Page 71 of Sheltered By Love

“I’m naked here,” he yelps.

I launch myself at him and manage to get him in a headlock before he can escape. “You’re a dead man,” I growl.

Slippery little bastard he is, he wriggles out of my grip and makes it into the hallway, minus his towel.

I pick it up, roll it into a snake and whip his ass as he hotfoots it down the hallway. “It’s for a good cause, what’s the big deal!” he gets out in between yelps.

I chase after him, so pissed I’m not even sure what I’m going to do if I get hold of him again.

“Then why aren’t you doing it?” I yell at him.

At the heavy thump of footsteps on the stairs, I spin around and find Garrett scowling at us both as he catches his breath.

“He signed me up—”

He holds up a hand. “This is not our house anymore. You are grown-ass men, now start acting like it.”

He yanks the towel out of my hands and throws it at Levi. “Go home.”

I start to smirk at Levi, but Garrett jabs his finger at me. “And you, settle down.”

Felicity picks then to remind us that she’s downstairs. “I need to get something from upstairs,” she calls.

“Come up. Everything’s fine,” Garrett calls down to her.

Garrett jerks his thumb at Levi. “Get dressed. And grow up. You’re not a kid anymore,” he growls.

Levi’s nostrils flare, but he bites his tongue and disappears into his old room.

I face an irritated Garrett and hold up my hands. “This wasn’t what I agreed to.”

He runs a hand over his face just as Felicity appears. “Deal with it. I’ve got bigger fish to fry.”

He doesn’t bother to elaborate, just steps out of Felicity’s way and beckons for me to do the same.

As I follow him down the stairs, tiredness overtaking me again, I lower my voice. “This isn’t just about Levi messing around. I can’t be in two places at once.”

Garrett lets out a sigh as we reach the bottom. “I know. We’ll make it work. And I’m sure you’ll find a way to pay Levi back,” he says.

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