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That little act seemed to have convinced Gregg because in the next moment, he began to speak about
something else and they were both laughing in no time, and yet, Zane refused to loosen his hold on my
shoulders. If Gregg found this weird, he didn’t indicate. My stomach was clenching and unclenching and | was
focused on breathing steadily but unfortunately my mind was being flooded with all that we did two nights ago
and my breathing kept getting choppy.
Thankfully, a call cin for Zane and he went to the corridor to answer it. That leftalone with Gregg and
when he arched a brow my way, | flushed all the way to my roots and rushed into the kitchen, mumbling
something about needing to get more beer for us. Truly, | didn’t want to be with gregg alone right now cause he
wasn't stupid. He'd definitely have a lot of questions and | wouldn't know how to respond to them. | was also
here cause | needed to pull myself together.
| remained against the counter, breathing in and out, and after sminutes, | felt calm and in control again,
then | opened Gregg’s fridge to get sbeer out, and that’s when | heard footsteps in the doorway of the
kitchen.
“No questions, Gregg. Please.” | sighed out as | closed the fridge, but on turning around, | was met with the sight
of Zand in all his glory and at once, my mouth dried up as | blinked at him in the doorway. His black shirt looked
smaller than it looked back in the sitting room, it stretched over his muscles deliciously and I felt my stomach
clenched a little as our eyes met.
“Hi.” | squeaked out, watching with bated breath as he slowly stepped into the kitchen and made his way
towards me.
“Hi, bunny,” he murmured and my face instantly flamed as my heart flipped around in chest.
my
“N-no nicknames here.” | tried to say in a stern voice, but my voice wavered when he stopped beforeand
placed a hand on the fridge, right above my head, as he stared down atwith an arched brow.
He snorted as he responded. “I can do whatever | want, bunny. Are you forgetting?”
My eyes widened just as he grasped my chin and jerked my head up. “Besides, you act like you hate that
nicknwhen it’s the complete opposite. | remember your walls clenching aroundwhenever | called you
that.”
My mouth fell open and a wave of embarrassment coverwhile my entire body grew hot. | tried to speak
a few times but no sound cforth.
“What do you want?” | finally managed while my stomach tightened with desire. He was standing so close to me
right now and | wanted nothing more than to be kissed stupid by him right now. His eyes dragged over my face
then down my body and back to my face.
“You know what | want,” he responded smoothly and my eyes widened as heat flooded my face again.
“Y-you can’t be serious, Zane.” | snapped, trying to glare at him but | knew | failed when he laughed softly.
“And why is that?” He demanded and | felt tongue tied at first but | was determined to push through despite
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feeling embarrassed as hell.
“You can’t wantanymore, Zane. I'm now with your brother.” | mumbled while my heart thudded away in my
chest.
Zane remained still at first before he rolled his eyes while tsking.
“Whoever made that rule?” He demanded and a rush of heat shrugged throughjust as he leaned down.
“Frankly, that doesn’t matter to me.” He continued and my eyes widened while my mouth fell open as I blinked
up at him, my brain finding it hard to keep up.
“W- well, it should!” | managed before trying to shove at his chest as | continued.
“It matters to me. I'm not a horrible person.” | added and this time, he snorted while my face grew
red at
once.
“Of course, bunny. I'm the horrible person between the two of us. Everyone thinks so.” He informedand |
flattered as my eyes widened.
“Wait, | didn’t mean...” | began but he cutoff in the next moment.
“You look gorgeous tonight,”
| blinked in surprise, my chest filling with warmth at first before | realized that was undoubtedly a lie cause | look
basic as hell tonight.
“I'm in nothing but boring large clothes.” | pointed out as | tried side stepping him but he blockedeffortlessly
again, then he rolled his
eyes.
“That doesn’t matter. Your body is stored in my head, so | know what you look underneath. | was referring to
your face, it's very gorgeous tonight, like it usually is if I'm being honest.”
| felt extremely flustered as he continued, his eyes sweeping over my clothes. “As for how you're dressed
tonight, it’s honestly adorable. | bet you'd look even better in my shirt though.”
My mouth fell open as | flushed again while wondering if he was flirting withright now or not. Before | could
confirm that, footsteps echoed from the passageway.
“What's taking so long, Ad...”
Zane and | quickly separated just as Gregg emerged in the doorway and trailed off, his eyes bouncing between
the two of us. | wasn’t sure if he saw anything. His facial expression gave nothing away but | knew better than to
fall for that. He urged us to return back to the sitting room because he had already set up a movie for us to
watch.
| practically fled the kitchen before Gregg could so | wouldn't be left alone with Zane again.
Back in the sitting room, halfway into the movie which was about a girl who lost her job and began to strip, Greg
turned towardsand spoke.
