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Katie

“Katie come eat with us,”Stan pleaded as I told them I was going to my room. It had been a long day—not only cooking the meatloaf, but with the twins, too.

I couldn’t believe I’d been here for three weeks, and so far, I’d managed to not only kiss one brother, but two.

What was wrong with me?

I had a good job, and I didn't want to blow it, but I was living a lie. This good thing I had could all come to an end if I didn’t stop going around and kissing the brothers. If something happened—if they both found out—they would kick me to the curb.

“No. I need to call Dawn. She called earlier, and I said I would call her back. Besides, I’ve eaten enough today. I need to sleep when the twins sleep. Otherwise, I’ll be a wreck tomorrow.”

He sighed, “Fine. But it’s only eight.”

I nodded in agreement. “Call. Shower, and then bed. It’s been a long day.”

I didn’t wait for him to reply as I swiftly headed to my room. I just hoped both Pete and Rick wouldn’t turn up. If they did, then my plan to slip away would be dead in the water. I had to stop the war from starting, the one I was starting by being like Helen of Troy and ending up causing the Trojan War in L.A.. I was far from the most beautiful woman in L.A., and I hated the idea of making brothers fight over me.

I didn’t deserve their attention. I was messed-up, had no home, and I wasn’t even a qualified nanny. I had no idea what I was doing with my life. Before Ben and moving to L.A. it felt simple, just following him and wanting his goals.

I knew I wanted a family and kids once he achieved his dreams. I wanted to be an artist, but my heart wasn’t truly head over heels following and even less now.

“Hey,” I said as I closed my room door. I had to speak to Dawn, especially when I felt this anxious.

“Katie, you’re lucky. I’m just about to go into a gig, and I was thinking about you. We haven’t spoken since you treated me to lunch.”

“Yeah. Sorry about that. With the twins and everything, I’ve been busy…”

She laughed. “And with the hot three SEALs too, I bet you’ve been really occupied.”

Damn!

I decided it was best if I moved to the bathroom, just in case one of them heard me talking to her. Besides she said she had to speak fast since she was getting ready to go to a gig.

“Hey, why not ask for one night off? Don’t you have the weekends off? You could come and see me perform.”

“Great idea,”I said as I closed the bathroom door, making sure they couldn’t hear me. I turned on the shower, and then the water caused enough noise in the bathroom for no one to hear.

“I kissed two of them—the boss and the other one. I kissed two brothers.”

“Good for you. Get your groove on. You deserve it.”

“No, this is the best thing that’s happened to me. I just don’t want to blow it. What if one of them hears what I’ve been up to, then I’ll be in trouble. Right? I mean one brother was bad enough. But two!”

I slumped on to the floor, wondering if it was a good idea to say this out loud because for I was always told by Ben, that if you said it out loud, then it became real. I didn’t want it to be real.

“I found a home. I love the little kids, they’re so cute…”

“Please, K, you never called me to talk about the kids. Not like this. Tell me what’s wrong? You’ve got me all worried. You know if there’s anything wrong, then you can come and stay with me.”

I laughed thinking as much as I loved Dawn, she was a mess. A hoarder. Disaster and everything else when it came to her living accommodation. There was no way I could live with her. She left dishes in her sink for weeks and thought anyone who cleaned their dishes on a daily basis was a freak.

“My issue is that I kissed them, but I wanted so much more. Like you know…”

“Good, girl, you get your groove on!”

Did she just encourage me to fuck my boss?

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