Chapter 12
Twelve
KAIDEN
“Goodnight, Ellie,” I say, watching as she leaves the living room after we finish eating. I force myself to look away from her perfect ass, her slim waist, and her soft-looking brown hair. I don’t think I’ve been attracted to any girl like her before, and she is the only girl that is so far off limits to me. I can’t have her, and everything from her little smiles, the unusual way she speaks anything she thinks, and her soft-looking lips are drawing me in.
I glance over to see Dominic looking at her in the same way I am, with desire.
“She is something else,” I say, and Dominic gives me a sharp look.
“Come on, even you have to admit you’re jealous of Andre right now,” I say, and he just grunts as an answer. The last girl that lived here was his ex-wife, and that was a disaster. It started with just little things, her wearing next to nothing as she walked around the house. Then, it was her walking in on us in the shower, and eventually, she kissed Todd. Then, she told Dominic that Todd was lying, when we all know he wouldn’t lie about something like that. She did, eventually, admit to it and said she loved us all. Now, it wouldn’t have been that bad, if she wasn’t sleeping with two of the other guys from our work. Fuck knows who else she was sleeping with. Dominic said they had been arguing a lot about her spending all his money and going out and getting drunk all the time. Kissing Todd was just the icing on the cake, and they got a divorce. Dominic hasn’t trusted women since, and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen him have any interest in anyone.
“The last thing we need is to confuse her, you need to stay the fuck away from her, man,” Dominic says, and I shrug. I wish I could say I could stay away from her, but I can’t. I know way too much about her past as it is. Her ex-husband is accused of burning her home down that she got in her divorce, and the charges against him were dropped yesterday. I don’t know how he got out of it, but I bet it’s something to do with the fact he’s a lawyer. I couldn’t find out why they got divorced, but I’m fucking happy she left him. It looks like she’s just having a hard time getting on her feet, and being pregnant must be stressful. Even if nothing happens between us, I’m still going to help her get her life sorted and the start of that, is getting her a new job. Then, we can work out everything else.
“Andre may have gotten her pregnant, but they aren’t together. It’s her choice, don’t you think?” I ask, and Dominic takes his glasses off. I watch as he squeezes the bridge of his nose in annoyance.
“Look, she’s pretty and sweet. I get why you like her; I won’t lie and say I don’t feel something for her too, but . . .,” he stops to make sure I’m listening to him as he gets my eye contact.
“Ellie needs to build a relationship with Andre, he looks at her the same way as we do, and they’re having a baby together. Don’t think with your dick and get in the way of that,” he says and stands up.
“It’s not my dick that’s thinking about her. Well, it is a little, but it’s more than just lust,” I say, being truthful with him.
“You’re not the only one,” Dominic says before he storms out.