Free Dirty by Gina Watson Page B

shame.
                  “You’re having sex in your room now?”
                  Ezekiel and Ari shared a gaze, and then a smile.
                  “Why are you smirking at one another? This is far from funny.”
                  “It’s kind of funny,” Ari shrugged.
                  “You’re my little sister”—Courtney pointed to Ezekiel—“and Ezekiel, shame on you. Can’t you stick to screwing your fan girls and leave my sister alone?”
                  “Hey!” Ari yelled. “You better not screw any fan girls.”
                  His arm slid around Ari’s waist, pulling her into his large body. “Never.” Courtney watched as his lips kissed her nose in the sweetest display of emotion she’d ever seen.
                  Pointing between them she asked, “You guys are like together, together ?”
                  Ari looked at her quizzically. “Yeah, but we haven’t told anybody.”
                  “Why not?”
                  “Because…look how you reacted. We’re taking it slow.”
                  “It didn’t look slow.”
                  Ari and Ezekiel giggled.
                  Courtney frowned at Ezekiel. “I went to LSU too you know. I remember how it went down after game night and I remember some really raunchy club scenes and front and center was you , Zeke. Are you trying to get me to believe you’re exclusive with Ari?”
                  “I don’t care what you believe, but yes…I’m exclusively with Ari.”
                  “How long have you been exclusive?”
                  “Courtney! Stop.”
                  “Don’t tell me to stop. I have a right to question the man I found you having sex with in your room.”
                  “No you don’t…I’m twenty-one now.”
                  “That means nothing. Wait until I tell Dad!”
                  Ari grasped her hands. “Please don’t.”
                  “Why?”
                  Ari looked at Ezekiel. “We’re not ready.” He softly answered.
                  “You’ve flaunted all your other beaus”—              
                  “This is different,” Ari said with urgency. “Please.”
                  Courtney’s lips tightened as she regarded the couple. “I won’t tell…for now, but don’t have sex in your childhood bedroom.”
                  “Oh?” Her eyebrows hit her hairline. “Like you’ve never had sex in your room.”
                  “No. I never have.”
                  Ezekiel shot her a puzzled look. “I mean I’ve not done it in my childhood bedroom.” Her right foot pounded the ground. “Anyway, this is about the two of you.”
                  Ari’s lips pursed tightly shut. “Just don’t tell Dad.”
                  “Fine. But you better not get caught. If he asks me…I won’t lie to him.”
                  “We won’t get caught.”
                  Courtney was skeptical. “Hmm…whatever, I need my navy blue romper.” Courtney waited at the threshold while Ari went to retrieve the item in question.
                  She folded her arms across her chest and scowled at Zeke. And he scowled right back at her. “You dated my friend.”
                  “Who?”
                  “Stephanie Peterson.”
                  His eyes went wide. “Shit.”
                  “Yeah.”
                  “I was a freshman,” he added as an excuse for his deplorable behavior.
                  “So?” Courtney huffed.
              “So I’m pretty far from that man