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can start celebrating with them. Spencer takes another slow breath and glances everywhere except for Charlie and Colton. “I, uhh … sorta started seeing someone.”
Colton harumphs with pride as he looks to me, bouncing his brows as though he’s a fucking genius for guessing it last night. “Told you.”
“Yeah, you did,” I grin, knowing there’s so much more to the story.
Colton focuses on Spencer, forcing him to look his way. “You made a scene at my business dinner because you’re seeing someone?”
“Well, that’s just the thing … it’s really not what you think.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Well, umm …” he stutters, looking back at Milo. “You know last week when we were chilling around the pool and Milo and Jess had that fight and he kinda came out of the closet?”
“No shit. You’re dating Jess?” Charlie beams, his brows shooting up in excitement. “We can all triple date. I’m kinda working on Drix.”
“I …” he shakes his head, his hands pumping nervously at his sides. “No, that’s not what I was going to say. I’m not dating Jess, I’m actually dating … Milo.”
The boys stop and stare in shock. “You’re … what?” Colton says, his mouth dropping in shock as Charlie just stares, still repeating Spencer’s last words over and over in his head, making sure he heard them correctly.
Milo steps into Spencer’s side for support but they don’t dare touch, not until they know the boys have fully wrapped their heads around it. “Umm… yeah,” Spencer says. “After Milo came out last week and seeing how open you guys were to it, it kinda gave me the courage to seek him out and you know, we got to talking and … he’s an alright guy.”
Milo scoffs. “I’m a little more than alright.”
Spencer smirks at his comment but keeps his eyes on his best friends. Charlie licks his lips that seem to have gone completely dry while his jaw was on the ground. “I mean, don’t get me wrong here. If you’re into dudes, then that’s cool, I’m just a little confused because I was certain that you were into chicks.”
Spencer shrugs his shoulder. “Eh,” he says. “They’re hot as fuck and all that, but I’m really not that interested.”
I raise a brow. “Is that why you so subtly suggested we skip the whole dating thing and get married on my first day at BSA?”
Spencer laughs to himself. “Yeah,” he says. “I wasn’t interested in fucking you, no offense. I thought you might have been Charles’ illegitimate kid at first and if I was right, you would have had some serious coin coming your way. Figured, I’d lock you down early.”
“The fuck?” Colton laughs.
“Hey,” Spencer argues. “If it was anyone but her, you would have tried the same thing.”
Colton shakes his head and comes to stand right by my side as if to claim me as his own, but in this room, it’s really not necessary. “So,” I say, looking up at Milo and Spencer. “You two are a thing now?”
They look at each other and Milo cringes. “I … I think so?”
Spencer shrugs his shoulders. “It’s still new,” he says, glancing back at us. “But if you don’t mind, I don’t want anyone to know. Not yet at least.”
I crash into them, throwing my arms around the two big idiots. “You know I love you guys, right?”
“Yeah, yeah,” Spencer grumbles, desperately trying to peel me off him but in the blink of an eye, Colton and Charlie are there, pulling him back in and sandwiching me between the four guys.
“You’ve got my word, bro,” Colton says, holding his friend tight. “I’ve got your back.”
Chapter 26
I hitch up my sweatpants while trying to make my way around the living area, cleaning up after the boys as they sit around talking all sorts of shit. “Babe, come on,” Colton groans. “Just sit your sweet ass down and take a break.”
“I can’t,” I tell him, dodging away from him to avoid being caught in his clutches for the third time this morning. “If I get denied for a student loan or financial aid, then I need to be able to pay for college somehow.”
“Loan?” Charlie questions, sounding shocked by the word. “Shit, that’s a word we don’t hear much around here.”
“Forgive me, oh wealthy one, for my pockets are not lined with gold.”
Charlie cringes. “Sorry, Ocean. I didn’t mean that as a stab toward you. It just threw me a bit. I guess it just really points out the differences between your