Page 61 of Save Me

“I haven’t slept with my girlfriend in over a week,” Creed grumbled.

“She’s never spent the night with me,” Keelan grumbled right back.

Colt snorted.

Creed glared at him. “Don’t get me started on you. I saw your back in gym today.”

“Creed!” Colt and I snapped at the same time and Creed winced, looking guilty.

“What’s wrong with his back?” Knox asked, who had been watching us silently.

“Nothing,” Colt insisted.

Knox looked from Colt to Creed. “What’s wrong with his back?”

Keelan’s hold on me tightened a little and my gut told me he knew.

When Creed stayed tight-lipped, Knox looked back at Colt. “Take off your shirt.”

Colt’s Hulk side came to the surface and he stared down his older brother. “I’m not doing that.”

Knox walked toward Colt, eyes burning with anger. I jerked away from Keelan and stepped in front of Knox, blocking him from getting any closer to Colt. I locked my gaze with his. “Colt and I had sex. What Creed was referring to on Colt’s back are the scratches I put there when we did.”

I hadn’t thought he could look any angrier, but I was wrong. Without a word, he stormed off, and a few seconds later we all heard his bedroom door slam shut.

“Nice going, asshole,” Colt snapped at his twin.

Creed rubbed his hands down his face. “That was totally my bad.” He looked at me. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you like that. I’m only used to sharing with Colt.” He gestured to Keelan. “This is going to take some getting used to.”

I nodded. I understood there would be a lot of trial and error with this type of relationship. I glanced at Keelan, feeling nervous. Questions likeWill he still want me?popped into my head.

His expression was schooled.Is that a good thing or a bad thing?I wondered.He reached for me and pulled me back into his arms. “Will you stay with me tonight?”

“Yes.”

Someone came up behind me and kissed my head. “Goodnight, babe,” Colt said, and as I looked back at him, he was already heading toward his room.

Creed took that opportunity to grab my face and kiss the heck out of me. “Goodnight,” he said, pulling away and leaving for his room, too.

Keelan led me to his room. It was neat, and he had a connected bathroom. His bed was very big and the linen on his bed was a very dark red. “I thought Knox’s favorite color was red,” I said, sitting on the edge of the bed.

He smiled as he approached me. “It is. It just happens to be my favorite color, too.” He kissed my forehead. “Let’s get ready for bed.”

And that was what we did. Keelan got me a glass of water to take my medicine. Just like Colt had done, he watched me take it. I had barely climbed into his bed when he pulled me to him and snuggled me from behind.

“There we go,” he said and yawned.

I closed my eyes, smiling.

18

I startledawake with a pounding heart. I sat up, rubbing my chest. I was scared but didn’t know why. Had I been dreaming? Had I had a nightmare?

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Keelan asked, his voice heavy with sleep, and sat up with me. “Did you have a nightmare?”

“I can’t remember.”

“It’s alright. Let’s lay back down and I’ll hold you.”