Page 12 of Pick Me

As she turned on her heels, the robe dramatically floated in the air before she slammed the door behind her. I pressed my lips together, holding back my laugh at the end of her robe being caught in the door and imagining her on the other side trying to move, only to be stopped.

I waited for a couple of minutes, ready to mock her, but the door didn’t open. Was she standing behind it waiting for me to leave?

“What happened?” Liam interrupted the silence. “Did you mute your mic? If you’re shagging over there, I don’t feel it’s fair that I’m missing out on it. Therefore, I would kindly request you turn everything on so I can watch.”

I rolled my eyes at the thought. Thea and I screwing? I’d have more luck with a feral cat than that ice queen. Was it harsh to call her that? Maybe, considering it was only me she seemed to be the ice queen with.

“Right. If you aren’t going to answer, then I’m just going to have to send you an invite.” I heard my computer ringing from here. My room was next door to Thea’s, and any noise from either of our rooms could be heard by the other.

I grinned when I heard a low grumble of annoyance and saw the end of the fluffy robe flinching. She was trying to pull it through the door, but there was no chance of that happening.

After another low grumble, I stepped forward, knocking on her door.

“Do you need a little help in there, Pyro?”

She gasped, and the robe stopped moving, which I assumed was because she was frozen to the spot.

“What does she need help with? Cleaning her pipes?” Liam added, and I ignored.

“Go away, Jackson.” I enjoyed how difficult she found rolling out my name. It was like the anger dripped from her tongue with every syllable.

“Alright, but I’m out here if you need me, Pyro.”

I sauntered into the living room, pretending not to hear the door creak open before quickly shutting again, and looked over my shoulder to see the pink fluff was gone.

“Are you ready, Liam?”

“Where’d your friend go? I was having so much fun.”

“Away.”

I dropped onto the couch and placed the popcorn next to me.

“Aww, that’s sad. Any chance we can get her back at some point? If she’s as fit as she sounds, we might be able to use her in a few of the videos and up our numbers.”

I cringed. Thea meeting Liam was enough to make me gag. Her being part of my channel, or worse, meeting the subscribers and having all those guys drooling over her? No. Just no. It wasn’t going to happen.

“She’s busy.”

“She didn’t sound it.”

“Are we getting past level thirty-six tonight or what?” I changed the subject, prepping the live.

“That’s ambitious.”

“If you want to win in this world, you’ve got to be determined.”

Once everything was set up, I grabbed one of the couch cushions and placed it behind my back for lumbar support. Playing in the living room was always a little different since I didn’t have my gaming chair, but I wanted to take advantage of the time I had.

The game switched on, and I shook my shoulders out, trying to relax, which seemed impossible since I knew Thea could walk out of her room any minute.

How was I supposed to have a good time when she was right there?

I could imagine her in her room. Her legs were probably crossed, her lips in a pout as she refluffed the end of her robe.

“Need a little help here, mate.” Liam interrupted my thoughts, and I looked up at the screen.

Shit.

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