Athena watched as Draco shoved her brother and Rob away from him. She was so paying for that scene later.
“I think I just got a lady boner,” she mumbled to herself.
“I’d support that cause.” Deidra laughed next to her.
Shit! She said that out loud.
“Are you okay?”
Athena looked over at Draco and nodded as she moved to sit in her seat once again. When she was handed an ice pack for her hand, that’s when she not only noticed Tony and Ray, Deidra’s other brothers, but two other men who were hot as hell, too.
Okay, not as hot as her bestie’s oldest brother, who makes her hot enough to strip buck ass naked just to feel a cool breeze, but still hot as hell.
“Let me check out that hand, beautiful!” One of the hotties winked at her as he took her hand into his.
“Athena, excuse my brothers’ manners…” Deidra started when Draco growled as he turned around to see her hand in Leo’s. “This is Leo Mason. My brother’s oldest, or should I say only best friend. They joined the Army together and are still joined at the hip all these years later.”
“You met in the Army?” Athena asked Leo softly, smiling down at him.
“No. We grew up together. Our parents have been best friends all of our lives. Okay, gorgeous, your hand isn’t broken. Looks like you just bruised it really good when you socked that asshole.”
“Thank you.” Athena smiled at Leo sweetly as she put the ice pack back on her hand.
“The lugnut behind me is Justin Holt, but you can call him Case,” Leo introduced her to the other hottie standing off to the side behind him.
Athena awkwardly waved her hand at the man before she turned her gaze back to Draco shyly, biting her lower lip. She couldn’t understand why he seemed so pissed at her.
“Hey, mouse, you okay?” Tony Blackwood asked as he pushed his way toward her.
“Yeah, hurts like a bitch. At least I don’t have to work tomorrow, so I can keep it still for a few days.”
“You’re still coming for the welcome home party for Draco tomorrow, right? Mom can look at it more to keep it stabilized.”
“Um…”
Athena hesitated at the answer when she heard that low deep growl again when Tony got close to her to look at her hand. Why was he growling like that?
“Probably not. That’s more for your family…”
“First off miss thing, you are family. Mom and Dad love you like one of their own. It would be an insult to Mom if you didn’t come, as well as me, since we were the ones to invite you.”
Athena leaned over toward Deidra and whispered as she pointed her thumb in Draco’s direction, “I don’t think that he wants me there.”
When Deidra glared up at her big brother, Athena actually wished she hadn’t said anything. “Ignore him. He forgot his manners in California.”
“Don’t take his surly behavior serious, beautiful. He’s always a grumpy asshat. It’s part of his charm actually.” Leo winked at her as he stood up.
“I’ll take offense if you’re not there, too,” Tony backed his sister up, smiling down at her.
Athena looked around the small group and realized she had been surrounded by them the whole time. Deidra was right, she and her mother had invited her for this thing with Draco.
Then tonight happened with her brother and Rob, and she was afraid to really show her face at the event, if she was being honest. While Deidra knew most of the horrible things those two had put her through, she didn’t know it all.
Chapter
Five
Draco hadto close his eyes at his sister’s words. What the fuck was wrong with him?
