Tessa Wednesday came with rain and a text from Jake that he was staying at a friend’s after work. I stood in the kitchen reading it twice. Not a warm message. Not an invitation back into ordinary brother territory. Just space, offered without softness. I sent back okay and left the door unlocked for Noah like I said I would. He arrived wet from the short run between his car and the porch, hair darkened by the rain, hoodie damp at the shoulders. He took one look at my face and paused with the door still open. “What happened.” “Jake’s not coming home tonight.” Something eased and sharpened in him at the same time. He shut the door, locked it, and crossed the kitchen. The kiss landed hungry and unrestrained. No brother in the house. No music through the wall. No clock running toward eleven. I pulled the wet hoodie off him and dropped it on the floor. His hands were cold from the rain when they slid under my shirt. I shivered and pushed closer. “Bedroom,” I said. “Here first.” He
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