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“Whoa. Easy,” the front man says, grabbing the bat before it whacks him across the face. “We’re not gonna hurt ya.”
The hungry look in the other guy’s eyes as they take in my mostly naked body doesn’t support his claim.
It takes me a second to realize the reason for their lingering gaze. My tits, bouncing all over the place as I try to wring the bat out of their friend’s hand.
Opting for modesty over weaponry, I let the bat go and wrap my arms around myself. “Get out of my house.”
“Your house?” The dark, bearded man asks, propping the bat on his shoulder.
“My parent’s, but yeah.”
“Melody,” the taller, lighter haired guy, standing behind the bearded man’s right shoulder says, pointing at me.
“How do you know my name?” This encounter just went from scary to creepy.
“I’m Webster. This is Royal,” the front man, Webster, throws a thumb over his right shoulder. “And Kelly.” He nods over his left.
They all smile like they know me and are excited for me to realize I know them too.
But I don’t. All I can do is look at them, confused, shaking my head and shrugging my shoulders. The panic is still very much alive in my chest, my heart thudding on my ribs, but the rest of my body isn’t so sure they’re the threat I’d thought they were.
“Of course, Jake’s never mentioned us.”
“Your friends with my brother?”
Webster nods and shows me the key to the cabin, hanging from Jake’s football keychain. “Here for spring break.”
“Where’s Jake?” I ask.
And why didn’t he tell me he planned on using the cabin this week? Why didn’t he tell these guys I’d be here this weekend? I told Jake I’d be here.
“He can’t make it until Monday. We decided to come up early. Get a head start.”
“Oh.” That explains it.
“Didn’t know anyone else would be here. Sorry for crashing in on you.”
“Literally,” I mumble.
“Yeah. Sorry about that,” the third guy, Kelly, with the green eyes to match his name and the broadest build of the three says and shrugs. “I’m a bull in a China shop.”
Feeling a little better about my situation, relieved they know my brother so well and finally getting a good look at them, my body warms at the idea of any one of these three gorgeous guys crashing into me.
Maybe that’s why my brother never told me about them. He always hated when his friends came over to our house. They’d spend more time staring at his sister, lounging by the pool, than playing video games with him. Fortunately for Jake, because I’m five years older, I never had any interest in his friends. Something tells me, Jake knows that doesn’t have to be the case anymore. Which means I should respect my brother’s wishes and keep my distance.
“Man, I feel horrible. Maybe we should leave,” Webster says, turning to address the other two.
Royal and Kelly nod, then apologize to me in unison as Webster ushers them back toward the kitchen.
Damn it. Now I feel bad.
It’s not like they did anything wrong. It’s Jake’s fault for not telling them I’d be here and if he was so dead-set on keeping them away from me, he should have.
Hmm… That’s a good point.
Maybe I shouldn’t be so reserved. It’s not like solitude was my goal this weekend. I just wanted to relax. Get away. Why shouldn’t I also have some fun? That’s what these guys came to do. Why shouldn’t we have some fun and relax together?
“Wait,” I say, stepping out of the closet.
The three of them turn and get a good look at me for the first time. All three sets of eyes lock on my chest. The thin fabric of my tank top doesn’t leave much to the imagination under the bright hall light overhead. My nipples become hard points under their heated gazes and I don’t hesitate to tell them, “Stay.”