Breakaway (Penalty Kill 1)

“It’s not. I’ve had broken noses before and it isn’t broken.”

“I knew he wouldn’t like it, but I didn’t think he would ever find out either.”

“Hey,” I say placing my hands on her waist and squeezing. “Don’t let him get to you.”

“He’s my brother, Levi. Mytwin. That’s impossible. He’s probably pacing on the other side of my door right now.”

“Let him pace then.” It wasn’t until now that I thought to consider how her relationship might be with her brother. I figured they were close, sure, but I don’t know. “You okay?” I ask since she hasn’t looked at me yet. The blood is probably all gone, but she’s still wiping.

“No. I’m sorry about your nose.” She drops the rag in the sink and taps my nose lightly.

“I’m a hockey player, remember? Getting hit in the nose isn’t that big a deal.”

“I’m still sorry.”

“Don’t be. I mean it, Presley. How he feels is his problem, not yours.”

“It is when I made him feel that way.”

“Pres? Everything okay in there?” Trevor calls from the living room.

“No, we’re having a quickie,” she yells with a roll of her eyes. I smirk at how she still has some humor left. “You should go.”

“Sure? I can take him, you know,” I smile.

“I’m sure.”

Trevor opens her bedroom door and peeks inside with a clear view of her bathroom. His eyes harden at the sight of Presley standing between my legs and my hands on her hips.

“Seriously, Trevor?”

His mouth forms a determined line, but he doesn’t say anything.

“I better get going.” I stand and push her back gently. “Bye, Smarty.” And then, I just walk away. That’s my plan anyway, but when I’m a step away from her bedroom door, Presley gets the last word.

“Hey, Levi.” I turn to look at her. “I’ll see you Friday, okay?”

My raised eyebrows are the only sign of my surprise. I nod and walk past a fuming Trevor without another word.

Chapter Six

Presley

I push past Trevor and head to the kitchen to grab a glass of water.

“Presley, I forbid you to go out with him.” He stands in my kitchen with his arms crossed.

“Excuse me?” I turn, glaring at my twin brother.

“You heard me. You are not going out with him anymore.”

I sit my glass on the counter and walk over to my twin. Even though Trevor is taller than me, I’m not going to back down from him, this time. “Listen to me Trevor and listen up good. I am going out with Levi again and you have no say in the situation.”

“He is just using you. Do you know what kind of reputation he has?”

“I bet it’s a lot like yours. One Bunny after the other.” Trevor steps back from me.

“I’m nothing like him,” he hisses at me.