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“You also just lost your job, right Ad? | can’t believe | forgot!” He sighed out and at once, | grew sad as | nodded
stiffly. | cover tonight cause | planned to chere to forget all about that, then cmorning I'll start
finding a new job.
“You lost your job? How?” Zane asked from behind me, his eyes boring intoagain and | nodded slowly while
sighing.
“No reason, | was just fired.” | mumbled, still unsure if | can reveal the true reason to them yet.
Gregg paused the movie before sitting up and clapping his hands and | stared at him in surprise just as he spoke.
“Why don’t you work for Zane?”
| sat up instantly, my heart flying into my chest. “What??!” | managed in a weak voice, still feeling shocked as
hell and completely caught off guard right now.
Gregg rolled his eyes. “Well, yes! That's actually a great idea which could totally work.”
He turned to Zane after that as he continued. “You just got your inheritance, right?” He asked and | watched as
Zane slowly nodded.
“That's right?”
“And you can find Addison a job, right? She’s really efficient, | hundred percent vouch for her!” He urged and |
felt flattered as hell that he cared aboutto this point but at the stime, the thought of working with Zane
was enough to makealmost get a panic attack.
“That's not necessary, Gregg. | already plan to start searching for a job by morning.” | sighed out while my heart
pounded away. | was just trying to avoid being left alone with him, so working with him is the last thing | can do
right now, especially after our conversation in the kitchen stago whereby it had been clear that he still
desired me. | also desired him, denying that was pointless and that’s exactly why working with him wouldn't do
“Why bother about that when Zane can give you a job? Searching for a Job would take weeks or months, but
Zane can get you one as fast as possible.” Gregg argued before turning towards Zane. “Right, Zane?”
Zane didn’t even seem to think about it before nodding. “Sure, I'm sure I'll find a position for her without hassle.”
| spluttered while wondering why he wasn’t shutting this suggestion down. Why was he agreeing to it? | wanted
a job desperately, but not this desperately. Him givinga job would undoubtedly makeown him on top of
this mess and that’s just something | wasn’t ready for.
“| appreciate your kindness, Zane, but | seriously don’t need a charity job.” | informed him before stopping Gregg
when he tried to argue.
“Seriously, it’s gonna be nothing but charity.” | tell him firmly.
“It won't be.” Zane pointed out and | stiffened, watching his Adam Apple move as he chugged down his drink. “It
would just be friends showing up for each other, and we are friends, aren't we?” His brow arched at the of his
sentence and | flushed before averting my gaze, completely unsure of what he tried to do at the end of that
ridiculous sentence. We certainly weren't actual friends to begin with.
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“I still don’t want a job like this, but truly, thank you for the offer. You're too kind.” | finally breathed out at him
and thankfully, he dropped it.
When | glanced over at Gregg, he had an unreachable expression on and | didn’t know what he was thinking
about but | hoped he wasn’t putting two together concerning myself and Zane. Thankfully, he dropped the
subject too and we resumed the movie.
After the movie ended, we had spizza and talked smore, then it was finally tto leave.
“This was fun. We should all do this soon, yes?” Gregg looked between us as he spoke and | awkwardly cleared
my throat while Zane and him half hugged and clapped each other over the back.
“We'll see, man.” Zane assured him after the hug.
When Gregg pulledinto a hug, I clung to him tightly.
“Take care of yourself and callif you ever need help, okay?” He murmured as he kissed my head and |
promised him to do just that, knowing fully well that he had to be acting oblivious on purpose to an extent for my
sake and | was truly grateful for that. Maybe one day I'd have completely stopped desiring Zane then I'll be able
to fully cclean to him about the entire thing.
As he saw us to the door, we all made small talk, and Gregg glanced at the time. “It's pretty late, Addi. You sure
you'd see a taxi fast? Why didn’t you order a ride minutes ago?” He asked and I bit at the inside of
my mouth. | hadn't planned to take a taxi home, | planned to go catch the bus. Now that I've lost my job and
didn’t know when I'd get another one, | couldn't afford to spend recklessly ago. I'd have easily told him that but
with Zane here right now, I felt shy to admit that out loud.
“Why don’t | drop you off?” Zane suddenly suggested and my eyes widened as | glanced over at him. He had a
jacket on now and his hands were in his pockets and he looked ridiculously hot right now, making my stomach
clench tightly,
“That's a great idea!” Gregg gushed just as | shook my head.
“Uh, that won't be necessary, I'll see a taxi fast-" | was still speaking when Gregg cutoff.
“Just let him drop you off, it won't stress him out, | promise. Right, Zane?”
Zane hummed as he nodded. “Correct.”
| bit on my bottom lip, feeling extremely conflicted. | want to still insist, cause | really don’t want to be left alone
with Zane again, but should | keep refusing, that would undoubtedly make Gregg more suspicious than he
undoubtedly already was, and that was why | reluctantly sighed while nodding.
“Alright then.”
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