Mayhem: An Enemies-to-Lovers, Best Friend's Brother Romance by Catharina Maura

Author:Catharina Maura [Maura, Catharina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-30T20:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Carter

“Ugh, I’m starving,” I shout as I walk into my house.

Emilia walks into the hallway and smiles at me. “Hey, you’re home,” she says. My heart immediately starts racing. She looks cute as hell with her apron on and a smudge of flour on her cheek. She walks up to me and I pause in front of her.

Emilia gently tugs on my hands and I blink. I didn’t even realize that I’d been rubbing my shoulders – they’ve been aching all day. Guess I’ve been pushing myself a bit too hard lately. Her hands replace mine and she stands on her tiptoes as she massages my shoulders for me, her expression serious. I stare down at her and smile.

I cup her cheek gently and wipe away the flour. She looks up at me and smiles so sweetly that my heart fills to the brim with tenderness. A simple smile from her makes me forget how shit my day was. My hands move to her waist and I wrap my hands around her. Her waist is so tiny than I can wrap my hands around her almost entirely. I fucking love it.

“Long day?” she asks. I nod and sigh happily as she works on one of my knots. A small moan escapes my lips and Emilia looks up at me with flushed cheeks. I grin at her and she bites down on her lip. I take a step closer to her until her body is flush against mine.

“How was your day, Minx? I barely saw you today.”

She’s been hanging out with Kate at school, and I’ve been avoiding Kate and Gabby like the plague. It’s gotten so ridiculous that I’m contemplating spending time with Kate and Gabby just so I can have a few moments with my Minx. Our schedules keep clashing. We haven’t even been able to study together.

“It was good,” she murmurs, but her expression falls just slightly. I know her day wasn’t good. It never is when she’s around Gabby, yet she keeps suffering through it for Kate. I don’t understand why she does this to herself. Her arms move around my neck and she closes the distance between us while my arms wrap around her. She leans into my embrace and inhales deeply while I hug her tightly. Hugs with Emilia are just the best. It’s one of those little things that always just makes my day, no matter how shit it’s been. It seems like it’s the same for her.

“Oh, you’re home,” my mother says. Emilia jumps away from me and I stiffen. My mom is standing in the hallway and looks at us through narrowed eyes. I smile at my mom awkwardly and she purses her lips. “Emilia has been helping me make chicken Kiev. I’m pretty excited about what it’ll end up tasting like. Looks good, anyway,” she tells me. I nod and follow her into the kitchen, grateful that she didn’t say anything about us hugging in the hallway.

I lean back against the counter as Emilia preps what looks like cauliflower mash.

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