Page 106 of Sinful Skulls
She heads back to the others while I dress. The laughter that comes from kitchen tells me Brody has already told everyone about his morning peep show.
Someone knocks on the door. “Come in!” I yell while lacing up my shoe. The door opens, and I’m surprised to find it’s JD.
“Hey,” he says from the doorway. “I just wanted to thank you for last night.”
“No worries,” I say, switching feet.
“Can I come in?”
“It’s your house,” I tease.
He smiles. “My house is your house.”
My face falls, and he rushes to my side.
I wave him away. “Sorry. I’m okay.”
He doesn’t buy it. He kneels in front of me and takes my hands in his. “Daisy, please know that I’m here for you.”
“I believe you, but I really am fine,” I tell him.
His chuckle makes my brows pull together. “I see why my friend fell in love with you.”
“And I see why my mom fell in love withyou.”
He blushes and pushes himself to his feet. “Come on, kid. She’ll kill me if I keep you much longer.”
When we get to the kitchen, my heart melts. Lexie, Ash, and Brody are at the table laughing. JD gently guides me to an empty chair and pushes me into it. Elizabeth smiles at me from the stove.
Lexie tips her head back. “JD, tell them to quit picking on me.”
He laughs and shakes his head. “Normally I’d be on your side, but you walked right into that one. I warned you not to go in there, and Brody said he also gave you fair warning.”
“He didn’t tell me he was naked!” She makes a gagging noise.
“That’s enough,” Elizabeth says before setting a giant plate of pancakes in front of Brody.
He claps his hands. His attention immediately turns from tormenting Lexie to his food. Elizabeth winks at her, and Lexie mouths a thank you.
The entire scene makes me chuckle to myself. Elizabeth fills another plate and sets it in front of me, patting me on the back lightly as she does. “How did you sleep?”
“I don’t think I woke up once.”
JD narrows his eyes on me. “That wasn’t because you never went to sleep, was it?” he asks, pulling up a chair beside mine.
I laugh, and Brody answers on my behalf. “She slept. I don’t fall asleep until I’m sure she is snoring.”
My mouth falls open. “I don’t snore.”
Lexie gives him a whack in the arm for me.
Ash laughs. “Man, we’ve got to get you a filter.”
“No, you don’t,” Brody says, pointing at me with his fork. “She loves me without a filter.”
I smile wide because he’s right, but then my brows pull together. He’s trying to sidetrack me. “Tell them I don’t snore.”
He laughs and leans toward Elizabeth as she sits down to join us. “It’s cute. I’ll send you a video. Sometimes her nose twitches like a little bunny when she does it. You’ll love it.”
