Page 61 of Inked Devotion

“Is that sarcasm?” Lee asked, winking, and I rolled my eyes. “Not sarcasm, just being polite since you’re in my home.”

“I’m sorry,” Beckett muttered as he poured himself a cup of coffee and did the same for Lee.

My brows shot up, and I met Lee’s gaze.

Lee shrugged. “It’s been a long morning.” Lee took the coffee cup from Beckett and sighed deeply into it. “Mm, are these the beans Brenna gave you?” he asked, not so innocently.

I narrowed my gaze. “Yes. Got a problem with that?”

“I see you’re defensive,” Lee sighed. “However, not with me. It’s probably the twin next to me.”

“I’m an idiot,” Beckett said, and I shrugged and took a sip of my coffee. “Not going to say you’re not, because, well, you are. I guess so am I.”

Beckett rolled his eyes. “I was just so shocked, and honestly? With the way I treated Brenna before, I think I conflated the two in my head. I shouldn’t have tried to hit you.”

I shrugged. “I’m not going to get in the way of you and Brenna.”

“There is no me and Brenna. We’re just friends.”

“I know that, but I’m still going to get growly. Sue me.”

“I can’t believe that you guys are having a kid.” Beckett shook his head. “It’s just so out of the blue.”

“I know, but we’re making it work. Somehow. We talked about the whole childcare aspect and work, but we haven’t gotten into everything else.”

“Like where you’ll live or if you’re dating?” Lee asked, raising a brow.

I swallowed another sip of coffee, and Beckett and Lee glanced at one another.

Beckett cursed under his breath, pulled out a ten-dollar bill, and handed it over to Lee.

I looked between the two of them. “What was that for?”

“I figured you two would get together, while Beckett thought that you would take your time and do your quiet, introspective thing while you told yourself you shouldn’t be with Brenna even though you two make sense.”

I set down my coffee. “What?”

“You two, you clearly slept together again, and now you’re working things out. This is going to be interesting—I kind of like the idea of it. I see the way she looks at you and the way that you look at her. I don’t know why it took me so long to piece it all together.”

I looked at my brother and then at Lee, who was still spouting off random shit that didn’t make sense to me.

“We’re not. I mean, I don’t know what we’re doing.”

“Well, you’d better figure it out before that kid comes along, or you’re going to fuck things up.” Beckett winced.

Lee snorted. “This is coming from a man who nearly fucked things up with Eliza when things surprised us both, so I think you should take that with a grain of salt.”

“And this is coming from a man who has no plans to get serious with anyone anytime soon or ever.” Beckett shook his head.

Lee winked. “You and Brenna? You’re going to have a life together. It’s going to be something that you can’t just walk away from. However, you two fit. You’re both quiet sometimes and growly other times. You guys have been friends as long as all of us have, except for the actual Montgomerys. We all joke that Beckett and Brenna are the best of friends, and maybe that used to be the case, but now we’ve all jumbled together in this group that hangs out as one. You’re sleeping with her, and you’re all tongue-tied, so that means you have some feelings for her. You wouldn’t be sleeping with her and complicating the situation if you didn’t.”

I set both hands down on the kitchen island and closed my eyes, letting out a breath. “I like her. I always have. It’s probably a mistake, but I can’t help it.”

“Just don’t hurt each other,” Beckett whispered.

My gaze shot to his. “I don’t want that to happen.”

“Do your best not to screw it up. Which is pretty much the advice everybody gave me when it came to Eliza.”

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