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“You,” Calvin corrects. “It was driving you crazy. I’m not quite as invested in Garrett’s love life as you are.”

“Okay, fine, whatever,” Sienna corrects. “I’m just happy, is all I’m saying.” She suddenly marches forward, darts around the coffee table, and opens her arms for me. She has to stretch up on her tiptoes, but I guess she’s used to that, dating Calvin, and wraps her arms around me.

“Welcome to the family, Cooper. You’re one of us now, and we protect our own.”

I’m a little choked up when she pulls away, and I’m relieved to see that her eyes are a little glassy as well.

“But I must warn you. If I ever catch either of you naked on my couch again, you will be buying me a new one.”

58

GARRETT

Ihonestly expected Cooper to freak out and leave the apartment at the first possible opportunity, but to my surprise, when Calvin mentioned dinner and suggested we eat together, he stayed.

I just had dinner with my sister’s hockey-playing boyfriend, and my hockey-playing boyfriend was at the same table. And Cooper wasn’t freaking out.

What kind of alternate universe is this? Because this kind of stuff doesn’t happen to a guy like me.

Okay, so that’s a bit of a lie. I could see in Cooper’s eyes that he was freaking out. It just wasn’t anywhere near what I was expecting. We haven’t really had a chance to talk yet, but I’m so relieved that he seems to believe me that Sienna can be trusted. And he must feel the same about Calvin, because not once has he tried to cover up what’s going on here. Not that he really could. They literally caught him filling my mouth with cum.

Not my proudest moment.

“I should probably head out,” the man in question says from beside me.

“Shit, yeah. Coach will rip you a new one if you’re late.”

Cooper pushes to stand, but we quickly discover that he’s not the only one.

“I’m gonna head in too, give you two some time to chat,” Calvin says, looking between Sienna and me.

Hmm…what could we possibly have to chat about?

“You’re coming to the game, right?” he asks both of us.

My eyes dart toward where Cooper is about to disappear into my room to change.

“Yeah, of course. I’ll never pass up a chance to watch my team play.”

“Like when a certain hockey player whisks you off to Denver at the last minute,” Sienna mutters smugly.

I can’t help but smile. Despite the end of that trip being a disaster, I loved every second of it. Cooper smirks too, and it hits me right in the balls.

Fuck. I can’t wait to get him naked again.

“Garrett, did you want to come back to my place after the game?” he asks. It’s a little reluctantly, but I know that he’s not questioning having me there. It’s more asking the question in front of an audience.

“It’s okay. You can still stay here as planned. I’ll go upstairs with Calvin so you can…not do things on my couch,” Sienna teases.

“We’re never gonna live that down, are we?”

“Nope,” she says, making the P pop.

“If it’s okay with you,” Cooper says, finding my gaze, “I’d prefer we went to my place. There’s something I want to show you.”

“O-oh, okay,” I say, my mind racing but ultimately landing on one thing.

Will he finally show me his art?