Sadie by E. L. Todd Page A

looked at the bone he held. It was huge. It probably weighed as much as his head. “You couldn’t get a smaller one?”
    He shrugged. “Maybe.” He patted Koku on the head. “But I knew he wanted a manly bone.”
    “My dog is going to start liking you more than me.”
    “Start?” he teased.
    “You’re lucky you have such a nice ass.”
    “You do too.”
    “You looked?”
    “Oh yeah I looked,” he whispered. “I looked all night.”
    I rubbed my nose against his. “I hope you look again tonight.”
    He smiled at me. “That sounds tempting.”
    “Hey, lovebirds,” Jared snapped. “I’m trying to watch the game.”
    “We aren’t in the way,” I said.
    “It’s still distracting,” my brother said.
    I rolled my eyes then climbed off Ethan’s lap. He moved closer to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. He glared at Alex for a long time before he watched the television. I tried to ignore his possessiveness. I secretly enjoyed it, but I didn’t want to cause drama with my brother and his friend. Koku walked onto Ethan’s lap and chewed his bone happily. I stared at the traitor. My phone went off in my pocket and I looked at it. My friends wanted to meet for drinks the next day. I hadn’t told them much about Ethan, and I knew they were getting frustrated being in the dark.
    I put my phone away and watched the g ame. The men ate every bite of food on the table and drank all the beer. Ethan never left my side or pulled his touch away. He was stuck to me like a magnet.
    He ran his fingers through my hair then leaned close to me. “I like what you’re wearing.”
    “It’s just leggings and a baggy sweater,” I said sarcastically
    His eyes looked h ungry. “You still look good.” His hand rested on my thigh and felt the smooth material of my clothes. “I want to take them off.”
    “Well, t hat will have to wait.”
    He bit his lip then looked away. I loved watching him do that. “You’re so hot.”
    He smiled. “Thank you. But there’s no comparison.”
    I snuggled next to his chest while we watched the game. When it was finally over, Jared and Alex rose to their feet. I was disappointed that they didn’t talk to Ethan the entire time. I was surprised Ethan didn’t say anything, but perhaps it was better if nothing was said. For now, Ethan was just proving that he really did care about me and he intended to stick around. Without that belief, Jared would never hear him out.
    When I said goodbye to Jared, he didn’t hug me like he usually did. When Alex moved to hug me, Ethan pulled me closer to him, giving him a violent warning with just his expression. Alex stepped back and nodded to me.
    “Good night, Sadie.”
    “Bye, Alex.”
    When I shut the door, I looked at Ethan. “Why are you acting like that?”
    “Like what?”
    “Like a crazy asshole.”
    He glared at me. “You’re mine. Alex is eye fucking you every time he looks at you. Your pussy is reserved for me only. That fucker needs to understand that.” His anger made me step back.
    “He’s just a friend, Ethan. If I wanted to date him, I would have done it a long time ago.”
    “That’s not the fucking point. I’m the man that makes love to you. I’m your boyfriend, and I’m the only man that gets to hug you and hold your hand. If he doesn’t get that, I’ll beat the shit out of him.”
    “ Get over yourself. I hug my friends just like I hug my family. You may as well deal with it.”
    His eyes lit up in flames.
    “You’re being totally unreasonable and I’m not putting up with it. I can hug whoever the fuck I want to hug.”
    “I don’t think so.”
    “Well, I couldn’t care less.”
    His anger was still evident. My little speech didn’t dissuade him whatsoever.
    “Nothing is going on between us. He doesn’t have feelings for me.”
    “Yeah right. What were you talking about in your bedroom , then?” He waited for me to respond.
    “You.”
    “That’s what I thought. It’s not about a guy hugging