I groaned as I threw the black lace panties into the washing machine and glared over at Sage who was sitting primly on a counter no more than five feet away. She had a grin on her face in reaction to my actions that made me pause. I couldn't specifically tell but there was something different about her today. She had this aura of strength and beauty at all times, but it was like she had supercharged it. Looking closer over her body I noted that she seemed to be glowing drawing all attention to her. Her feet started kicking back and forth under the counter as she began to hum. Suddenly I wanted to walk over to her and pledge myself to her body and soul. Shaking the thought away I glared at her once more. "This was not what I had in mind when Maddox said we would be getting a look at your underwear."

A startled laugh burst from Sage that almost made me proud for being able to erect that sort of reaction out of her. "Well, you are looking at my underwear. Literally all of it. Ran out yesterday hence the sweats." She tugged on the leg of her slouchy grey sweatpants.

I glanced over her once more and noted the loose fit of her shirt and the tightness of my pants increased. She didn't have any underwear on. "Fuck." Caden groaned leaning against the washer next to me.

"Ditto," I say without thought.

Sage's cheeks turned pink as she looked back and forth between us. I had to almost restrain myself physically from walking over there and pulling her pants down to get a good look at what she had under that thin layer of cotton. I closed the washer after loading it full of her clothes and soap. The whirling sound of it kicking on was the only sound in the room when I turned to see Sage looking on at us with hooded eyes. Shit, I was leaking pheromones again. I pulled them in and watched as she bit her plump bottom lip glancing over us in want. "Don't look at us like that Flower. Unless you want to be bent over that table with one of us taking you from behind and the other at your mouth." I took a large step closer to her.

I could see a shiver traveling down her spine in reaction to my words. She looked longingly over to the table at the end of the row of washers and dryers. Her head tilted back exposing the column of her throat. I noticed with delight how she shifted her weight and rubbed her thighs together. A guttural groan escaped her lips before she shook her head vigorously to dissipate the cloud of lust.

After a moment to compose herself, she looked over at us as if she hadn't just been turned on to the point of grunting unintelligibly. "If we do that then we'll never get to the shower." She gave us a saucy wink.

"Fuck." Caden and I said at the same time.

Two and a half hours later I was no longer turned on by the thought of her in the shower. I glared at Sage from the confines of the small glass shower enclosure with a scrub brush in hand. "You're so mean." I hissed not really meaning it.

"You have no reason to complain. We can trade places you know." Caden spoke from his station before the toilet.

I winced at the thought. We usually paid the exorbitant amount for the dorm housekeeper to clean our room and laundry weekly. Sage said it was a waste and that she always did it herself. I shook my head and went back to work with the scrub brush.

It only took an hour for us to finish up the bathroom because it wasn't exactly dirty to start with. Caden and I took turns washing the chemicals from our hands and walked into the dorm room from the bathroom. Sage let out a squeak and wrapped her arms around her exposed chest. "I didn't think you guys would be done yet." She said looking between us wide-eyed.

I thought back to how she had pulled things from the freshly stocked closet and slipped out of the room with a quick 'I'll be right back'. My lips rounded into an 'o' in understanding. I was about to turn around when I noticed the curve of her body and the way her arm pushed the full breasts up. I was staring intently at the soft mounds when a rough grip grabbed the collar of my shirt and yanked me backward towards the open bathroom door. Glaring at Caden I straightened the neck of my shirt once he let go. "I'm supposed to be the thief and you were the one stealing glances." He snapped at me, his face was red in anger.

I took a step back not expecting the green glow in his eyes. He was really mad at me. Shaking my head, I thought about it and realized what I had just done. "Fuck." I pulled at the hair behind my left temple.

"Yeah." Caden snapped at me.

While my species was keyed into lust, I had never taken anyone's consent away like that. I hadn't had permission to look at her the way I had. She must be pissed at me. She should be. A few moments later there was a light tapping on the door. Caden sent me a glare before taking a deep breath. The glow in his eyes dimmed before he opened the door to Sage avoiding our eye contact. "I'm sorry. I should have told you I was going to change. I thought it would take you guys longer." She blushed.

Caden glared at me over his shoulder before placing his hand on her shoulder. "No, don't apologize. We should have realized what you were doing when you grabbed clothes. I'm sorry we walked in on you." She leaned into his touch and looked up at him.

Caden glared at me again. You better apologize and do it well. He threatened through our mental link. I nodded and watched as he squeezed her shoulder once more and left us in the room alone. I watched as Sage looked everywhere but at me. Carefully as if coming upon a wild animal I approached her. I didn't reach out and touch her as my brother had. I didn't deserve to touch her after what I had done. "I'm sorry. I have no excuse for what just happened. I understand if you're mad at me." I looked down at my toes.

"I'm not mad; just embarrassed." She shrugged her shoulders.

"Don't be embarrassed. You have no reason to be. You're beautiful and I'm an asshole for staring at you as I did. I should have looked away as soon as I realized, and I definitely should not have needed to be pulled out of the room like that." I shook my head at myself.

Her small hand reached up and untangled my hand from the hair behind my temple. I didn't even notice myself reaching up to perform the bad habit. "Thank you for apologizing and for not trying to find an excuse to blame. I appreciate it. Let's get over to your room before they start the movie without us." She smiled up at me genuinely.

"Fine, but only if you wear those ones this time." I pointed at a pair of knitted speckled lion slippers that reminded me of Maddox's shifted form.

She narrowed her eyes at me, "you're not making fun of my slippers, are you? Because if you, are we're going to end up fighting." She picked up the slippers and held them to her chest, "My mom made these." She pouted at me.

My mouth went dry and suddenly I wanted to kiss those full lips. Shaking my head, I gave her an easy smile. "Of course not. They are cute and remind me of Maddox shifted." I shrugged in indifference.

She bit her bottom lip before nodding and putting the slippers on.