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“What about me?”

Liam nipped at my ear, sending a shiver down my spine and forcing me to drop my head back to expose my throat. His hand cupped the back of my head to hold me in place. “What about you? You’re benefiting from this, aren’tyou?”

His tongue ran along my throat, forcing a guttural moan to escape.

“Hey, Layla, I was— Oh, sorry.”

I gasped at the sound of the voice coming from the entrance to my office and attempted to scoot back even further. Liam held me right where I was and only barely twisted his neck to look behind him.

“Did you need something, Wyatt?”

Wyatt?

Great.

“Oh, no,” I murmured, burying my face in my hands. I could feel the heat of my embarrassment spreading across my skin. “I knew this was going to happen. I’m so mortified.”

Liam tugged on my hair and urged me to look at him. “You have nothing to be embarrassed about.”

I shoved my hand out to the side and noted, “Your brother just walked in while I moaned in your ear.”

Wyatt’s laughter pulled our attention from one another and to him. Liam took a step back, pushed my thighs together, and turned fully to face Wyatt. “What’s so funny?”

He shook his head in disbelief, the smile still playing on his lips. “This keeps happening to me.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I don’t know what it is, but it seems that every time one of my siblings gets things sorted out in their personal life, I happen to walk into a room at the most inopportune time. This has got to stop.”

I let out a small sigh of relief. At least I hadn’t been the only one. “Hey, at least Jules is the only one left.”

A look of horror washed over Wyatt’s expression. “No. No, I can’t see that. Please, it was bad enough to hear Ivy saying things to Marco that I never want to repeat. Jules is still a baby to me. I can’t witness anything like that.”

Seemingly amused, Liam chuckled. “Well, Jules isn’t exactly a rebel, so I don’t think you have anything to worry about.”

“Let’s hope.”

“Was there something you needed from Layla?” Liam questioned his brother.

“No. No, not really.” Wyatt shifted his attention to me. “I just wanted to stop by and wish you well on your first day and let you know that you’re more than welcome to reach out to me if there’s anything you need. I’m happy to help you settle into this new position and will do whatever I can to make it a smooth transition.”

Something warm hit the center of my chest. “Thank you, Wyatt. That means a lot to me.”

“Of course. Although it seems Liam’s doing a great job of giving you all the encouragement you need,” he teased.

I blushed, my hands coming up to cover my cheeks. “I told him this was a bad idea. I told him I was going to get into trouble.”

Wyatt waved his hand in the air, clearly just as amused as Liam was. “It’s nothing. At least you’re in yourown office. I won’t tell you what I saw in the conference room once.”

A curious look washed over Liam’s expression before understanding dawned. “That has to be Tate.”

Holding his hands up in surrender, Wyatt declared, “I’ve said nothing of the sort. I’m going to get out of here, unless there’s anything either of you needs.”

I shook my head, but Liam answered, “We’re good, Wyatt. Thanks for checking in on her.”

Wyatt smiled proudly at his brother and dipped his chin. Then he walked out.

Liam looked back at me, a hint of mischievousness in his stare.