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“How long have you been friends?”

“Too many years to count,” August admitted, “and she knows more about me than anyone else in the world.”

That had Beni standing straight, his hands fisting into the leather of the back of the couch as he said, “We’ll see about that … you know, now that I’m around.”

“Oh, don’t start that.”

“Start what?”

“I have one jealous person in my life—Cam. Don’t make it two.”

“Too late.”

His joking tone had her grinning.

“You know, I hadn’t realized the last time I was here, but the place is kind of empty without your twin’s stuff, huh?”

Beni’s natural expression scanned the living room, and the few empty spaces on the wall. “I never really noticed—I was more concerned with the fact he was gone, honestly. That was something that took a while to get used to. Still not feeling great about it, but what can you do?”

“Sorry.”

“It’s okay.”

No, she didn’t think it was.

Undoubtedly, being separated from his twin, who it was clear he was close to and loved, hurt him just as much as it did his brother. The only difference, perhaps, was that Beni was slightly better at hiding his emotions and dealing with them than his twin was at the end of the day.

August didn’t like him sad.

Not at all.

She wanted that sexy smile back.

His jokes, too.

All of it.

He came around the side of the couch as she crossed the space to close the distance between them with a grin, determined to get him happy and feeling good in a way only she could. It was the way his lips curved at the edges, knowing and wicked, that said he knew exactly what she had in mind for them.

Him on the couch.

Her on her knees.

Sucking him off.

Yes.

“So, I promised Cam I would figure out something this weekend to hang with her,” she said, hands coming up to find his chest before she pushed him down to the couch. “And I am sure you will help me work that out.”

Beni’s laughter came out dark, and husky. “You know, I have to go grab a pack of condoms because I’m out.”

“I’m on the shot.”

He grunted thickly. “What?”

“Mmhmm, and since you’re the only person I’m fucking, and I had better be the only person you’re fucking—”

“You know you are.”