Then we were inside and the crowds parted for him. They always parted for Mason. His arm withdrew from my shoulder, but not before he pulled close and pressed a kiss to my forehead. Then his hand slipped down and entwined with mine. He led me through the foyer and into the kitchen area. The action always started in the kitchen.

Logan was in a corner, wrapped around a girl. She was tall, toned, and tan. With a white shirt rumpled and lifted to only cover her br**sts, her jeans had been pulled down to show the beginning of her vagina. Logan looked like he was purring as she had her arms wrapped around him and her mouth on his.

“Hey, Mase!” someone heralded.

Logan ripped himself away from those puckered lips. A bright, drunken smile spread over his face. His shirt hung half off of him. One of the sleeves had been ripped, but the neckline held the other in place. He took two long steps towards us and lifted an arm. His other hand held his pants up as they started to slide down.

“My favorite brother and sister! How’s the incestual relations?” He jerked me against him with the free arm, a beer in hand. He shook me against his chest and laughed in my ear. “Huh? Huh? I bet the sex was hot and steamy today. Am I right? I know I’m right.”

I shoved against him, more to keep away from his beer breath. “Oh, you know it, Logan. Bang a brother. That’s my motto.”

He paused for a second and then threw his head for another burst of laughter. He howled it.

Mason punched him in the shoulder. “Hey, who were you with today?”

“Today all day, or a few hours ago?”

Mason and I shared a look.

“Oh, wait.” Logan snapped his fingers at us. “Same girl. Lizzy Thursto. Why?”

I didn’t need to look to know an excited grin was all over Mason’s face. Logan frowned at him for a moment and then shook his head. He ran a hand over it and rubbed his eyes. “Am I missing something? Do we like Lizzy Thursto now? She’s good in the bed, but damn, she’s got an attitude. I can’t handle that.”

“We met her brother.”

Then understanding dawned and Logan snapped his fingers at us again. “Right. Rex. He’s a cool kid.”

Mason leaned closer in his excitement. “He’s nerd girl’s new boyfriend.”

“Nerd girl?” Logan looked at me. “Nerd girl?”

I sent Mason a quick glare. He couldn’t contain his grin and he pulled me against his side. His hand splayed over my stomach, under my shirt, but he leaned over my shoulder. “Her friend, Becky. She’s dating that pothead now.”

“Oh, wait.” Logan looked at me for confirmation.

I nodded. Why was this so funny?

Then the delight was shared in the other Kade brother’s eyes. They lit up and his smile stretched from ear to ear again. His head bounced up and down. “Right on. Good for nerd girl.”

I rolled my eyes. “I don’t get why this is so funny.”

Logan frowned, but shook his head. “Don’t you get it, Sam? We can hang out with your friend now. We like her boyfriend. He’s awesome.” His eyes met Mason’s over my shoulder. “And it’s hilarious to watch him lip back at his sister. The dude’s got some great one-liners.”

“Logan, my brotha from another motha.”

All three of us turned as one.

Rex stood there with his hand in Becky’s. She peeked over his shoulder, biting her lip. Then he cocked his head up and sniffed the air. “Where’s a drink? I need a drink, stat.”

Logan nodded and one was passed over. Then he turned to me and murmured from the side of his mouth, “This is going to piss off your quarterback.”

Mason tucked me tighter against him. He’d heard the statement and I felt him breathe his agreement. Then he kissed the side of my jaw. “But that’s a good thing, right?”

My heart fluttered. It was.

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

Logan and I were dancing on the dining room floor. The table had been pushed back and a set of speakers were set up. I wasn’t sure when it happened, but I took one too many of those shots he handed over and we ended up bopping our shoulders and bobbing our heads in tune with the music. My hips swayed back and forth and he bounced around me.

It hadn’t taken much convincing to pull Becky on the dance floor with us. Rex was right behind her. When she tried to do her spins and fancy moves, he was right there. His hips thrust against her and he spent the night grinding against her leg. From the spark in her eyes and the rosiness in her cheeks, I knew she was enjoying every minute.

When Logan caught my hand and spun me around, I couldn’t hold back my laughter. I hadn’t had fun at a party for—never. When I stopped at the edge of the dance floor, I glanced up and saw Mason in the corner. He was on a couch with Ethan and some of their other friends. My hand was caught again and I didn’t have a chance to see who else was with him before Logan spun me back the other way.

I knew he would catch me, but before he did I bumped into another couple. “Oh, sorry,” I panted before I saw who it was.

Jeff looked up and blinked a few times. His eyes widened and he backed away from the girl.

I stopped short. Then it registered what I had seen. He was with a girl. He had been grinding with her and his lips were on her shoulder. The other had been under her shirt and her blonde hair was swept to the other side as he started to nibble towards her neck.

Blonde.

My eyes went wide when the girl turned in confusion. Jeff kept backing away and I knew he was going to try and sneak away. The girl he had been dancing with saw me standing there and she frowned. She had full pouty lips, dark eyes, and the dirty blonde hair I always knew he found attractive.

I cursed and pushed after him.

“Sam!” Logan shouted.

I yelled back, “I’ll be back.”

“Wha—” And then he stopped.

I glanced over my shoulder before I turned down a hallway and saw Logan shrug before he turned towards where Mason was. But then I was in another hallway and I saw Jeff’s shoe slip inside a room. I hurried my pace.

The door was about to shut, but I caught it and shoved it open.

“Oh, come on!” Jeff groaned when I slipped inside. He backed up and slumped down on the bed. Then he rested his elbows on his knees and slid his hands through his hair. The spiky brown ends stood up as he shook his hand through them and looked back up with bleak eyes. “What are you going to do, Sam?”