Page 40 of Find Me
“Hey, guys,” she practically purred as she hung an arm on Daniel’s shoulder. Cassy didn’t even acknowledge my existence. Amber, standing next to her, was glaring at Colt’s arm around me.
Cassy stared at Creed with a predatory obsession in her eyes. Seeing that gave me the overwhelming urge to put myself between her and Creed. Then I glanced back at Amber. The desire to stay by Colt’s side was just as strong.
“I’m having a party tomorrow night, are you gentlemen coming?” Cassy asked. I liked how she’d excluded me from that invite. Not that I’d ever go to her party.
“Can’t. We have to work this weekend,” Colt said.
She gave a flippant wave of her hand. “Your brothers own the place. I’m sure they’ll give you the time off.”
What?
Creed completely ignored Cassy and looked to me. “You ready to go?”
I nodded and the two of them said their goodbyes to their friends, while Cassy stood there fuming.
Once in Creed’s truck, I asked, “Knox and Keelan own Desert Stone Fitness?”
Both of their shoulders slumped.
“Does it really matter?” Creed asked with a bored tone, which I’d realized he used when he didn’t want you to know what he was truly feeling.
“It doesn’t,” I said a little defensively. “I just don’t understand why you both didn’t tell me.” I was a little hurt. Then I felt like a hypocrite. I didn’t share everything with them. Maybe they had their reasons.
“We didn’t tell you because most people bug us for free memberships or discounts when they find out,” Colt explained.
“I would never do that.”
I caught Creed smiling through the rearview mirror. “We know that now.”
* * *
“I don’t own a swimsuit,” I said as Creed practically dragged me into their house after we got back from the game.
“You don’t need a suit. Just go in your underwear. That’s just as revealing as a bikini,” Colt said over his shoulder as he walked ahead of us.
Knox and Keelan were still on the couch but playing video games. At the mention of underwear, they both glanced in our direction.
“But I’m not wearing any underwear,” I said with all the seriousness I could muster.
Colt stopped walking to turn and look at me, eyes wide, and Creed’s hands on my shoulders stopped pushing me forward. Knox and Keelan were very quiet as they watched us, their video game playing on without them.
“I guess you could go naked. I doubt anyone here will complain,” Creed said from behind me.
I whirled around. “Creed!”
He just smirked down at me.
“I’m wearing underwear,” I grumbled. He held this cocksure smirk that told me he knew I had been teasing them and he had successfully turned the tables on me. I crossed my arms over my chest. “If I had known you two would be making me go swimming later, I would have worn granny panties.”
Creed’s head fell back and his laughter filled the room. “Only you would want to go swimming with us in granny panties.” He spun me around and started pushing me forward again.
“My, someone has a big ego,”I mumbled as I dug my feet into the floor, stopping us from moving toward the back door just off the kitchen. “I’m not going swimming in my underwear,” I said firmly. I wasn’t embarrassed of them seeing me in my underwear. That wasn’t the issue.
“A night swim sounds like fun. I think I’ll join you,” Keelan announced as he stood up from the couch. “I can give you a shirt to wear to go swimming in, Shiloh.” He tossed his controller on the couch and headed down the hallway on the right side of the living room.
Colt glanced over at Knox. “Does that mean you’re coming, too?”
Knox turned after switching off their video game and shrugged. “Why not?”