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.”

looking genuinely distressed. “We brush our teeth

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

looks like the type who would defile innocent oral hygiene

I could see

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

nonchalance, “we were very careful not to make

mock despair. “I’ll never

down to haul Levi back to his feet. “Come on, drama queen.

flutter stupidly in my chest. In

coming, sweetheart?” he

after them, my embarrassment gradually fading as I watched the four men banter. Something about the scene—the way they interacted despite

I could see Lucas sitting on the porch with his laptop, while Leo and Levi were down by the water’s edge, apparently

Leo an earful,” Liam chuckled,

gestured wildly while Leo stood with his hands in

me a plate to dry. “So...

his knowing tone. “Yeah, they

“In a good way?”

“In a good way. Everything’s been wonderful, actually. Being here

After everything you’ve

assault. Lucas glanced up from his laptop, shaking his head at their

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

Because it looks like Levi’s trying

affection,” Liam explained with a grin. “Trust me, if he didn’t

Levi’s apparent frustration, there was no real anger in his actions, and Leo was

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