Playing with Fire (New Hope Fire Department Book 1) by Kay Gordon

Author:Kay Gordon [Gordon, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Simon

I had reluctantly released Megan from my hold and slid out of the bed as slowly as possible. She let out a tiny moan but didn’t wake as I draped the blanket over her naked body. I dropped a kiss to her forehead before tiptoeing out of the bedroom and pulling the door closed behind me. After I’d spoken to Kelly for a minute, I got in my truck and headed home.

I walked up the stairs to the front door and pushed it open. I headed towards the kitchen and nodded at Alex when I saw him hit the bottom stair from the second story.

“Hey, Al. What are you…?” I didn’t get to finish my question before Alex’s fist was connecting with my jaw. I stumbled back, more out of surprise than anything, and I shook my head slightly. “What the fuck?”

“You and Megan, huh?” He swung again and I didn’t even attempt to protect myself as his fist met eye.

“Fuck,” I muttered as the pain shot through my face. “Damn it, Alex.” I looked at my brother through my blurred vision and shook my head. “I’ll give you one more hit because I deserve it but after that, I’m defending myself.”

Alex dropped his fists but the murderous look on his face didn’t abate. “I just saw the two of you on Facebook. I saw you holding her, kissing her. Were you the person she was fucking when she broke up with me?” He stared at me, waiting for an answer, and after a moment of silence, I nodded.

“Yes,” I replied as I decided not to lie to my little brother. I watched as his fists clenched at his side so I rushed on. “We slept together once, a few days before she broke up with you, in a moment of weakness.”

That time the fist got me in my stomach and I doubled over as the air left my lungs. I straightened back up and winced slightly as I stared at my brother, who looked a good mix between mad and betrayed.

“I love her, Alex.”

That caught his attention and he raised his brows slightly. “You love her?”

“Yeah,” I said with a nod as I rubbed my sore jaw. “We tried. I swear to you that we tried to stay away from each other and to ignore our feelings. Megan tried a lot harder than I did, Alex. She didn’t want to hurt you even though she was hurting herself. But… I love her. I’m in love with her.”

“Fuck, Simon. Why didn’t you tell me? Why didn’t you let me know how you felt? I would have backed off.”

I looked at my brother, who now seemed more distressed than anything, and gave him a small smile as I shook my head. “No, you wouldn’t have.”

“Probably not,” he admitted with a sheepish smile on his face. The smile quickly disappeared and he took a step back. “I trusted you with her. I knew you guys were spending time together but I wasn’t worried.

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