Worcester Nights - The Boxed Set by Sikes Ophelia

Author:Sikes, Ophelia [Sikes, Ophelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-19T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

I was just thinking about detangling myself from Sean’s embrace and getting us some glasses of water when a gentle knocking came from the door. Sean instantly rolled on top of me, shielding me with his body, staring with fixed attention at the door. Without moving, he shouted, “Who is it?”

The voice on the other side was muffled and faint, but I’d know him anywhere. Evan’s reply was, “Let me in.”

Sean’s face went still, but after a moment he climbed up out of bed and pulled on his clothes. I did the same, trying to bring a semblance of order to my hair. I was at Sean’s side when he gazed through the peephole and then undid the locks. He pulled the door open.

Evan was standing there in black sweats and a black gym t-shirt, his lean, muscular body soaked with sweat. I wondered if he’d just finished working out when he made that call. And then he was pulling me hard into a hug, and I wrapped my arms around him. It was a long moment before he released me enough to look over at Sean.

His gaze ran down Sean’s body, at the bandages on his arms and the bruises on his face. At last he nodded. “You hung in there.”

“I always will,” promised Sean, his eyes serious.

Evan glanced behind us into the room, then nudged his head toward the hallway. “Interested in dinner? I hear you actually still have a Friendly’s left here in Worcester.” The corner of his mouth quirked up into a smile, and he looked at Sean. “That soft ice cream might be just what you need for that jaw.”

Sean and I gathered up our items, and then we headed down the stairs, Evan before me, Sean behind. Evan led us over to his Mustang and waited until we were both in the back seat before getting into the front and starting it up.

He looked in the rear view mirror as we eased out onto the main road. His brow furrowed. “Kay, you took a hell of a chance.”

Sean’s voice held an edge to it. “And you took your own sweet time coming out here,” he retorted. “What if something had gone wrong? What if she’d needed you?”

Evan’s voice glimmered with amusement. “Oh, I was at your place by the time Ethan dropped you off,” he corrected. “I have a duplicate building key now. But when I got to your studio you seemed … occupied … so I figured I’d give you some time.”

My cheeks heated with the thought of my brother hearing our lovemaking, but I pushed it away.

Evan looked over at Sean. “So, fill me in.”

Sean went through the events, step by step, and by the time we pulled in at the Friendly’s parking lot Evan was shaking his head. He came around to open the door for me, and when I stepped out he pulled me into another hug, longer this time, pressing a kiss on my forehead.

“The brother in me says you should have left and gotten to safety.

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