Make Me Yours (Bellamy Creek, #2)

by Melanie Harlow

“You were thinking about me?” I snuggled down beneath the covers again, happy right down to my toes. “Yes.” He paused. “I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately.” “Well, as you now know, I’ve been thinking about you a lot since I was thirteen.” He laughed again. “Stop.” “I’m serious. I’m going to take it as a compliment that I hid it so well you never knew.” “I promise you, I never knew. But I wasn’t all that observant back then.” “Neither was Griffin, and I think even he knew.” “Speaking of your brother . . .” “What about him?” “I don’t know. I feel weird about—what just happened. Because he’s my best friend. And you’re his sister.” “Well, don’t. It’s none of his business.” “But back in high school, he made us all promise we’d never touch you.” He must have realized how ridiculous that sounded, because he laughed after he said it. “Oh my God.” Shaking my head, I laughed too. “I’m a big girl, Cole. I don’t need Griffin to protect me. And frankly, you were just as protective of me growing up as he was. You were nicer, too.” “I don’t know about that,” Cole said, loyal to his best friend. “I do. Don’t get me wrong, Griffin is a great guy and I love him to death, but as a kid he used to torment me endlessly. You were always sweet to me.” “I thought Griffin was lucky to have a little sister. All I had was a smelly older brother who used to kick the shit out of me.”