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“Rush,” the guy said, pointing to himself. “That’s my girlfriend. She’s a little siren, but you can call her Landry.”
Landry waved.
Another big guy with chestnut hair and hazel eyes spoke up. “I’m Win. This is my better half, Lars.” His better half was gorgeous with white-blond hair and pale-blue eyes. And his skin was incredible.
Max and Wes introduced themselves, but they didn’t have to tell me they were dating. I could tell instantly. Madison and Jamie introduced themselves next. They told me we all went to Westbrook together and all the guys except Win and Max were Elite swimmers.
“And we’re all friends,” I repeated, gazing around at everyone. I had a lot of friends. And I forgot them all. It was overwhelming.
Everyone nodded.
“Except you,” I said, looking at Ben.
He jolted. “What?”
“We’re more than friends.” I glanced down at the bow around my finger. “We’re engaged.”
Something rippled in the air, and when he didn’t immediately relax and agree, the confusion still lingering inside me started to grow.
But then he let out a gruff sound, swiping his thumb across the back of the hand he was still holding. “Of course, baby.”
“Why else would he let you call him Benji?” Matt mused.
Ben groaned. “How could you do it to me, P?”
He laughed under his breath. “Payback’s a bitch.”
I latched on to that little bit of information like it was gold and everything else I’d just learned was mere coal. “I call you Benji?”
“It’s terrible, isn’t it?” he mused, smiling like it wasn’t terrible at all.
My heart swelled a little, and all that rising confusion shriveled.
“Benji?” Max heckled from across the room. “That’s worse than Maxi.”
“I’m so calling you Benji from now on.” Win cackled.
Ben gave me a wink before sighing insufferably and turning toward our friends. “Bro, I will cover your floor with mini Legos while you’re sleeping and then enjoy the sound of your screams when you get out of bed in the morning.”
I giggled.
He glanced back at me. “Not you, though. You can call me whatever you want, and I’ll always answer.”
The doctor stepped forward. “I think it’s best if we limit visitors for a while. Too much stimulation could have negative effects. We can reassess after your CT scan and a more thorough exam.”
“You’ll stay, right?” I whispered to Ben.
“Does a monkey have a tail?” he refuted. Then his eyes widened so much I could see the white around the different orbs of color. “They do. In case you forgot.”
I laughed. “I didn’t forget.”
“So you can remember what a monkey has on his ass but not all this?” he muttered, gesturing to himself.
“She dumped useless info, bro.” Wes chimed in.
“Guess a monkey’s ass is more important than you,” Jamie quipped.
“You two should use glue instead of ChapStick,” Ben retorted.
