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attention.
    “What’s up with you two?” I asked hesitantly, not really sure I wanted to know.
    “Nothing, nothing at all.” Reed’s response was quick and disingenuous.
    I narrowed my eyes at the two of them and waited for more when Luke barked. “Knock it off you idiots.”
    Both men laughed lightly and we all got back to our meal. The tension had lightened some and I appreciated that we were able to enjoy ourselves a little.
    The guys wouldn’t let me do anything; they took care of Sadie, did the dishes and even took out the trash for me. I’d lived alone for so long, I was used to doing just about everything myself.
    Luke opened a bottle of wine, sat me on the couch and kissed my forehead again, then walked back into the kitchen to help. What in the hell was going on with that? He kept kissing me. Hey, I wasn’t complaining, but seriously, this was odd.
    Picking up the book I’d been reading, I began to peruse, looking for the last page I’d read when I heard the guys’ whispered argument. I couldn’t make out the words, but I wondered what they were upset about. This seemed like a strange time to argue. Jake was the only one I’d noticed any tension around, but it sounded like all of them now.
    I stood and made my way toward the kitchen to rudely listen in. I didn’t feel bad about eavesdropping, I had always been the little sister after all.
    “Dude, shut the fuck up, this isn’t the time.” That was definitely Luke’s voice.
    “I’m just saying, it looks like you’re moving right in.” I thought that might be Reed, but it could be Jake.
    “What the hell are you waiting for Luke, Jesus? You can’t just moon over her this long. You’re fucking pathetic. What’s the issue? You know she feels the same way. She will be hard to break through, but once you do, I think she’d be worth it. You just have to get her to trust that you aren’t going to leave her, too.” Okay, that was Reed, so the other one must have been Jake. I wondered who they were talking about. Was Luke interested in someone? God, now I really felt bad about taking up so much of his time. I was sure he would rather be hanging out with her instead of being here, dealing with my emotional breakdown.
    “What is that supposed to mean? Have some fucking respect! Nolan just died you moron. She’s in no place to deal with this right now.” Hmm, not sure what that meant; was it possible he was talking about me? As sad as I was tonight, the thought made my heart beat just a little bit faster.
    Jake walked around the corner, catching me in my not so covert mission. “Hey Aurora!” he yelled the greeting so loud, I knew it was to warn the guys. “What are you doing, standing here? Did you want something from the kitchen?” His voice had leveled out, but was still overly loud.
    “Nope, just getting this blanket.” I picked up the throw that was flung across the side of the armchair. Jake looked pointedly at the blanket I’d just picked up, then the other one that was on the back of the couch. It was true, I had blankets everywhere. He was making a point: he knew I’d been lying. I didn’t explain any more, I just smiled and held the blanket closer.
    Luke walked into the room; both eyebrows raised, punched Jake in the stomach as he passed and put his arm around my shoulders before guiding me back to the couch.
    “Fuck, Luke,” Jake swore after him. The guys did that kind of stuff all the time, so I ignored them.
    He spread out, propped his feet up on the coffee table and pulled me into his side. Sadie and Rusty ran into the room and settled on the floor near us. I made it a point to look at Jake as I spread the blanket out over my legs. His smirk said it all, he knew and nothing I did would convince him otherwise; I’d been spying.
    For the first time ever, Luke handed me the remote. I was so surprised, I just looked down at it sitting in my hand until he leaned in and whispered “turn on the TV.”
    Apparently, Jake and Reed