Free Being With the Brothers Next Door by Jenika Snow

situation.
    Nothing was said for so long Sasha didn’t think Jonas would actually answer, but then he said, “Yes, but I’m in love with your sister, and she’s in love with me.” A heartbeat of silence passed before Tanner added gasoline to the already raging fire.
    “Jonas isn’t the only one, Rian. I’m in love with your sister, too.”

Chapter Four
     
    Everything happened so quickly that Sasha didn’t know what the hell was even happening. One minute she was leaning against the counter, and the next Jonas had her pushed into the corner of the kitchen just as Rian charged him. The breakfast bar blocked the two men, but that didn’t stop her insane brother from practically vaulting the damn thing to get to Jonas.
    “You owe me one hell of an explanation.” Rian continued to clench and unclench his hands at his sides. When Jonas didn’t answer fast enough Rian moved closer.
    “Rian, stop it.” She made a move to go to them, to stop what was clearly about to happen, but strong arms wrapped around her middle and the scent of Tanner surrounded her.
    “Stay put. I don’t want you getting hurt.” He let go of her and went over to Rian, who was in some kind of standoff with Jonas. Jonas held his hand up to stop his brother.
    “Rian, man, calm down. It isn’t what you think. We love your sister.” Hearing Tanner say that after all this time squeezed her heart in a vice.
    “You.” Rian pointed at Tanner and speared him with a gaze that was filled with rage, but also hurt.
    Oh God . Seeing her brother’s expression look like one of betrayal was hard to stomach.
    “I’ll get to you when I’m done with him.”
    “If you’ll just let us explain—” Jonas’s words were cut off when Rian punched him in the face. Tanner said something low and angry, but Jonas held one hand up to stop him. His other hand cupped the side of his mouth. “I deserved that for not explaining my intentions to you sooner.” She could see a trickle of blood dripping down his chin and covered her own mouth to hold off her sound of distress. The next thing she knew Rian and Jonas were at each other’s throats. It was clear Jonas was trying to defend himself as Rian wailed on him, and there was no doubt in Sasha’s mind that Jonas was letting her brother kick his ass. Tanner was in the fight in the next second, trying to get his best friend off of his twin. Blood was on the floor and splattered across Rian’s white t-shirt.
    She screamed for him to stop, begged him to get control of himself, but her words fell on deaf ears. There was nothing she could do, because getting in the middle of three fully grown and powerful men as they fought was dumb as hell.
    “How could you do this shit behind my back?” Rian slammed his fist into Jonas’s stomach. “Did you fuck her, too, Tanner?” If he actually expected an answer he wasn’t going to get one while he still beat on them. She couldn’t handle this anymore.
    “Rain, just fucking stop it.” When that didn’t work she screamed as loud as she could, “I’m in love with both of them, and all you’re doing is hurting the men I love as well as me.”
    It seemed like those were the magic words because Rian had his fists poised in the air and stared at her. Their breathing was a combined cacophony of hard pants. Both Tanner and Jonas stared at her with identical stunned expressions on their face. Tanner looked at her with a stunned expression on his face, and Jonas watched her but made sure to keep Rian in his sights. She didn’t blame him, not when her brother was acting like a crazed lunatic.
    “Stop, Rian. Just fucking stop.” Her brother took a step back and stared at her as if she had betrayed him. After looking at the bloody noses and forming black eyes Tanner and Jonas were sporting, her anger grew. “Why in the hell would you hit them because they said they loved me?” Tears blurred her vision, and she hated the fact she cried when she was angry. “I’m an adult,