“Aww, poor baby.”
The words leave my mouth before I even realize what I’m saying, and my heart stops as several sets of eyes come to me. Hollis coughs to cover his laugh, Finn and Ash look at each other, both biting back a laugh too, Larry’s browsare furrowed, and Remi is staring at me, wide-eyed, with a shit-eating grin on his face.
“Sorry, what was that?” Remi asks.
“Call me baby again, Cap,” Hollis interjects. “I kinda like it.”
Remi smacks his friend in the arm. “Alright, no. None of that. Let’s get back to the game.”
It’s Ash’s turn next, and once I set my card down in the center of the table, I catch Finn’s gaze. He’s watching me with a look in his eyes that sends a shiver down my spine. Glancing over at his brother before coming back to me, his eyebrows raise before he takes a pull from the bottle.
He knows.
Hollis must’ve told him about us.
My heart’s racing as I do my best to avoid Finn’s gaze for the rest of the evening.
Why would he tell him?
We decided to keep it between us.
Who else has he told?
About twenty minutes later, the game ends, and I excuse myself to the bathroom right as Hollis, Finn, and Ash head out the back door. After taking a piss, I wash my hands and stare at my reflection. Finn knows; that was a knowing look he gave me. There’s no way he doesn’t.How do I feel about that?I should be pissed—we agreed to keep things a secret, and he went and told his brother—so, why aren’t I? Why does the idea of Hollis talking to his brother about me—aboutus—make my skin tingle and my heart beat a little faster? I don’t have time right now to figure all that out, so after I splash some water on my face, I unlock the bathroom door and pull it open…only to come face to face with Hollis.
“You hidin’ in here, Cap?” he asks, smirking.
“Why would I be hidin’?” I try to walk around him, but he places a steady hand in the center of my chest. I grit my teeth as I meet his gaze, heat spreading down my spine at our proximity.
“I don’t know.” He shrugs. “You tell me,baby.”
Then he shoves me back, forcing his way into the bathroom before shutting the door behind him.
“What are you doin’?” I hiss as my breath catches in my chest. “We can’t be in here.”
“Oh, sure we can.” Hooking his finger through my belt loop, Hollis pulls me toward him. “Say it again.”
“Say what again?”
He chuckles, his breath fanning across my face. “You know exactly what I wanna hear you say.” His other arm wraps around my waist, hand slipping beneath my jeans. Arousal swims through my veins, setting my blood ablaze as his fingers tease the crease. With our bodies flush, I can feel the warmth rolling off him in waves, and my mouth waters as his scent surrounds me. “Come on, say it again for me… Please, daddy?”
Something in me snaps, hearing him call me daddy again. Shoving Hollis against the door, I bring my hand to his throat, forcing his chin up until his hungry gaze meets mine. “You wanna hear me call you baby, is that it?”
His mouth curves into a grin as he nods. “Yes.”
“Okay, answer me this first… What’d you tell your brother?”
Brows cinched, he breathes out a small chuckle. “What do you mean?”
“The way Finn looked at me out there...” My hand comes to his hip, pushing him farther into the door. “He knows somethin’, but I could’ve sworn we agreed to keep quiet.”
Hollis smirks, then nips at my bottom lip. “Okay, so Imayhave told him about us.”
My heart thumps to my throat. “Who else?”
“Nobody—”
“Don’t lie to me.”
