Stumbled into Love by L.P. Maxa

Author:L.P. Maxa [Maxa, L.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948029704
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
Published: 2019-02-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Brice

I had two options here. I could lie, or I could tell the truth. Hollie planned on telling Declan that she’d broken those stupid Cueva rules and slept with me, so even if I lied tonight he’d know the truth eventually. Declan did not react well when I was dishonest. Probably had something to do with the fact that I didn’t tell him my sister had his baby. Oh, or maybe because I tricked him into marrying her. Either way, I’d been perpetually skating on thin ice for the last couple of years.

“That’s Hollie’s car.” I looked down at my feet, trying to find the right words to tell him what had been happening between us. “She needed a place to crash, she’s been staying here for the last week or so.”

“Why the fuck has she been staying here? What happened to Trevor?”

Dec knew about Hollie’s relationship? I didn’t know why I was even surprised. Declan had always had a soft spot for her. “Trevor cheated on her. She walked in and found him with another chick.”

“Shit.” He sighed, glancing at her car in the driveway like it was a thorn in his side. “She should have called me. I have a rental house that’s empty. She can stay there.” He glanced at his watch. “When will she be back? I can help her load up her stuff.”

“Back?” I was suddenly confused. Where exactly did he think she was?

“Yeah, back.” He walked into the house, pulling his cell from his back pocket. “I’m guessing you kicked her out so you could entertain whatever girl you have stashed in your bedroom.”

Well, this wasn’t going exactly like I thought it would. Was Declan dumb? Or did he really have that much faith in the fact that Hollie would never in a million years have sex with me? If it was the latter, he has a big fucking shock coming his way.

“Um, Dec, Hollie is here.” I rubbed the back of my head, then pointed to the hallway. “She’s in bed.”

He scrunched his nose in disgust. “What the hell is wrong with you? You bring girls back here when she’s home? That’s it, I’m taking her with me. No one deserves to live like that.”

I couldn’t help but laugh a little at all the miscommunication and confusion swirling around my living room. “Dec, bro. Hollie is in my bed. She’s the girl I’ve been hanging out with. Hollie is—”

“Don’t fucking finish that sentence.” Declan took a step toward me, his hands moving to cover his ears. “Don’t fucking tell me that you’ve been hooking up with Holland. Do not tell me that, Brice.”

“Uh, okay, I won’t.” I shrugged. “You want to go ahead and grab your clubs so I can get back to my, um, evening?”

But he made no move to go get his stupid golf clubs from my garage. Instead he sat back down on my couch with his head in his hands. “Holland? Brice, really? For fuck’s sake, man, she’s like a little sister to me.

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