hasn’t some lucky girl kept you from spending so much time with me and Kimmie,” I muse out loud.
He barks out a laugh and tightens his arm around me. “I always want the ones that don’t know I exist,” he says sadly.
“Well, I think you are a great catch and some girl is going to be very lucky when you give her your heart,” I look up into his eyes and see a pained look in them.
Before I can ask about it Kimmie enters the room and flops down on my other side. She looks flustered and frustrated. I look to see if Luke is going to follow her in, but there is no sight of him.
“What happened to my brother,” I ask.
“He said he’ll talk to you later. Nina called whining about something,” she informs me. Her words are dripping with venom and I am not sure if it is for Luke or Nina.
“Well, at least I got both my girls back.”
“Oh Mark please, I’ve tried to ditch you tons of times and Sophi keeps letting you back in,” Kimmie teases.
“Be nice,” I giggle.
Mark tosses a pillow at Kimmie while she laughs. After a bit more teasing, we settle into watching another movie. This time Kimmie and I have Mark sandwiched in while we all share a bowl of popcorn. Kimmie groans when the doorbell rings again.
“I’ll get it,” she huffs.
“I guess Luke didn’t want to wait to talk to me,” I murmur. I place my head on Mark’s shoulder and tilt my head up to see his face. “This may get ugly.”
“Your brother seriously only wants the best for you,” Mark looks down at me with a huge grin.
“Yeah, well, I want to make my own decisions for once,” I pout.
Mark laughs at me and tossed his arm around my shoulder locking me against his chest. “You always make decisions for yourself. Luke just steps in to make things happen.”
“Whatever,” I sigh. “Hey, why don’t you crash here tonight. We don’t have to work; we can do some gaming or something tomorrow.”
“Am I interrupting something,” a deep voice booms into the room. My heart starts to race and I can feel my face flush.
I look over to see Kimmie biting her lip while Nick stands beside her. Nick’s face is a mask of steel as his eyes rake over me from head to toe, then he takes in Mark’s arm around me and his proximity to me. I quickly sat up and pull away from Mark.
Mark has his new signature scowl in place. It feels like I am taking in the scene from outside of my body. Mark’s scowl and tense body language and Nick’s heated glare all come into view. As his mask of steel slips for just a moment I can see that he… One, is pissed off. Two, he instantly knows that there is nothing wrong with me and I have lied to him earlier. Three, Mark may not have a job come Monday and if he doesn’t get out of this room soon, he might not have an arm either.
“Um, Mark, can you come help me in my room with that shelf I was telling you about?” Kimmie chirps nervously.
I shoot a glare her way. She is leaving me alone with a pissed of Nicholas Lincoln and she hadn’t thought to worn me that she let him in in the first place. She gives me an apologetic wince as she grabs Mark and drags him from the room.
Nick remains standing where he is glaring at me. I feel like his green eyes are piercing through my skin. Heat blankets my skin and I can feel the sweat breaking out on my upper lip. Thoughts of the meeting this afternoon flood my mind and I cringe at what his plans are for my friend. Nick was on the verge of exploding when Norman spoke to me. When he walked in, Mark had his arm around me and we were pressed close to one another. This could be bad.
His eyes narrow and I swear I can see him thinking. Ugh, what is he doing here anyway? He’s your boyfriend dummy, you told him you were sick. Oh crap, screw my life.
Why didn’t I think he would stop by to check on me if I said I wasn’t feeling well? Maybe because I have no clue about being in a relationship and I know nothing about him other than what the papers and second hand
He barks out a laugh and tightens his arm around me. “I always want the ones that don’t know I exist,” he says sadly.
“Well, I think you are a great catch and some girl is going to be very lucky when you give her your heart,” I look up into his eyes and see a pained look in them.
Before I can ask about it Kimmie enters the room and flops down on my other side. She looks flustered and frustrated. I look to see if Luke is going to follow her in, but there is no sight of him.
“What happened to my brother,” I ask.
“He said he’ll talk to you later. Nina called whining about something,” she informs me. Her words are dripping with venom and I am not sure if it is for Luke or Nina.
“Well, at least I got both my girls back.”
“Oh Mark please, I’ve tried to ditch you tons of times and Sophi keeps letting you back in,” Kimmie teases.
“Be nice,” I giggle.
Mark tosses a pillow at Kimmie while she laughs. After a bit more teasing, we settle into watching another movie. This time Kimmie and I have Mark sandwiched in while we all share a bowl of popcorn. Kimmie groans when the doorbell rings again.
“I’ll get it,” she huffs.
“I guess Luke didn’t want to wait to talk to me,” I murmur. I place my head on Mark’s shoulder and tilt my head up to see his face. “This may get ugly.”
“Your brother seriously only wants the best for you,” Mark looks down at me with a huge grin.
“Yeah, well, I want to make my own decisions for once,” I pout.
Mark laughs at me and tossed his arm around my shoulder locking me against his chest. “You always make decisions for yourself. Luke just steps in to make things happen.”
“Whatever,” I sigh. “Hey, why don’t you crash here tonight. We don’t have to work; we can do some gaming or something tomorrow.”
“Am I interrupting something,” a deep voice booms into the room. My heart starts to race and I can feel my face flush.
I look over to see Kimmie biting her lip while Nick stands beside her. Nick’s face is a mask of steel as his eyes rake over me from head to toe, then he takes in Mark’s arm around me and his proximity to me. I quickly sat up and pull away from Mark.
Mark has his new signature scowl in place. It feels like I am taking in the scene from outside of my body. Mark’s scowl and tense body language and Nick’s heated glare all come into view. As his mask of steel slips for just a moment I can see that he… One, is pissed off. Two, he instantly knows that there is nothing wrong with me and I have lied to him earlier. Three, Mark may not have a job come Monday and if he doesn’t get out of this room soon, he might not have an arm either.
“Um, Mark, can you come help me in my room with that shelf I was telling you about?” Kimmie chirps nervously.
I shoot a glare her way. She is leaving me alone with a pissed of Nicholas Lincoln and she hadn’t thought to worn me that she let him in in the first place. She gives me an apologetic wince as she grabs Mark and drags him from the room.
Nick remains standing where he is glaring at me. I feel like his green eyes are piercing through my skin. Heat blankets my skin and I can feel the sweat breaking out on my upper lip. Thoughts of the meeting this afternoon flood my mind and I cringe at what his plans are for my friend. Nick was on the verge of exploding when Norman spoke to me. When he walked in, Mark had his arm around me and we were pressed close to one another. This could be bad.
His eyes narrow and I swear I can see him thinking. Ugh, what is he doing here anyway? He’s your boyfriend dummy, you told him you were sick. Oh crap, screw my life.
Why didn’t I think he would stop by to check on me if I said I wasn’t feeling well? Maybe because I have no clue about being in a relationship and I know nothing about him other than what the papers and second hand
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