Page 120 of The Last Ones Standing, Part Two

I look at Ny at my side as she snorts. “You see this shit? They know they’re fine,” she teases, but the look on her face says something totally different.

“Come with me,” Holly says next to my ear. I hadn’t noticed she moved into the ring or came so close.

I back out of the ring with her, not taking my eyes off Gio and Jace as they remove their coats and start to peel their shirts and shoes off. I’m not sure what they’re up to, but the view is nice. Ny seems to be focused on them as well.

Gio is the first to make it into the ring where she stands. I reluctantly turn quickly to see my way out of the ring. My eyes are right back on them as I make my way out of the ring and move quickly to sit beside Holly on the bleachers.

Gio now stands shirtless in front of Ny. The music we are playing changes to “Cry to Me” by Seal.

Gio slips his hand into Ny’s hair and he places his forehead to hers. Then he moves his leg between hers and grinds and sways to the music in a way that would put Patrick Swayze and the entireDirty Dancingfranchise to shame.

I mean, the way his lips are parted as he moves with Ny’s body has me ready to call Dario to tell him I’m on my way. Gio moves his free hand to Ny’s ass as he holds her close to his body and guides her to grind with him.

He rolls her upper body back as he keeps a tight hold of her hair. When she comes upright, I find myself holding my breath, waiting for their lips to touch. I feel like I’m watching something I shouldn’t. That’s when a shirtless, barefoot Jace enters the ring.

“They’re amazing to watch,” Holly breathes beside me.

“Yeah, they are,” I whisper.

That’s when Jace grabs Gio’s shoulder like he wants to tug him away from Ny. Ny grabs Jace’s hand, dips under Gio’s arm to spin around him and tugs Jace’s arm behind his back. Jace swiftly twists out of the move and dances out of the way, moving as sensually as Gio.

It’s sexy the way the three move around each other. Ny tosses a few rhythmic elbows and punches at Jace before Gio gets between them, dancing Ny back. However, Jace goes to tug at Gio again.

This time Ny climbs Gio’s back and settles on his shoulders. That’s when Jace attacks Gio’s torso. Ny spins off Gio’s shoulders as he grabs her hands and uses her like a bat.

It happens so fast. I gasp and wince. Jace’s head snaps to the side, but he straightens, shakes his head, and grins.

Something about the move tickles my brain. I can’t settle on one thought. A bunch of images rushes me.

I’m small, but I’m attacking someone. I can’t see them, but I know I’m backing them down.

I shake the images away and focus on the scene before me again. Ny has switched to protecting Jace from Gio. Their moves are so fluid.

I’m in awe. The song comes to an end, and they stop fighting. Each of them bends over with their hands on their knees, trying to catch their breath.

I stand with my brows wrinkled and move to the edge of the ring. I plant my hands on the mat and stare at Gio and Jace. The images try to push through again. It’s like I’m looking at them, but I’m not.

“You all right?” Jace stands straight and asks.

I shake my head. “Yeah, um… I’m fine.”

Jace looks to Gio and gives him a smile. I’m not sure what to make of it. I reach to place a hand on my belly and the two look down.

Gio moves closer to Ny and tugs her into his arms before he kisses her. I gasp in surprise. Ny doesn’t talk about her love life with me. I had no idea.

“Now you have one of my secrets,” Gio says and winks at me. He then points to my bump. “I’ll be sure to keep that one for you. I’m assuming you have a reason for not telling my brother.”

I nod. “He’s not ready. He needs to do whatever he’s doing in Italy. He’ll only want me to drop everything here to go to him. I can’t.”

Gio chuckles and nods. “Sounds about right.”

Chapter 48

More Than Deserved

Gio

Once again, I could have given this task over to Dante, but I want to finish this myself. After all, Riccardo had planned to take me and mine out. I’m going to handle this here and now before I have the trash taken out on the other side.

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