Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Finding Home

The knock startled us back to reality. Leo’s eyes widened slightly before that familiar smirk returned to his face.

“Hazel? Leo? Everything okay in there?” It was Liam’s voice, tinged with concern.

“Just a minute!” I called out, my voice embarrassingly high-pitched. I scrambled off the sink, wincing at the slight soreness between my legs.

Leo watched with amusement as I frantically pulled on my underwear and shorts. “Relax, sweetheart. They already know what we were doing.”

“That doesn’t make it better!” I hissed, yanking my shirt over my head. My cheeks burned hotter than a summer bonfire.

Leo casually adjusted his clothing, looking irritatingly composed while I probably looked like I’d been caught in a tornado. He ran his fingers through his dark hair once, and somehow it fell perfectly into place.

“Your hair,” he murmured, reaching out to smooth my wild blonde strands. His touch was surprisingly gentle, a stark contrast to his usual sarcasm.

Another knock, more insistent this time. “Guys? Should we be worried?” This time it was Lucas.

Leo rolled his eyes and moved toward the door. “Ready to face the music, sweetheart?”

I nodded, trying to look more dignified than I felt. Leo swung the door open to reveal all three Sullivan brothers standing in the hallway, each wearing a different expression.

Lucas leaned against the wall with arms crossed, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. Liam stood slightly behind him, cheeks flushed pink with embarrassment, looking everywhere but directly at us. And then there was Levi, eyes wide and hands clutching his hair as if he might rip it out.

“Oh my God,” Levi wailed dramatically. “You didn’t! In our bathroom? Our sacred bathroom space?”

Leo stepped out, completely unfazed. “It’s a bathroom, not a temple, Sullivan.”

distressed. “We

his laughter anymore. “Levi, I’m pretty sure they weren’t doing anything

Leo. “He looks like the type who would defile innocent

younger brother’s shoulder sympathetically, though I could see the amusement dancing in his eyes. “I think you’re overreacting a

rooting me to the spot. This was somehow worse than if they’d just been

helps,” Leo said with that infuriating nonchalance, “we were

knees in mock despair. “I’ll never be able

out laughing at their brother’s theatrics. Lucas reached down to haul Levi back to his feet. “Come on, drama queen.

to the dining room, Leo threw me a quick grin that made my heart flutter stupidly in my chest. In that brief moment, I caught a glimpse of genuine happiness behind

coming, sweetheart?” he

gradually fading as I watched the four men banter. Something about the scene—the

found myself standing at the sink beside Liam, washing dishes while the others cleared the table. Through the kitchen window, I could see Lucas sitting on the

giving Leo an earful,”

while Leo stood with his hands in his pockets, looking utterly unbothered. “I think Leo enjoys winding him

dry. “So... things with Leo seem to be

“Yeah, they are. He’s... not

“In a good way?”

smile. “In a good way. Everything’s been wonderful, actually. Being here with all of you... I

“You deserve it, Hazel. After everything you’ve

Leo barely seemed fazed by the assault. Lucas glanced up from his laptop, shaking his head at their antics but

them,” Liam said, laughing. “I think Levi’s finally warming up to having Leo around. They actually

Because it looks like Levi’s trying to bury him

me, if he didn’t like Leo, he wouldn’t bother

Despite Levi’s apparent frustration, there was no real anger in his actions, and Leo was actually smiling—a rare, genuine smile that

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