Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Brooklyn

I nearly spill my milk all over the hallway as I spin around to stare up at Aden.

"What are you..." he starts to ask.

"Shut up!" I whisper hastily, glancing back at the door. "They'll hear you!"

"They?" Aden raises an eyebrow and looks again at Hudson's door.

"Come on!" I hiss, throwing my shoulder against his side, trying to herd him towards my room before Hudson's door opens and he and his lover find us both standing there.

Aden chuckles at my wasted effort to get him to move-we both know I couldn't budge him an inch if he didn't want to go.

After a moment, though, he allows himself to be shepherded out of the hall and through my open door, which I press my back against to close.

I flinch as my lock clicks shut, desperately hoping that Hudson and Lucas didn't hear us.

"Well, little one." Aden smirks at me. "I didn't think you'd be so eager to get me alone."

"Would you shut up," I murmur, turning my head back to the door to listen, my milk and box of cookies still clutched in my hands. "I don't want Hudson to know I was listening."

"Listening, is it?" Aden says, not bothering to lower his voice. "Looked like you were doing more than that

I give him a dirty look, alluding to murder and torture and every horrible thing he can imagine if he doesn't shut his mouth right now.

I can see the laugher cross his face, but he puts his hands up, complying with my demand for silence. Suddenly, I hear someone open Hudson's door, take a few steps outside.

Silence for a moment, and then murmured voices.

Then, someone passes by my door.

the hall goes quiet again, I release

murmur. "I think...we're

evenly. "I don't like it when there are people in my home whom

at me curiously, allowing

and slowly shake my head. "You're getting nothing from me, Aden," I

purses his lips, cocking his head to

he asks. "That Hudson is...entertaining someone? In his room? At night? While

am I," I toss back at him, speaking before I think about the implications of my words. "After all, you're here,

door and walk to my bedside table, placing my snack down there and turning back towards

Aden asks, his voice taking on a sensual note I'm not

just...exhausted

my forehead, closing my

it's past midnight, and I'm hiding in my room from my fiancé and his lover, with my fiancé's dad who I made

I thought he liked me! Not

It's all just...too much.

at him blandly.

shove it towards him. "We can have a real sleepover,

tosses them on

my mouth again.

groan then, tossing my head back, letting him see that none of this is sexy. It's all just so draining. "Can you just go away? I'm

as

a moment

his eyes over my tired face, my rumpled hair, my lips still

think this is over between

and steps out into the

stand still, staring at the door. Then I slump down onto my bed, pulling the box of cookies into

***

next morning I push through the door to the kitchen rubbing

my fresh clothes for the day. There

at seven in the morning, needing

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