Page 71 of Wicked Rush

“Ha! See…I told you.” He laughed, pointing at Lars. “You’re totally in love. This is so funny. It’d be even funnier if Garrett was here to see it.”

“Fuck you. And G? Fuck him too. He’s got some serious explaining to do. Because this is some shit he’s got us in. I’m going to punch him as soon as I see him and then we can talk.”

“He kinda deserves it.”

“You know I love him. There’s no way he’s crooked. Not a chance in hell. But he made a bad call with Braelynn. I don’t know what his issue is with her or why he picked her to do this, but it’s some bullshit. Brae…fuck…she almost killed herself trying to break into my house. She’s no James Bond.”

“He’s got something on her.”

“Yeah, and I want to know what it is.” Lars heard footsteps above and he pointed upward to the stairs. “She’s awake. Let’s just get through breakfast and then we’ll get into it.”

“Lars,” Seth commented. He stood and stretched his hands over his head and then blew out a breath.

“Yeah?”

“I like her, too. I don’t know her well. But this is just a gut feeling. She’s not like the other girls. I mean here she is in this shitty situation, and it seems like she’s tried her best, maybe not successfully, but she’s tried to keep you protected. At least that is how it seems to me.”

“That’s how it seems to me too. I’m so pissed at the situation but I’m having a hard time staying mad at her. I don’t know what happened, but there’s part of me that thinks whatever she did, she didn’t deserve what’s happened to her. She certainly didn’t deserve being shot at.”

“I want to keep her.” Seth smiled.

“Yeah, me too.” Lars held his finger to his lips as he heard her padding down the steps.

“Hey, Lars.”

“Yeah?”

“Can I call you loverboy from now on? Because I am feeling the love.” Seth held his hands to his chest and blew him a kiss.

“Hey, Seth.” He wagged his eyebrows at him. “How about you kiss my ass?”

“Any day of the week, big boy.”

Lars went still as Braelynn came into view and gave him a sleepy smile. His heart caught in his chest at the sight of her dressed only in his t-shirt. She gave a sideways glance to Seth, a demure expression crossing her face. As she wrapped her arms across her chest, her full breasts perked upward, her peaks straining through the soft white fabric.

His cock stirred, and he sucked a deep breath. Going one minute without a fucking hard-on was going to become the single greatest challenge of his life. He reached for Braelynn, taking her in his arms. The silence between them was replaced by the beats of their hearts, and he knew for certain Seth was on point.