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"So, the holdup is that you dated his brother?" Kaitlyn asks.
"Yeah, and I don't want to break up their family or cause any trouble. They are so close, and that's one of the things I always loved when I was with them."
"Jake is a grown man, and you have to let him make that choice. It's his family," Lexi says.
"You know, my husband Levi was my best friend's ex-boyfriend," Mandy says.
"I get it,” she goes on. “There was this wall there. I knew I shouldn't be feeling the way I did, but I couldn't stop it. When he was dating her, I never felt those feelings. We were just friends. But Levi, as an adult, I don't know something changed," Mandy says.
"Yes!” I say. “When I was dating his brother, I never had feelings for him outside of being his friend. But seeing him now as an adult, it's like he's a different person but still the same in a lot of ways."
Turning to Mandy, I ask "How did it work out for you? Obviously, you are married, but how did your friend find out?"
"At first, I went through stages of guilt and even anger. Even though she was married to another man, I felt guilty. Then I was like fuck that, she’s married. She has no claim on him. Eventually, when she found out, she was pretty angry. I was mad that she was mad, and then I was hurt. But honestly, it was Levi who smoothed it all out. It's still a little weird sometimes, like at the wedding, but otherwise she's still my friend."
I nod, taking it all in.
"If I could do one thing differently?” Mandy interjects, “I would have been honest and open to Levi sooner about how I felt. He didn't see it as a problem because they broke up, but he was worried about how it would affect me and didn’t say anything. You should talk to him when you see him at Oakside. He was in your shoes.”
“This is all, of course, if you even want something more than just that kiss,” Lexi says softly.
Do I want more? I’ve been imagining more all night, but do I really want more?
“Yeah, I think I do want more,” I smile.
Chapter 7
Jake
It’s been a few days since our first kiss and then seeing Kassi at Lexi’s house. Even though I was surprised to see her, I was glad she was there. Not only were there were all kinds of things swirling around in my head, but I had friends that I could talk to which helped tremendously. I’m sure she needed an outlet, too.
It’s taken everything in me not to ask Lexi what happened and what was talked about.
Kassi got her cast off yesterday, which means no more crutches, so she’s added physical therapy to her appointment list. Sadly, they couldn’t be scheduled in the mornings, but instead, they were after lunch. But regardless, we still have plenty of time to see each other.
There have been more kisses, but it hasn’t really gone any further than that, even though I’m pretty sure we both wanted to. When I’m not with her, I can’t seem to get our last kiss out of my head.
I’ve never experienced kissing the way that she kisses me. The sounds alone that she makes have me harder than I think I’ve ever been in my life. My hand is just not enough to satisfy me anymore, but I won’t ever push her for more.
“Jake!” Easton says, getting my attention. Fortunately, it pulls me out of my head and from spiraling down the path of what Kassi would be like under me.
“Sorry,” I say, trying to focus on him. We are at work, after all.
“Everything okay?” He asks with his eyes watching me closely.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” I don’t want to get into it with a few of the volunteers around here who are listening in.
He studies me for a minute, and it’s like he knows exactly what I’m thinking because he sends the other guys away until it’s just him, Noah, and me.
“Is this about more of what we talked about the other night at my place?” Noah asks.
That night that we had dinner at his place and the girls had their girls’ night, I eventually broke down and told the guys what was going on. I laid it all out about how she dated my brother, about how I didn’t have feelings for her then, but I definitely have feelings for her now.
Then I told him about the earth-shattering kiss. They made a good point, telling me I need to talk to my brother. But the problem is, I can’t get hold of him. It’s not that he’s not answering. His phone is off, so he won’t even know that he had a missed call from me. Though I’ve only called once.
“Yeah, I tried to call my brother, but he didn’t answer. His phone is off, so I guess he’s at training or something. But that hasn’t stopped me from seeing her every day. There have been more kisses, but it hasn’t gone further than that, though I’m pretty sure we both want it to.”
“What’s holding you back?” Easton asks.
