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“Jesus.” Andy sighed and rested his chin on my shoulder. “You’re attractive, but my boyfriend does not find you hot.”
I giggled. “I mean, if I was single—”
“Ricky!” Andy gasped, and that only made me laugh harder. “Don’t look at him.” He covered my eyes with the palm of your hand. “Don’t get any ideas.”
Lucas snorted. “Relax, bro, you have nothing to worry about. Leo’s not my type. He’s cute and all, but I’ve never thought about him in that way.”
“Damn right, he’s mine.” Andy growled as he removed his hand.
I preened. “Parker really said no?”
“Broke my heart, you know? I thought we had a connection after that night I spent in their bed, but I guess... Shit.” Lucas sighed. “It’s not like that.”
I raised my brows. “What is it like? You’re just friends, or is it something more?”
“I want something more, but Parker, they... I don’t know. They’re like a candy with a hard shell and gooey center. When they open up, it’s amazing, but now? Now they’ve just sort of shut me out. I even offered to go over to their house and officially meet their parents.” Lucas paused to scrub a hand down his face. “Parker said that they don’t have time to date.”
He looked heartbroken. “I’m sorry,” I told him. “You are a catch, Lucas Olson, and someone is going to realize that and snatch you up.”
“Thanks,” he murmured, but it didn’t sound like he believed me. Lucas leaned back in the chair. “Maybe I came on too strong. I should have left them alone.”
Andy squeezed me tighter. “You’re not a stalker.” He paused. “Wait, Lucas, you’re not stalking Parker, are you?”
“No.” Lucas dropped his gaze to the table. “I just wanted to make sure that they were safe. Driving past their house, and—”
“Lucas!” I hissed. “You can’t do that! No wonder they said no.”
He blushed. “I just...I like them. After that night they were attacked, I’m worried something else is going to happen. Something worse. I want to be there in case they need me. Parker is special. Delicate. And I want to wrap them up so no one else can touch them. Never again.”
“That’s actually kind of sweet. Creepy, but sweet.” I clasped my hands over Andy’s. “I’ll tell you the same thing I told RJ about the twins. You need to court Parker. If they don’t want to go out on a date, don’t force it. Make it about being friends, hanging out and doing stuff together. But make it romantic. You could bring flowers, send nice text messages, and just ask them how they’re doing. No more stalking. Don’t drive by their house or hang out wherever they are without their consent.”
Lucas sighed. “I suppose I could do that. Parker did say they wanted to be friends. That they had fun with me.”
“You’re so smart, baby.” Andy nuzzled my neck. “Maybe you’ll win Parker over, and they’ll fall madly in love with you.”
I leaned back against Andy. “And you’ll be happy like we are.”
“You went skating on your first date, right?” Lucas lifted his hip and removed his phone from his pocket. “Maybe Parker would like that.”
“Maybe Parker would like what?” Ezra asked as he walked into the kitchen with Seth and Maverick. “Are you dating now?”
Lucas shook his head. “No, but I want to be.” His eyes went wide. “Ezra, maybe you could—”
“No,” Maverick cut him off. “Don’t get any ideas from Ezra or Seth.”
Seth clasped a hand over his heart. “Are you saying that we’re a bad influence? Are you ashamed of us now, boo?”
“I’m an adult.” Lucas was typing into his phone. “I can do whatever I want.”
Maverick clucked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. “I suppose you are. My boys are all growing up.” He sighed.
“I thought that you and Pop were going to be fostering more kids? What happened to the brothers you mentioned?”
“We’re still working on that.” Maverick smiled. “But someday you’ll be married and won’t live here anymore. Then what do I do?”
Lucas looked up from his phone. “Then you’ll have a house full of grandbabies to watch over. Duh.”
“And we’re not going anywhere,” I assured him. “Andy and I have no plans to move away. We like it here, Dad.”
