All Chapters of Tempting The Graves Brothers: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

By the time I had finished trying on all 5 dresses, an hour had already slipped through our fingers. Between Zion’s theatrical rounds of applause, his constant teasing, and the way he made me twirl until I was dizzy, the clock had ticked past 10:00pm.I finally slipped out of the last Parsian silk and into the bathroom to wash the day off. After a hot shower, I emerged wearing one of Zion’s baggy, heather-grey-t-shirts. It was soft, smelled faintly of his citrus cologne, and reached mid-thigh. I pulled my damp hair into a messy bun, feeling more like myself but still vibrating with the low-level “static.”Even in the baggy shirt and bare feet, Zion looked at me like I was under a spotlight. “You know, couture is great, but I think the Kay-Graves look suits you best,” he joked, patting the space on the bed next to him.I climbed in, pulling the heavy duvet up to my chest. An awkward silence settled between us—the kind that usually didn’t exist in our decade-long friendship, but now fe