Page 54 of Anti Player

I want to laugh but Kaleb’s jaw is ticking, and his mouth is set in a stern line.

“Are you kidding me, bro?” Matt asks. “What are you, Brett’s watchdog?”

I wince because something tells me this isn’t about my brother. Kaleb is acting possessive, and I am liking it a little too much.

“Something like that,” he mutters to Matt.

Matt laughs. “I’ll catch you two later,” he says to me and Asher.

I give Kaleb a curious look and then I go back to swimming with my son.

Once Asher gets tired of laps, he wants to jump in the pool, so he uses the ladder to leave the pool and jump in off the side. He repeats this about ten times as I stay in the water treading.

After a while Brett comes up too. He plays with Asher for a bit, cannonballing him into the water. I get out and soak up some sun.

I watch Kaleb swimming. His strong arms move through the water swiftly. I try not to keep my focus on him too long though because Brett is observant.

After a while, Kaleb gets out of the water and towels off. I can’t help but watch him. He’s all muscle, his skin sun-kissed and dripping with rivulets of water.

I lick my lips when I hear my brother clear his throat beside me. Shit. Brett cocks his brow and gives me a look of warning for ogling his hot friend.

“Hey, sweetie,” I say to Asher. “Are you ready for lunch?”

My son nods.

“Do you also want to help me make the cake for tonight?” I ask Asher.

“No,” he says.

Brett laughs.

“I’m coming tonight too,” he says to me.

“You’re coming for a hangout with kids?” I ask.

“Yeah,” he confirms. “I’m spending time with family.”

“Yay,” Asher says.

“After I finish my swim, I can take him out for a bit. We can go to Central Park Zoo or something,” Brett offers.

While my son cheers again, I tease, “Look at you becoming all domestic.”

“He’s my nephew,” Brett says like it’s obvious he’d want to entertain him.

“I can come to the zoo too,” Kaleb says from off to the side.

“Sure, bro,” Brett says to him.

I get up and slip my little dress back on. When I steal a glance at Kaleb, I catch him with his gaze on my ass. I’m enjoying this little game we’re playing. I just need to make sure my heart doesn’t want a piece of the action because I feel it fighting to catch feelings for him. He’s sweet, good with my kid, and an Adonis in bed. Nope, not going down that path.

“Ready?” I ask Asher.

He nods and we head back inside. We go to shower and change our clothes.

I make some quick grilled cheese sandwiches for all of us. Asher and I eat quickly, and I leave a sandwich for Brett and Kaleb in the warmer.

While I’m prepping the cake ingredients, Brett returns and says he’ll take a quick shower.

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