Chapter Seventeen:

Pizza went well enough. Matt seemed like he was trying a little too hard to prove that he wasn’t a sexist asshole all of the time. I wasn’t complaining. It was a nice change of pace for him. Dom was definitely in protective mode. And Brian, he was just hard to read.

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“You want to do something?” Brian asked me, as we were getting up to leave. My eyebrows rose and I looked up at him. “Come over to my place? Watch a movie? No pressure.” He explained. I bit my lip and mulled it over. I would be okay with it… but I don’t know if he’s asking to just see me or if Matt was included in the invitation.

“A movie?” I asked to clarify.

“Just us, or with my pigheaded friend,” he added. I nodded, slowly.

“Yeah, okay. Just a movie. If it gets weird, I’m out.” I warned them.

“Deal,” Brian agreed for both of them. He offered me his hand and I held it, gingerly.

“I’ll text you both. Send out an SOS, if I need to.” I promised.

“Be safe, kitten. We worry. If you hurt her, I promise you that we will make you regret it.” Dom threatened them.

“Not just us, either.” Ashley told them.

“We won’t.” Matt guaranteed, before we left.

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The ride in Matt’s car wasn’t too awkward. We didn’t talk much, but we really didn’t have to. Music played, so it wasn’t an uncomfortable silence. It turns out that our tastes in music are compatible.

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We ended up putting on Stephen King’s IT the remake. I hid my face in Brian’s chest, during the parts that made me jump in my seat. He ended with his arm around me, as I stretched my legs out over Matt’s lap. I’m not really sure when it turned into a cuddle fest, but I wasn’t complaining, while the movie was on. Brian played with my hair and Matt rubbed my legs, absentmindedly. I wasn’t expecting to be this comfortable with them. It threw me by surprise.

“Are you gonna hide during every scary part?” Brian teased. I looked up at him and made a face.

“Maybe,” I shrugged. He laughed and looked at my lips. I knew he was going to try to kiss me and I didn’t think that I wanted to stop him. He makes me feel things that I never expected to feel with him. He moved closer and touched his lips to mine and my breath hitched. I kissed him back and felt Matt’s hands tighten on my calves. Brian bit down on my bottom lip and I gasped, against him. He slipped his tongue in my mouth and deepened the kiss. I knew that we were giving Matt a show, but I wasn’t ready to stop, yet. Damn could he use his mouth…

“Shit.” Matt breathed. I could barely focus on anything else. I was fighting the urge to climb on Brian’s lap and doing something that I would probably regret later. I needed to stop soon. Fuck. Down girl.

“We should stop.” I rasped, as I pulled away from him. I wasn’t ready to look him in the eye, after that.

“Okay,” Brian agreed. He sounded like he wanted to do anything but.

“You really didn’t have to. I don’t mind just watching.” Matt spoke up. I sighed and rolled my eyes. That was dumb. I’m sending mixed signals and I’m not really trying to.

“I should go.” I said. Leaving might give me some clarity. Or the fresh air might help my libido. Either one sounds appealing, right now.

“You don’t have to go. I wasn’t trying to make you uncomfortable. Stay. Finish the movie. We can take you home after.” Brian apologized. I hesitated. He didn’t really make me uncomfortable. If anything, I’m irritated at myself. I normally have better self-control than that.

“I… Okay.” I gave in. He smiled at me and turned his attention back on the movie. He gave my shoulder a squeeze and I relaxed into his embrace. Matt didn’t say anything.

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Nothing else happened. Nothing incriminating. We watched the movie and that was it. I stood up and stretched and looked at the guys, expectantly. They both stood up.

“Thanks for giving us a chance.” Matt mused. I nodded, not knowing what to say.

“We’ll take you home.”

Notes

Wow y'all, I'm so sorry for leaving everyone hanging. It's been an insane couple of years. A divorce, a career change, two moves... Just ridiculously stressful. I haven't forgotten about my stories. I have some chapters written and will try to update somewhat regularly.

Lots of love,
Katie