Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 117

When our order was ready, I danced happily in my seat, and Patrick passed me my caramel vanilla mocha, Josh groaned.

Baby girl, that is a lot of sugar,"

*Not as much as I normally add." I told him

him, giving him my sweetest smile.

Jake chuckled before pulling me as close as the seatbelt would allow him to, while Josh just shook his head and turned to face forward in his seat. My giggle turned into a moan as I took my first sip of coffee. All three guys groaned, and I smiled before taking another sip. It wasn't long before Patrick was pulling into the garage, and as soon as we entered the house, I could feel the difference. Even with four of us here, the house was too quiet. I grabbed the remote and turned on the reruns of an old sitcom, hoping the added noise would make me feel better. We sat around watching an episode, but none of us even smiled.

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age hurried us to a booth in the back before telling us she would return for our drink orders in a few minutes. Patrick slid into the round booth, sliding over to the far end; I followed behind him, sitting in the middle. Jake and Josh looked at the remaining seats and started a game of rock-paper-scissors to see who would sit next to me. I giggled at the guys' competitive streak. When Jake won, he slid onto the bench seat, squishing as close as he could to me before kissing my cheek. Josh just rolled his eyes before

drink. I stayed wrapped around [ake while all three teased me until I pointed out that they would act the same if they

his plate in front of him, making sure he had a good view of her breasts. A

I sucked in a shocked breath and stared at the plate of food in front of me that no longer looked appetizing, fighting the stinging tears building in my

seconds, towering over the waitress, anger radiating off him. Get away from our girlfriend, and don't return to our table. I will be speaking to the manager and owner about this." He growled. With a huff,

Jake crowded against me, wrapping me in their arms. "Love, ignore that bitch; she is a petty, jealous girl, and it doesn't matter. We love you, and that will never change." Patrick said, tilting my head and kissing me slowly. When he pulled back, I

the perfect fit to complete our family. Ignore the petty, jealous people. We love each other and are doing nothing wrong." I gave

his deepest apologies for her behavior; he comped all our meals so we can box

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