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A sudden thought occurred to him. “Do you even like the military?”

Justice shrugged. “It’s not bad. At least now that I’m not being sent to war-torn countries.”

“You could leave,” Lake told him.

“And do what? Move home and work with our asshole brothers?” Justice questioned with a scoff.

“I hear there’s a room available.”

Both Justice and Jesse laughed.

“And if you do want to come home, there’s a job here,” Jesse said. “I love hiring ex-military as part of the security staff.”

“Are you offering me a job?” Justice asked.

Jesse shrugged. “And a place to stay when you visit.”

Lake nudged his brother’s arm. “He lives in the penthouse.”

Justice grinned. “I mean, I might come visit more if I wasn’t sleeping on the twin bed in my old room.”

“I’d like that.” Lake side-eyed his brother. “Would you be bringing anyone back with you? A girlfriend or…”

Justice shook his head. “There’s no one right now.”

“But there was?” Lake pressed. He could be the annoying little brother if he needed to.

“Maybe,” Justice said. “I fucked that up pretty bad.”

“Maybe instead of apologizing to me when it’s not needed, you could call someone else,” Lake suggested.

“I might need more practice,” Justice said.

“When are you leaving?” Jesse asked. “Like I said, we have plenty of room.”

“We?” Lake asked.

Jesse winked at him. “Are you really going to leave me with your brother? What if we start arguing again?”

Justice nodded. “We probably should be supervised.”

Lake rolled his eyes.

“I need to leave first thing in the morning,” Justice said.

“I’ll order dinner,” Jesse said.

“Do you think I can meet the rest of your friends soon?” Justice asked.

“Dom is outside. I’m sure we can get Remi here. I’m not sure about the rest of them,” Lake said.

“I’ll make the calls and get a head count,” Jesse offered.

“Aren’t you working?” Justice asked Lake. “Do you need to get back on shift? I really didn’t mean to pull you away. I just knew that you usually worked at night.”

Lake looked at Jesse.

“It’s been covered,” Jesse said. “He’s free for the night.”