Page 20 of Strip for Me

“I’ll take that as a yes,” he says, being a smartass.

“We can’t all date her,” I tell him, and he shrugs.

“Why not? Just for now, and then we’ll see who she chooses. It doesn’t bother me if she is dating you guys, too,” he shrugs. I really don’t think that would work, Andre and Todd are possessive as shit. Andre even more so considering Ellie is pregnant with his child.

“You’re thinking about it,” Kaiden says with a grin.

“She might not even like any of us.” I say, ignoring the fact I’m sure she feels something for Andre and Kaiden.

“How about we just see how things go?” Kaiden suggests, and we don’t talk about it anymore as Todd’s sister comes into the room. I think it’s better if I just stay away from Ellie, if I don’t talk to her or look at her, then the stupid attraction will go away.

“Hey, boys, I met Ellie,” she says, and I nod as I watch her give Kaiden a hug. She comes over and hugs me, too.

“How’s the girlfriend?” I ask her when she lets go. I can’t remember her name, but I know they’ve been fighting recently. The only reason I know is because I saw Annie and her girlfriend shouting at each other in the supermarket, and I had to stop Annie from throwing a bunch of bananas at her girlfriend. Then Annie said her girlfriend was fucking bananas and that’s why she was throwing them. I really don’t get women well enough to understand that.

“We’re over,” she says as she looks down, her long hair hiding her face, and she clears her throat.

“Sorry, Annie,” Kaiden says coming over and giving her another hug.

“It’s for the best, but that Ellie is pretty. Any chance she bats for my team?” Annie asks, and I narrow my eyes.

“No chance, and I think she has her hands full,” Kaiden says and winks at me.

Fucking hell, what does he think I just agreed to?

Eighteen

ELLIE

“Morning, El,”Todd says, making me jump, with a spoon full of Nutella in my mouth. I guiltily look up at him from my seat on the sofa as he laughs.

“You have Nutella on your cheek,” he says, still laughing as I pull the spoon out of my mouth and put it back into the jar.

“So, you found my Nutella?” he asks as he comes over and wipes his thumb across my cheek. I watch as he puts his thumb in his mouth and sucks the Nutella away. I’m so blaming my hormones when I find him doing that sexy.

“Andre said no one eats it, and I could have as much as I wanted. Sorry, I didn’t know it was yours,” I say, and he sits next me.

“I can share,” he shrugs and takes my spoon out of the jar. I watch as he gets a big spoon full of Nutella and eats it. Our eyes meet as he takes way too long enjoying the Nutella before he takes the spoon out of his mouth.

“I met your sister last night,” I say, my voice coming out high-pitched. Holy ducks, I’m way too attracted to this guy. It’s bad enough that I kissed Kaiden, almost kissed Andre again, and now I am giving flirty eyes to Todd. I need to get my shittogether and remember that the baby comes first. Not my insane hormones.

“Which one?” he asks as he puts the spoon back.

“Annie,” I say, and he smiles.

“Did she try to hit on you? I don’t blame her if she did,” he says, chuckling when my eyes widen.Did he just suggest that he finds me attractive?

“No, I don’t think so. She told me that you spoke of me,” I say, and he grunts as a reply.

“Oh, and thanks for the ginger biscuit idea. I carry them around now as they do make me feel better,” I tell him, and he nods as our eyes catch. I also found the three bottles of ginger ale that were in the fridge this morning. He must have gotten them for me, and it’s sweet.

“I’ve got to go and help my sister,” he says, standing up quickly and walking away. He stops and runs his hand through his hair before he looks back at me.

“Do you want to come?” he asks me, and I sit back, a little shocked that he is inviting me to meet his sister.

“Yes,” I say, and he nods. I follow him out after slipping my shoes and coat on. I’m wearing ripped jeans and a black jumper. It’s one of those super soft ones that are so nice to have on.

Todd holds the door to his blue BMW open for me when we get outside. I run quickly to him as it starts to rain. The car looks old and like someone has put a lot of effort into doing it up. The seats are dark-blue inside, and the car is well looked after. Todd gets in the car as I do my seatbelt up.

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