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"All right, then what’s up? I have one ht, then I’ll be back at the house"

I crept towardexcitedly to ured I was safe for a while "You’ll stay away froetting old! What is your deal? You knowto hurt her"

"I know you’re not an asshole to your girlfriends, but that doesn’tabout her, and I know you, so I know you can’t be that guy"

"What the hell? Protect everything--what are you even--I will!"

He uy, but I knew for sure he wasn’t a virgin, and I needed to make sure Princess stayed that way So no, he wouldn’t protect everything about her because I doubt she’d tell him "You don’t know her; this shouldn’t be too much of a hardship for you Stay away from her"

"And you do? Look I’ to be able to stay away froet the fuck over it"

I froze "Last time, and let me make myself clear, bro, she’s taken She’s been in ain this weekend Got it? Do Not Come Near Her"

Brandon stayed silent for a few seconds before his flat voice ca to piss onna deal with this shit fro off until she tellsup, and I gripped h reached me from the other end of the hall

Chapter Four

I HEARD SOMEONE saying my name and lifted my head slowly from Natalie’s neck Normally, I didn’t spend so much time with one person, and this was the fifth time in teeks I’d spent tireement She still had a boyfriend, and she knew there were tooto see if they could tie me down since school had just started It was just easier when the girl already knew all the rules

"What?" Harper’s voice broke into my already too-tipsy mind, and my eyes easily found and narrowed in on her and Brandon I’d told hihtly toward her and spoke softly She looked shocked, and her eyes flashed to mine and briefly reduced to slits I winked and saw her cheeks redden as Natalie looked over her shoulder atmy mouth with her own She bit down softly on my bottom lip, and I leaned farther into her

"So that’s her, huh?"

Just as I started to ask, who? her tongue hed, andinto Natalie’s hips What the hell was he saying that was so damn funny? I started to pull away, but Natalie kept ainst ive her some of her own medicine"

I leaned away and looked at her like she was insane Is she a da about?"

She batted her blue eyes like there was so her sound like Kristen had that afternoon "Littleall kinds of weird these last teeks, and it’s starting toabout"

"Chase"--Drew nudged o of Natalie with a shake of ain--"table’s set up, you ready for beer pong?"

"Yeah sure--" I instantly took off toward the living roo on one of the couches They were close, too da in toward each other, and I was glad she’d sat on this side of the couch I leaned over the arrabbed her around the waist, and hauled her away from him and over my shoulder "LET’S GET THIS BEER PONG TOURNAMENT STARTED!"

"CHASE! Put me down!"

"No way! The princess needs her throne!" And besides, I was enjoying having her ass directly next to rowled, and I couldn’t help but laugh, especially when her tiny fists started pounding on et down I couldn’t resist any; I smacked her butt, and she froze for all of two seconds before pounding both fists at the sa, "If you don’t put ood on my previous threat!"