just reached out and snagged my new phone from where I'd left it and handed it to me. Then he proceeded to kiss my neck in teasing pecks while I dialed the restaurant and placed an order for us. Kody pointed to several items while I spoke to the girl on the other end, and I added them to my order.
"That's a shitload of food, Kodiak Jones," I commented when I ended the call.
He laughed lightly before claiming my lips in an intense kiss that stole my breath away and left my knees weak.
"I ordered for Steele too," he told me when our kiss ended. "Otherwise, he'll eat all of ours."
"He's coming over?" I tried to remember when, exactly, I'd invited both boys over for dinner. Then I remembered that they do whatever the hell they want, and right now... that was me. Or making amends with me, at any rate.
Kody just gave an easy shrug, his hands slipping under my tank top and pushing it up to expose my midsection. "Probably. He mentioned yesterday that you guys talked things out..." He arched a brow at me, inviting me to elaborate on that statement.
I wrinkled my nose, thinking. "We did. He, like you, is extremely hard to stay mad at when he gives a genuine apology." I narrowed my eyes at him. "You're a little bit charming, you know that?"
Kody beamed. "I do my best for you, babe. Besides, we really are sorry for how everything went down."
I placed my phone back on the counter, then looped my arms around his neck, threading my fingers into the back of his hair. "He told me about some stuff from before my mom died."
Kody looked surprised. "He did?"
"Yeah," I replied, searching his emerald eyes. "Did I meet you back then too? I don't remember any of it. Steele said you weren’t there, but…” I shrugged. It seemed weird not to ask, in case Steele was mistaken.
He shook his head. "No, I was in Texas looking after my grandma. By the time I got back, shit had already hit the fan, and you were just a ghost to both Steele and Arch." He paused, giving me a small smirk. "I wanted to meet you, though. Steele talked about you all the time, and I was jealous as hell. You sounded so cool."
I gave a little laugh. "Oh yeah? I guess I didn't leave such a good impression on Archer, then."
Kody grimaced. "I guess Steele didn't tell you all of it."
Anxiety turned my stomach. "No, we were interrupted. But it's fine. Archer can tell me his own shit when he's ready to pull that stick out of his ass. I've survived this long without those memories; I'm in no major hurry to uncover whatever I did to earn eight years of hatred from him."
"Fair enough," he agreed. "But for the record, Arch doesn't hate you. Not even close."
I snorted a sarcastic laugh. "Agree to disagree, Kodiak. He's actually said it to me."
"Well, what can I tell you? He lied." His brow creased, and his thumb traced the scar on my stomach. "MK—"
A knock on my door cut off whatever he was about to say, and we both cast confused glances in the direction of the sound.
"I thought you said food was slow," I asked him, and he shrugged.
"It usually is. I once waited four hours for tacos, no joke. I mean, they were great tacos, but come on." He released me and made his way over to the door to answer it. It should have annoyed me that he was acting so at home in my apartment, but it didn't. I liked it.
"Not tacos!" Kody called out, swinging the door open further, then sauntering back toward me.
"You ordered tacos?" Steele asked, walking through my door. He closed it behind him and made sure to flip my deadbolt. "Did you get enough for me?"
Kody shot me a smug grin, and I rolled my eyes.
"Yes, we did. Kody ordered for you, though, so blame him if it's not what you like." I moved over to my living area and sat on the couch, tucking my feet up under me. My lips were still warm and puffy from Kody's kisses, but I wasn't about to go initiating a threesome before my burrito arrived. So, I needed some space.
"Here," Kody handed Steele a phone from his pocket. "Squeaky clean."
"Thanks, bro," Steele replied, turning it on and scrolling. "Aw, you saved all the important numbers for me too. You