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on Garret’s shoulder until we were standing toe to toe.
                  “What the fuck, Jace?” he asked meeting my stern expression with one of his own.
                  “That’s what I would like to know, Garret.” I forced my fists to remain at my sides. “What the fuck was that about yesterday? Banishing me to the farm instead of letting me help Kenzie move. Did you want to make yourself look better in her eyes?” My voice lowered as I pushed my face closer to his. Just thinking about it made me see red. “Was she who your date was with?”
                  Garret’s gaze narrowed on me as he shoved me back a step. “First of all, you don’t know what you’re talking about.” He straightened his spine so that we were standing eye to eye. Out of the five of us I was the biggest, but Garret was the only one who could give me a run for my money.
        “Secondly, who Kenzie’s dates is her decision, not yours. If I’m remembering correctly, you fucked up the chance you had with her.” The memory of it seemed to anger him more as he shoved me again. “What changed between then and now, huh? This past year you’ve done nothing but treat her like shit, Jace. She’s not an idiot, she knows what she’s worth and there are other guys out there who know it too. Don’t make the mistake of thinking she’s sat around pining for you all this time.”
                  I snapped my teeth together snarling at my cousin. “Are you trying to tell me something?”
                  Garret tugged at his hair looking at me like I had lost my mind. Hell, I probably had.
                  “You're not naive enough to think Kenzie is always going to be hung up on you. She’s working on moving on since you made it abundantly clear she wasn't your type.” I felt my heart drop to my feet as jealousy threatened to consume me. I didn't think I was good enough for Kenzie, but that didn't mean that anyone else was either.
                  Garret and I were both breathing heavy as we eyed each other warily. Finally my cousin broke the tense silence. “I’ve never had romantic feelings for Kenzie, Jace. And I can say with extreme confidence that she hasn't thought of me like that either. She’s my family Jace, my little one. If you would open your goddamn eyes for once you’d see that and stop trying to pick a fucking fight with me at every turn.” His face grew hard as he continued to stare me down.
                  The front door to the house opened and I turned to see Simon standing in the doorway with Reece’s dog Loki. Both boy and dog cocked their heads to the side staring at Garret and I on the porch.“What are you guys doing?” He asked looking up at us through wide eyes. “You both look pissed!”
                  “Simon!” Lucas scolded from the kitchen.
                  “They do though, Dad!” Simon complained. Lucas walked up behind him with a frown on his face. He sized up the situation between us and narrowed his eyes briefly before nudging his son towards the kitchen.
                  “Go get washed up,” he ordered before looking back at us. “Do you guys need a minute? Simon’s right you both look like you’re seconds away from hitting each other.”
                  “My money's on Jace,” Wyatt called out. “Sorry brother but he’s meaner than you. And bigger.” Standing up from the chair he was occupying in the living room, Wyatt crossed over to the front door to stand next to his twin. “What are we fighting about?”
                  “We’re not fighting,” Garret explained walking into the house. He looked like he wanted to knock his brothers heads together, which I had seen him do more than once. Taking off his coat, he hung it on the hook before shucking off his boots. Walking into the kitchen Garret pressed a kiss to Reece’s