too hot for your own good. I'd better not think too much, or I'm going to want to tear those boots off with my teeth."
I instinctively wet my lips. I'd chosen one of the pieces my mom sent from home: a cream-colored wool dress, high-necked and long-sleeved, but ending mid-thigh. Right below, the white square-heeled boots came up to my knees. I'd felt beautiful when I tried it on, but it was nice to see him like it so much.
I murmur a thank you and almost lose myself in the expression of raw desire that takes over his features as he stares at my lips. I feel my pulse quicken, dying to kiss him, but if I do that, I know he's going to mess me all up and we'll be late for dinner.
It takes a lot of willpower to push him away gently by the shoulders.
"Stop thinking about how much you want to put me on this counter and go take the turkey out of the oven so we can bring it," I ask, and he laughs. I turn my body back to the mirror and reach for the mascara.
"It wasn't on the counter I was thinking about," he claims, and I raise an eyebrow, incredulous. He laughs more and takes a long look at my butt. A total shameless one. "This time the idea was to press you against the wall and fuck you from behind."
His admission followed by a wink makes me bite the tip of my tongue, causing myself pain to avoid falling into temptation. I elbow the damn player.
"Get going, or I'll never be ready and the turkey will burn!"
"Okay, okay. But I'm going to revisit this idea when we get back," he warns, giving me one more kiss on the cheek before finally leaving the room.
I use the makeup palette to fan myself, chasing away the heat Logan left.
Damn. Now I wanted him to take me against the wall, but I'd have to hold that idea for later.
There were more people inside that fraternity than expected. I'd only invited Tessa, but three of the other residents there dragged their girlfriends along, and Dennis said he'd "only invited his closest friends," which consisted of eight people. Luckily, almost everyone had the sense to bring something to eat, and in the end we had a room with more than twenty people, but also a table loaded with food.
I didn't even get to try a little of everything and I was already full, resting lazily in Ethan's lap. People gradually dispersed after dinner, going to their rooms or other places. In the end it was just the three of us left, my cousin and her boyfriend, plus Trey and Tessa. Those last two were actuallycaught up in their own little world, flirting with each other, which I was loving to watch.
"Did your parents dress you two the same as kids?" Logan asks, curious, and my cousin and I laugh.
"Sometimes, but almost always by accident. Our moms take that whole twin-connection thing way too far, so they'd buy similar things without realizing it. Only when we went out and I saw Charlie wearing the same top as me would we find out," Maddie says, and I laugh remembering it.
"How bizarre." It's Zac who remarks, looking from me to his girlfriend kind of fascinated.
"Yeah. Luckily we grew up soon and started picking our own clothes," I say and take advantage of Logan finishing his dessert to stretch my feet into his lap. He lets a sideways smile appear as he starts giving me a massage.
"And have you ever tried to switch places? Like, take a test for each other?" It's Ethan who voices his curiosity now.
Maddie and I trade a knowing smile.
"Just once. I was bad at geography and Maddie had bad grades in history, so we tried to switch, but we got caught immediately because she's always been taller than me," I confess, and the whole group laughs.
They make us show photos of our parents and of the two of us as kids, but I only agreed by asking that everyone do the same, which made it all even more fun.
I find out Logan had his two front teeth a little bit apart and I feel sorry they took that away during the phase when he had to wear braces. I thought it was really charming. Zac, on the other hand, had been the cutest, chubbiest baby I'd ever seen, and I swear I heard Maddie's uterus scream the moment she laid eyes on it.
I was going to tease her a lot about that later.
