“Are you happy about the guy she’s marrying?” I asked in a grim tone.
She gave an enthusiastic nod. “Yeah! Brian’s a great guy.”
My brother and I glanced at each other, wearing the same expression on our faces. Coincidentally, our dad was a Brian too.
“I’m going to meet them right now,” she said, grabbing her tote bag that came with the quote “Mischief Managed”. “All the best, Corey. I’ll see you at school soon.”
I smiled at her, despite the slight pinch of jealousy I felt. Milla could’ve stayed with me and Caleb and entertained us with her funny cuteness, but now she was running to her mom and some guy who’d decided this was the best time to propose.
“Do you think the guy’s into her mom? Caleb said with a frown. “What if he’s just looking for a chance to get closer to her?”
“I won’t be surprised.”
Our faces darkened.
“Let’s ask Noah to keep a watch over her,” I said. “He sees her at school every day, so he’ll know if there’s a change in her.”
“Yeah,” Caleb agreed. “I’ll break the old geezer’s face if he tries anything with her.”
I glanced sideways at my brother. He was rarely so protective over a girl.
“What’s got into you?” I asked lightly. “You’re not interested in her.”
“What if I am?”
“Well, then we’re going to have to share.”
Our faces split into identical devilish grins. This wouldn’t be the first time we shared a girl between us.
“Do you think Noah’s going to want to share?” I asked with a choked laugh.
“Well, he’s going to have to,” Caleb said bracingly. “That’s the only way he’ll get to lay a hand on her.”
“Camilla Brown...heh!”
“I know,” Caleb said with a chuckle.
“I didn’t know we could be interested in a chick like her,” I said thoughtfully. “She’s too different from the girls we hang out with.”
“We’re not teens anymore,” said Caleb. “Fake boobs aren’t that great to play with and there’s a limit to tolerating the bullshit some of them threw at us. Milla’s a real woman. There won’t be eyelashes or boob cups falling out. She’ll look the same after the night’s over.”
I chuckled. “I know, right? A few girls legit scared the shit out of me when I woke up the next day. Ugh! And one time, a girl took her sweet time to remove her butt pad.”
“Did you still fuck her?” Caleb asked with a smug smirk.
“I was bored, so...” I shrugged.
He barked a laugh and slapped my back hard. “Dawg!”
“Shut up!”
“Well, let’s hope her new stepdad treats her right,” Caleb said, his expression turning grim again.
“He better,” I said through clenched teeth.
Milla had no idea but she had three avenging devils watching over her now.
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