Page 34 of Never Your Girl

“Yeah.” She plants her hands on her hips. “You two can’t stand each other.” Her attention slides back to her friend as she points at me. “You’ve made your feelings for him very clear.”

Holland nods, acknowledging her past comments. “I, um… It’s like you said earlier. There was more to it buried beneath the surface.”

Hurt flashes in Willow’s eyes. “Why didn’t you just tell me that when we were talking about it?”

Holland’s shoulders collapse. “I just needed to get it figured out before we made anything public.” Her expression hardens as she side-eyes me. “I’m really sorry.”

I give in to impulse and press a kiss to her cheek before burying my face against the side of her neck. “Oh, sweet cheeks. There’s no more keeping our love to ourselves. We can yell it from the rooftops if we want.”

Her voice dips, becoming more of a grumble. “We don’t want to do that.”

“Are you sure, love muffin?”

She glares as her tone turns menacing. “One hundred percent positive.”

“Well, I think it’s time for us to go upstairs and”—I waggle my brows—“you know.”

Holland narrows her eyes before smashing her lips together. I can almost see the smoke billowing from the top of her head. “Talk?”

“Sure. Maybe afterward.”

“I’m going to kill you with my bare hands.” She snaps her teeth at me.

I glance at Willow and Maverick. “Threatening bodily harm is her love language.”

“I don’t make threats. I make promises.”

When that bone-chilling comment is met with silence, I steer Holland toward the staircase. “On that note, we’re going to skedaddle.” I lift a hand in a wave. “Have a good night.”

We’re halfway up to the second floor when Willow says, “We’ll talk more in the morning, Holland.”

“Now that sounded like a threat,” I say beneath my breath.

“Because it is.”

As soon as we cross the threshold and step inside my room, I close the door. Not even a second later, Holland whirls around and punches me in the gut. It happens so fast I don’t see it coming until it’s much too late. I do the only thing I can and double over as the air leaves my lungs in a rush.

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