“It’s not getting any easier, is it? I ask her. “Seeing him here every day knowing that no matter what you do, he’s still going to leave once these ten days are over.”

Tully’s eyes drop down to my bed. “Don’t remind me,” she says. “But it is what it is, even if he wanted to stay, he can’t. Besides, you can see it yourself. Spending that time away from Haven Falls was good for him. I don’t know if maybe he just needed to get away from his father or distance himself from all the bullshit, but he seems lighter now, almost as though he has a purpose and I don’t want to take that away from him.”

“You’re too freaking good,” I tell her. “You know, one day, he’s going to come back and realize that all his reasons for not being with you are all bullshit and he’s going to do whatever it takes to make it right.”

Tully scoffs. “Who knows? By the time he figures that out, it’ll probably be too late.”

I flop down on the bed beside her. “Don’t say that,” I beg of her. “All this can’t be for nothing. You two are perfect for each other and you just have to get through all the shit before you can make it work. He’ll come out the other end and see that you were right and then you’ll be inseparable. You’ll see, it’ll all work out.”

“You know, falling in love with my brother was the worst thing to happen to you. You’re too girly and swoony now. He’s ruined you. What happened to the badass chick who didn’t need no man in her life?”

“I’m a raging badass,” I tell her. “My badass levels are off the fucking charts so you better watch it. I’m not above putting a bitch in her place.”

“Oh, please,” Tully scoffs, holding back a laugh. “I’d like to see you try.”

I roll off the bed and stand before her, giving her my fiercest look before hitting myself in my chest. “Come at me, bro.”

“Fuck me,” she groans. “Why can’t you be like all the other chicks who would have probed for information on my night with Rivers?”

I look at her blankly. “Because he’s my brother now. That would be like you wanting to know the details of mine and Noah’s sex life. I don’t want to know about it.”

“That doesn’t stop you from sharing those details with me anyway,” she throws back. “Now, sit down and shut up. You only just discovered Rivers was your brother like three seconds ago. You haven’t developed that ‘Ew, he’s disgusting’ thing yet, so as far as I’m concerned, you can listen to every last detail because you’re the only person I’ve got to talk to about it.”

“Fine,” I groan, flopping back down onto the bed. “Hit me with it.”

Tully’s face brightens up like a damn Christmas tree and within seconds of me dropping down beside her, she launches into the full rundown of her night with Rivers.

“It was incredible,” she gushes, “though it always is with him. It was like we were both filled with this intense desperation and once we started, we couldn’t stop. He quite literally grabbed me and threw me down on my bed. I swear, Henley, it was like he was in ‘Hulk’ mode. He tore my clothes off, even ripped my panties from my body. I’ve never been so turned on in my life.”

My cheeks start to flush and I do my best to listen to what she has to say, but this shit is full on. She doesn’t care for sparing any of the dirty details.

By the end of her explanation, she’s recapped their dirty night together and then given me all the details of the aftermath and from what I could gather; they talked, she cried, he hung his head and hated on himself for putting her through that kind of misery, and then she kissed him, starting it all over again. Their desperate need for each other’s touch meant the rest was history. One simple brush of the skin and they couldn’t even control their basic instincts. Though, looking at her now, something tells me that she’s holding back just a little and my guts is saying that maybe there were more than just those two times that night.

It’s day nine of Rivers being home and it’s been a wild ride of emotions. Though knowing he has to leave again tomorrow makes it bittersweet.

I’ve loved having him back as it’s given me a chance to bond with him as more than just a pack member, but now as a brother. It was an adjustment, but I think this is going to be great.

We’ve introduced Rivers to Aiden and just as I expected, he instantly hated him, just like he did with me. Rivers isn’t fond of change. He doesn’t like newcomers and he certainly doesn’t care for people becoming close with his pack, but unfortunately for him, it’s something he’s just going to have to get used to. Aiden is here to stay whether he likes it or not. I guess that’s the price you pay when you disappear without an explanation.

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