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Two

JT

WELL, WELL, WELL, what do we have here? Seems my little sister has been holding out on me. Her friend Bellamy is…mesmerizing at first sight. I guarantee, everywhere she walks, guys do a double take. Then a triple.

Long, auburn hair—all the better to tangle my fingers in and pull as she screams my name—andmy favorite color…redheads are my vice. Big eyes, hazel or green, I can’t quite tell in this lighting—that will fly open, nice and wide, then roll back in her head when I make her come. Full, pouty lips, already sassing me—that’ll silence, but remain every bit as sexy, when they’re wrapped around my cock. And a bangin’, hourglass body—curvy hips to latch onto while I watch that juicy ass and beautiful, my guess is D, set of tits jiggle as I pound into her.

She wants everything I’m envisioning as badly as I do. I can tell by the short, fast breaths she’s struggling to take and the way her eyes can’t stop roaming over me with curious approval.

Yep, Brynn’s gonna have to share, ‘cause I wanna be Bellamy’sfriendtoo.

“JT!” My sister snaps her fingers in my face. “I think you owe Ryder an apology.”

“Huh?” I reluctantly shift my stare from Bellamy’s huge, high and perfect rack to Brynn.

“Isaid, you owe Ryder an apology. Ya know, for jumping to asinine conclusions and threatening to kick his ass for no reason.” She fists both hands on her hips and glares at me pointedly.

“You’re right. My bad, man.” I extend my hand to Ryder. “No excuses, but sheismy little sister and I’ve been looking out for her since the day she was born. Don’t much care for finding her traipsing through the woods. At a party. Hope you understand.”

He shakes my hand and laughs…through his truth,and lie. “I get it, no worries. Not to mention, you don’t scare me.”

We both know I would throttle him, especially if fueled by the knowledge he took too many liberties with my sister. But I’ll let him keep his pride in front of Brynn.

“So, you guys ready to leave or what?” I ask them all, looking only at Bellamy.

“I am if you two are,” Brynn says to Ryder and Bellamy.

They both nod their agreement, so I start gearing up my plan to be Bellamy’s ride home when Brynn grabs my arm. “Will you two excuse us for one minute? I need to talk to my brother.”

Using her pitching arm, which is damn strong, she drags me away where we can’t be heard and turns her narrowed, unnervingly piercing, eyes on me. “No,” she states straightforwardly.

“No, what?” I tilt my head, not following.

She pokes my chest. “You know exactly what and the answer is no. I mean it JT, stay away from her.”

NowI’m following, and don’t like the direction she’s chosen. In fact, I fucking hate it, and have no plans on complying. I’d give my sister just about anything she asked for…except this. There might’ve been aslimpossibility if she’d have come at me differently, but now that she’s added “forbidden” to Bellamy’s already long list of allurements—forget about it.

I cross my arms over my chest and step toward her, toe to toe. “And just why the hell not? Something wrong with me?”

“Where do I start?” She belts out an exaggerated laugh. “If Uncle Sawyer hadn’t preached the importance of condoms to you since, what, you were in the womb, your pecker would’ve rotted and fallen off by now. And if you didn’t have Mom, our aunts, me, Sky, Presley and Nana,who are all exceptionally amazing, in your life, you’d have absolutely no respect for women. I love you, JT. You’re a wonderful brother, cousin, son, grandson and friend.” She diverts her eyes and sighs the rest. “But you are perhaps the very last guy on Earth I would recommend a girl, let alone a friend, date.”

“Damn.” I fall back off one foot and clutch my chest. “Tell me how you really feel. Kinda fucking harsh, dontcha think?”

“Yes.” She wraps her arms around me, a sob in her voice. “It was, I’m so sorry. I love you and I didn’t mean to say it like that. You’re incredible, you know I adore you and I’m so lucky to have you for a brother. But…”

I unwind her arms from around me and lift her chin, forcing her to look me in the eyes. “But what?”

She chews on her lip nervously, considering her response. “I don’t have that manygoodfriends, ones I’m close to, you know this. And Bellamy, she and I justclick. She’s my best friend and I don’t want to lose her. In fact, I’ve been thinking about asking Mom and Dad if I can move out and share an apartment with her. She’s a good girl, like me, and you’re…”

“I’m what?”

“You’re my brother and I wuv you,” she uses a cutesy baby voice and taps the end of my nose…trying to soften the blow she’s already landed.

“Whadda know?” Bellamy yells. “I’malreadyoutstanding in my field, and I haven’t even graduated yet. How cool would it be if I got the Nobel Peace Prize as a sophomore?”

What?While I glance her way, wondering what the hell she’s talking about, Brynn cracks up laughing.

“See, she’s hilarious, onmylevel. She’s my person,” Brynn says, with a subtle happiness in her tone that I more than hear.

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