Page 7 of Intolerable Bishop

It might have seemed strange to someone else, but scrubbing the showers and toilets felt cathartic. The act of cleaning away the dirt from when everything changed was as cleansing to my heart as it was to the room. I stood up after rinsing the tub in the main bathroom and jumped as the door closed behind me. Laughing, I looked over my shoulder at Myles.

“You look like you’re up to something,” I said, peeling off the yellow gloves and tossing them in my caddy.

“Shh, I’m hiding from Theo. His anal-ness is drivin’ me insane.” Myles smirked as he reached out and grabbed me, pulling me into his body. “And this is far more entertaining.” I squealed as he picked me up and put me on the counter before gripping either side. “Fuck, ya still smell adorable covered in disinfectant,” he teased, making me laugh as he buried his head at the side of my neck.

Bang, bang, bang.

“I know you’re in there,” Theo yelled through the door, but Myles just smiled and kissed me instead of answering.

Myles and Blake had corrupted me. I couldn’t get through ten minutes of studying anymore without him or Blake doing something to sidetrack all my thoughts. As I wrapped my arms around his neck, I forgot why I was in the bathroom in the first place.

“I’m not doing this alone, Myles. Get your ass out here,” Theo said, but Myles deepened the kiss and gripped my ass, pulling me tighter to his body.

All my remaining common sense swirled down the drain with the droplets of water as he pulled back, only long enough to peel this T-shirt off. I was left staring at his perfect shoulders all the way down to where his jeans hung low, showing off his hard abs.

“Myles? Fuck it, you two are unbelievable,” Theo bitched, and I could hear him stomp away over the loud music.

“Sounds like we might be in trouble,” I whispered, running my hands up the delicious eye candy that was begging to be touched.

Myles sucked in a breath and then groaned, igniting a wildfire inside of me. He pressed in close, and the heat radiating off his body penetrated my skin. As close as Myles was, he still wasn’t touching me, which somehow made me pant harder. He growled against my neck, and I shivered, goosebumps rising on my skin.

“Yer the sexiest thing I have ever laid my eyes on,” he said, making me smile.

“Oh yeah? What was the sexiest before I took top spot?”

“My car,” he said without missing a beat, making me laugh. I believed that. He sold his baby just before we left to come here and was so distraught that I thought he was going to cry and tackle the guy when he came to pick it up. “Fuck, I want to kiss these lips and never stop, Snowflake. Do ya have any idea how insane ya make me? How my body craves to be near ya, how my mind is filled with thoughts of you? How my skin sings just for the slightest touch.”

His eyes were locked with mine as I traced his shoulders with my fingertips. “Like that?”

“Oh, like that and a whole lot more,” he said, and I melted into his hold as he cupped my cheeks and kissed me again. This time, it was deep and slow, like he was savoring the moment, but my hands were not on the same slow and steady wavelength as they roamed all over his body. I’d memorized everything about him, but I still couldn’t get enough. Myles and Blake were addicting to my senses.

“Okay, you two. You’re going to give Theo a coronary, and I’m sick of listening to him bitch,” Blake said, tapping on the door. “Even as his twin, I can only take so much, and I really don’t want to be charged with murder and have to tell my parents.”

“Fuck, yer all annoyin’,” Myles complained as he slowly moved away. I needed a damn fan. He never stopped looking at me as he reached out, and the lock clicked open. Blake was casually leaning against the doorframe when Myles opened the door.

“Next time, invite me to join, and I won’t be bugging you to get out,” Blake said, smirking as I slid off the counter. Forget the fan. I needed an ice bath ready at all times.

“Noted. Next time, I lock all three of us in here together,” Myles said, running his tongue over his bottom lip. No one else could look as devious, sexy, and adorable with a single act. It wasn’t even day one, and the temptation to rip all my clothes off was very real. They’d been edging me ever since the cabin and my attempt at leaving Wayward. Even when I said I wanted to take things further, they wouldn’t. I was left wanting so much more, and every single time, they walked away or cuddled me and went to sleep. I think it was their evil plan to drive me to the point of insanity, and if it was, it was working. They looked me up and down, and I wanted to tackle them to the ground. But, of course, they turned and laughed as they wandered down the hall. It was time I started playing a game of my own, one that would drive them wild, and I knew exactly who to break first.

MAY 13 – SATURDAY 9:45 PM

Theo

Was it too much to ask to have some peace and quiet and be left alone? You’d think that would be a simple request, but apparently, minding your own damn business really annoyed everyone. And of all the movies to put on, why did it have to be this one? It was the stupidest horror movie ever, and I’d almost had Ivy end up in my lap twice. I finally handed her a pillow to hide behind, but she was still pressing into me. Maybe I was just getting old and miserable.

Getting up, I walked out of the dark living room and wandered into the kitchen to get some water and grab a slice of pizza. I had to admit the pizza was great. Even cold, it tasted delicious. Cracking the lid on the water and wandering to the patio doors that looked out to the backyard, I nibbled on my slice.

I could feel Ren enter the room before I spotted her reflection in the dark glass. She grabbed a bottle out of the fridge and leaned against the island, her eyes staring into mine. I sighed and turned around.

“Go ahead, say it,” I said.

“Say what?”

My brow arched. “Don’t be coy. I know you want to tell me off for being an asshole.”

“You said it, not me,” she said, smirking.

“Very funny.”