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“We were just having a prenuptial planning session before you came in,” Fate told them.

“We?” Liberty asked him with a raised brow.

Fate shrugged. “Sure, I’m in this too.”

“That is so sweet Fate,” Scarlet said and leaned down to give him a hug.

“We’ll see when it comes to him actually working at this with his hands,” Liberty scoffed.

“Hey, I’m good for whatever is needed,” Fate retorted. “I can wield a hammer or tape up decorations. I can also be an usher.”

Scarlet beamed at him. Then turned to stare at me. “What are you wearing, Belle?” he asked me as she stared at Liberty’s sweat jacket.

Looking down, I read the lettering. ‘MMA Certified.’ I laughed and raised my head. “Liberty loaned it to me. It’s a long story.”

Fate nodded and looked at Justice as he blurted, “Liberty was playing itsy bitsy spider.”

Liberty gasped and glared at Fate. “Man, you know that isn’t true.”

Justice looked back and forth at his brothers. “What are you two going on about now?”

“Come on Justice, you cannot have forgotten itsy bitsy spider, right?” Fate asked in disgust.

Justice slowly shook his head then he froze. “You didn’t!” He swung his shocked gaze over at Liberty.

“I didn’t!” Liberty exclaimed. “Those boxes were full of baby spiders and Belle had them crawling all over her.”

Scarlet gasped and grabbed Justice’s hand. “Oh, my God. Those things are terrifying!”

Slowly nodding my head, I said, “It was horrible.” I shuddered a little.

“Fate is just trying to stir shit up again,” Liberty grumbled. “There is no way I could have planned that.”

“You still got her out of her clothes though, didn’t you?” Fate asked.

Liberty crossed his arms over his chest and replied, “We aren't fifteen anymore, Fate. If I wanted her naked, she would be.”

Me and Scarlet gasped. Then the kitchen suddenly went silent.

Ma shook her head. “Boy, you just can't seem to help yourself, can ya? You got a bad case of what I callsteppin-in-it.”

Fate shook his head. “Wow Ma. That is the best explanation I have heard yet. Liberty steps in it on the daily. He needs some mud boots actually.”

Justice snickered a little at this jibe but he seemed wise enough to keep his mouth shut.

Liberty scoffed at Fate then turned to look at me and opened his mouth to speak.

Raising my hand at him, I said quietly, “Hand me my clothes, please.”

He reached back to get them, handing them to me.

Taking them, I stood up. “I would have to be drunk, on drugs and half blind for you to get me naked, asshole!” I headed through the kitchen to go to my room.

“That did come out totally wrong,” Liberty mumbled.

“Ya think?” Justice quipped.

I moved away until I was out of earshot. I was so mad I wanted to scream. Just when I thought he could be decent, he turns around and says something like that.If he wanted me naked I would be.The asshole!