Chapter 18

Hannah

This morning is something special. I squeeze my coffee cup in my hands while my eyes wake up a little more by the second. Tobias is working out shirtless in the kitchen. I have no idea why he chose this room, but…

Wow.

It’s impossible not to look at his body… or gawk. I’ve never seen a man this in shape outside the TV, if you don’t count the jocks at college. But even then, I haven’t been this close to them.

But Tobias is right there, lifting from the ground with each push-up, and he is only wearing a pair of white boxers.

That ass…

I swallow thickly and let my eyes linger. Tobias’s ass looks great, his thighs are thick, and his calves are defined. Aside from working, he must spend hours in the gym.

Aren’t I lucky to be tapping that?

As I daydream, Tobias looks over his shoulders and catches me eyeballing his ass, which makes me freeze. It’s too late to look away, and I’m mortified when a smirk works into his face.

“Enjoying the view?”

I shyly look away from him. His eyebrows are raised, but I pretend to be more interested in a painting on the wall. “I just spaced out… I’m a filthy liar, but I must save my skin.

“Ah, of course,” Tobias stands up. He walks to one of the cabinets to grab a glass and fill it with water.” Tell me if you need me in another position for the next time you… space out.”

Whoa, hold up!

He doesn’t believe me?!

“I did space out!”

“Mhm, space out while thinking about me?”

My cheeks burn. “You little-“I stop there because I don’t know what else to add, and Tobias laughs.

“Are you calling me little?”

“S-so what if I did?!” I manage and stand up from my chair when Tobias comes lumbering closer.

His lips are amused as he looks down at me. “We have a problem. It seems someone is getting sassy

with me.”

I stroll past his shirtless form because I need water. Did someone raise the temperature in here? It’s sizzling hot.

“I’m not sassy…” I mutter.

“You are,” Tobias says from behind. “Is it because I should have given you some sex this morning? Is that

it?”

“What?!” I shriek. “No, not at all!” But I wouldn’t have complained.

something else

and I shudder before forcing courage into my voice. “No. Nothing

“Breathing down your neck? I’m

stare into his pecs. And since Tobias is a bastard, he flexes them, which

that!” I’m trying but failing to look away, spitting out some of my water. It

Tobias deadpans but keeps his playful tone. “I don’t know what you’re talking

but I clear my throat when I realize I’m staring Uhm… don’t you

lot of last-minute appointments yesterday, and today I’m not going to focus on anything work-related.

“Oh, I see…”

my face. “What about you? Any plans today?”

his face. “Then

blink. “What would we do? Is he asking

mother’s birthday today, and my brothers and I plan to cook her a nice dinner. She isn’t home now,

a private chef?” “No chef,” he smiles. “Mark doesn’t know how to cook or bake. He is only interested in hockey and photography. But Jake loves baking. So maybe you two can come up with a cake to

back at him. I like this version of Tobias. The friendly one who is letting me meet his family members. He is probably only inviting me because he needs me to bake this cake, but

you and Mark going to do, huh? You

mow my mother’s lawn and ask Mark

I beam up at

the trunk, and

out the keys from the ignition to look up at the blue two-story house surrounded by similar houses. “It’s not a mansion, but my mother hates it when I try to spoil her,” I look at him, and his eyes grow warm. “She always laughs and says

smile. “Your dad

the twin’s dad, but I think he beats my mother. She always has new bruises whenever I see her, but since she doesn’t want to admit anything, she lies and blames it

terrible if

like he is about to say something, but we are interrupted by a tap

coming out

brother

the hottest

“Ha…” and opens the door. “Mark is also full of

car and watch Mark and Tobias do a bro hug-they embrace each other and do three taps on

“You made it!”

“Sure did!”

you brought your new

“Yes,

implying

build. Gorgeous faces, although Mark’s eyes are blue instead of green. He also has darker

is the most beautiful and the tallest. Mark looks more like a brute, and while

the new wife,” Mark walks up to me and stares down with intense eyes trying to

Tobias growls. “Mark-”

I mimic Mark’s stance by crossing my arms over my chest. “I’m not looking to hurt your brother. He is my husband, and I will treat him as

“Good answer!

picks me off the ground-it seems rough-hugging is a family

this how I

grunts, and once I’m back on the ground, I get a chance to look at him. It’s the third brother, Jake, and he seems like the grumpiest of

is he

Tobias says calmly, but I can

to change from my pajamas before I saw your car rolling in,” he looks at me, grunting. “Hello,

and blinks down at me with, once again, that trademark intensity the

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