All Chapters of A Naughty Christmas Affair: Fake Dating My Ex Brothers : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Autumn I step around Benedict and move to the cabinet, trying to see if I have anything other than cereal to give them.Luckily, there’s always a baked good or five in this house, and there’s a box of pastries that I brought home from the bakery.“It’s not much,” I say, pulling the box down. “But I wasn’t prepared for house guests, so I hope this works for breakfast.”“Food is food,” Luke says, flipping open the lid of the box. “Oh, damn. These look gourmet.”“Not that gourmet.” I blush a little, getting down plates. “They’re just from the bakery. They’re not even fresh.”I pass out the plates, and each of them put two pastries on their plates. There’s a variety of things from Danishes to muffins, and I try not to watch anxiously as they take bites.“Okay,” Elijah says, looking up at me. “These are very good.”“Seriously,” Luke adds, mouth full. “You made these?”I nod. “Yeah. A couple of days ago.”He looks impressed, and his brothers seem to feel the same way. It’s such a small thi

Elijah Autumn looks so vulnerable as she talks, thanking us for doing this for her. It’s clear she wasn’t looking forward to going to this wedding alone, especially if having to deal with the three of us in her house is a better deal.“It’s actually fucked up that Raymond dumped you and is marrying your sister,” I tell her, folding my arms across my chest. “It’s only right that we give Raymond a taste of his own damned medicine.”Autumn’s eyes widen, and she laughs softly. “It’s… yeah,” she says, shaking her head. “Do you know you’re the first person to even mention how weird it is? Everyone else in my life seems to think that it’s completely normal for him to dump me after so long and then get engaged to Rhiannon. My mom even thinks it’s sweet.” She scrunches up her nose and then sighs. “I think she’s even more excited that Raymond’s marrying Rhiannon than she would have been if he’d married me.”Her voice is sad when she says it, and there’s an edge of bitterness to it. She could b

Autumn It’s not too much later when I step outside the house with all three of the brothers. I lock the door, feeling so awkward.Of course they managed to have an argument about Elijah and I hooking up because it feels like they can argue about anything these days. Part of me wonders if I should have said something to Elijah, but an even bigger part of me is still embarrassed that his brothers know about what happened between us.I can practically feel the tension between the three of them rolling off them in waves, and it almost feels like it’s even sharper and more intense than it was last night.None of them will look at each other, and it’s like they have walls up, to keep the others out.As much as I don’t want to be, I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed that Elijah didn’t contradict me when I said our hookup didn’t mean anything. I brushed it off to keep Benedict and Luke from harping on about it, but I kind of hoped that I was wrong and it did mean something.Honestly, I

Autumn We’re all about halfway into our food when someone comes up to the table, and I look up and smile to see one of my grandmother’s friends standing there.“Hi, Simon,” I say, greeting him with a smile.“Good afternoon, Ms. Autumn,” he replies. “You keeping warm?”“Doing my best. Oh um, this is Elijah, Luke, and Benedict Montgomery.” I gesture to each of them. “They’re from here.”Simon nods. “I know the family name. I thought you’d all moved away from Sweetwater Lake. Only one of you is left… what’s his name? Ray?”“Raymond,” I correct.“That’s right. Well, it’s nice of you all to come back to visit.”“It’s nice to be back,” Elijah says politely.Simon pulls his coat on, hands shaking a bit as he buttons it up. I’m not sure exactly how old he is, but he shows his age in his stiff movements. That never stops him from being incredibly kind to me whenever we run into each other, and he always makes me think of my grandmother, which is bittersweet.“Well, I won’t keep you,” Simon s

LukeMy brothers and I help Autumn take everything to her bakery and put it all away. It’s impressive, how organized she is about everything, making notes about when things were added to the industrial sized fridge and large pantry.The whole place has her vibe to it, from the decor to the way it smells, and it’s interesting to see this piece of her life after hearing her talk about it earlier.“Okay,” she says, once everything is accounted for. “Let’s get out of here, otherwise I’ll be tempted to start baking right now.”We get back in the car as it starts snowing, and Autumn drives carefully back to her house. We all hustle inside as it starts coming down harder, grateful for the warmth of her entryway.She taps her boots to get snow off them on the welcome mat and then brushes snow off her coat before hanging it up.When she shakes out her hair, it sends auburn curls flying around her face, and it’s a captivating sight.There’s a flush on her cheeks from the cold, and it looks go