“I’m not sure this is a good idea.” I worry my bottom lip between my teeth as Taylor stands at the end of my bed holding a kitten.
This is not how I thought today was going to go. I was fully prepared to go ho and tell my sister all the details, or at least so of them, but Taylor tossed that out the window. First he told I was going ho with him, but I protested, saying all my stuff was at my apartnt. Then he agreed to give a lift ho, where I thought he would drop off. Instead he walked to my door, and that should have been a sign. The second I unlocked the door, he let himself right in.
“Why?” Taylor turns the kitten over in his arms and cradles it like a baby. My ovaries explode, and I realize seeing this is not helping.
“We only started doing whatever this is between us five minutes ago. I shouldn’t be going to your house to spend the night. I don’t even know where you live!”
“You’re upsetting the kitten.” He scratches the top of his sleepy head.
“Don’t use the kittens against ,” I huff as I fold my arms over my chest. I want to tell him to put the kitten down because I can’t argue with him while he looks so hot and adorable. “Wait, how did you know where I live?” It dawns on that when we’d gotten into his town car, he told the driver to head to my place, and the man knew where to go.
“I told you, I know lots of things when it cos to you, Doe.” He smirks.
“You’re lucky you’re holding that kitten right now.”
“No, you’re lucky I’m holding this kitten right now.” We stare at each other, and finally he nods toward my closet. “Pack.”
“You’re a bully.” I stomp over to grab my bag, and I hear him chuckle. I know I’m acting like a brat, but I can’t help myself because he brings it out of . I’m not sure if I’m truly annoyed or I enjoy pushing his buttons. I’m sure it’s the latter.
I might also be worried about what might happen when Taylor and I are all alone. In his office, there is only so much we can do, but at my apartnt he knows my sister could be here any mont.
If I go with him, I don’t think I’m going to be a virgin co sunrise.
“Are the kittens Briar’s?” Of course he’s dodging the questions I asked.
“They’re ours.”
“So if you didn’t live together, who would get them?”
“What do you an?” I look up at him as I drop my overnight bag onto the bed.
“You and Briar won’t live together forever.” His words smack on the side of my head, and I wonder why the thought never occurred to .
“If you want to keep your balls, I wouldn’t say that to Briar if I was you.” I grab an outfit for work tomorrow and toss it in the bag.
“Do you want her to live with us?” He doesn’t sound opposed to it, but I can’t imagine him loving the idea.
“What the hell, Taylor? We’ve been doing this for five seconds,” I remind him again. The man has my head spinning.
“Five seconds, Doe? Are you fucking kidding ?” He goes to put the kitten down on my bed, but I stop him.
“Hold the kitten.” I back up a step because I know what his expression ans. I’ve seen it before today, but normally he’d get aggravated and walk away. This ti Taylor isn’t walking anywhere unless it’s toward . It’s scary and thrilling at the sa ti.
“You really think a kitten is going to protect you from ?”
“Nothing has ever protected you from . Trust , I tried.”
“You’re wrong.” He gently places the kitten down on the bed and takes a step closer. “I’ve protected you from .” When he’s close enough, his hand grips my chin so I can’t look away. “But that’s over, and I’m done. Ti’s up.”
“I don’t understand you.” Has there been so clock I’m unaware of?
“All you need to understand is that you’re mine, and I love you.” I let out a small gasp, and he covers it with his mouth.
Did he really say he loves ? Like really loves ? I might want to punch Taylor and Mace on most days, but I love them. But the way I feel about Taylor is a deeper different love, and it always has been. For as long as I can rember, he’s been the one.
“Whoa!” I jerk back and almost fall onto my bed, but Taylor’s arm holds tight. “What the hell, Jasmine? We hate them,” Briar points out as her eyes widen with surprise in the doorway of my bedroom. That makes two of us.
“Totally,” I agree.
“Hey, Briar, so Jasmine is coming ho with tonight so she can hate from my place.” Taylor grabs my stuff and gives my hip a squeeze.
“Jasmine can’t stay with you.” Briar tries to grab the bag from him. “I feed her breakfast and pack her lunch.”
“I’ll feed her,” Taylor says as he pulls the bag away from Briar.
“I do her hair too,” she protests and pulls the bag to her once more.
“I’ll watch a YouTube video or have a hairdresser co every morning if I have to.” He growls the last part as he jerks the bag out of her grip.
“I’m not twelve. I can feed myself and do my hair,” I say, and Briar purses her lips in disagreent.
“Thank fuck for that,” Taylor mutters under his breath.
“Jasmine?” Briar’s eyes lock with mine.
“I’m gonna go with him,” I say, and for once I can’t read my twin’s mind. Am I being a traitor?
“Okay.” I watch as she walks over to my closet and grabs a pair of shoes. “These match that outfit.” Briar holds them out, and then Taylor lets her drop them in the bag.
“Thank you.” Taylor truly sounds grateful.
“Thin ice. Real thin.” She glares at him. “You got ?”
“I’ve got her,” Taylor says, and it feels like he’s staking his claim.
“You better. You ssed up once.”
“I did what I thought I needed to,” he counters. Wait, what does that an?
“You’re supposed to be the smart twin. Act like it.” Briar jabs at Mace as if he’s here to hear it before she scoops the kitten off the bed.
“I’ll tell Mace you said that.” Taylor’s lips twitch in a half smile.
“See, smart one.” Briar leans over and gives a kiss on the cheek. “I’ll be fine. I’ve got three kittens to snuggle with and maybe a lizard.”
“A lizard?!” Briar can do any animal or insect, but I can’t. I’ll scream when I see a spider while she’ll catch and release it.
“This is good timing then. Bugs needs a place to crash.”
“You nad the lizard Bugs?” Taylor chuckles.
“What do you an ‘crash’? It’s in a cage, right?” I thought lizards were small, and now I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. You can lose it if it’s small, but if it’s giant it might, well, I don’t know what a giant lizard can do, but I don’t want to find out. “How big is it?”
“You need your toiletry bag.” Briar ignores my question and goes into my bathroom to pack one for .
“She has a lizard,” I whisper. “What will she bring ho next?”
“Don’t worry, Doe, the only pet at my ho is you.”
“Funny.” I roll my eyes and pretend to be annoyed, but my body has a different response altogether.
The way Taylor winks at , he must know it, but apparently he knows way more than I ever thought possible.
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