Ethan's POV
As soon as Jess disappeared down the hallway, I reached over and pulled Stella closer. "Hey. What's going on in that beautiful head of yours?"
She melted against me, her earlier tension dissolving as she buried her face in my neck. "Nothing."
"Nothing looks an awful lot like something from where I'm sitting."
"It's stupid." Her breath tickled my skin. "I just... I know Jess was joking, but for a second there..."
I wrapped my arms around her waist. "For a second there, you thought I might actually have a secret harem stashed away somewhere? Like what, in the pantry? Behind the cereal boxes?"
"Stop making me laugh when I'm trying to be insecure."
"Never. Besides, maintaining a harem sounds exhausting. I can barely keep up with you." I paused, then added with a playful smir
