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He shrugged. “That’s what happens when you’re having a good time. Come on, I’ll walk you to the building.”
“Are you sure you’re not going out of your way?”
“Nope. By the way, I’m traveling to Los Angeles in a few weeks. We could meet up if you want.”
“I’d love that.” Will was fun to be around and even easier to talk to. It did make me wonder though, how many terrific guys I might have missed out on because of my crush on Colby. Despite dating, did I ever really give any of them a real shot?
A few blocks later, we strolled up in front of Josh’s address, and Will turned, giving me a hug. “I’m rooting for you, sour patch kid.”
I giggled in response, and then my gaze followed his toward the big glass doors.
“Someone waited down in the lobby for you.”
Huh. I hadn’t expected that.
Will moved me out of Colby’s line of sight, kissing me on the cheek. “Don’t forget to mention you’ll see me in LA soon.”
I laughed and headed inside to meet an irritated Colby.
“I thought you were just getting doughnuts until I texted you,” he started off once we were in the elevator.
“I lost track of time. We were having fun, and the doughnuts were amazing. Did you get to see your niece when you went back to the hospital?”
His features relaxed as he stepped off on the top floor and then unlocked the front door to his brother’s penthouse suite. “Yes, briefly, before Haylee had to feed her. She’s beautiful like her mother, but has all this dark hair like my mom said Josh and I had when we were kids. I’ll visit again tomorrow.”
I smiled, thinking of him meeting little Abigail. “Good. Look, I feel bad I got you in trouble with both Josh and Brian over taking me to Vegas.”
He sighed heavily. “Some of my most notorious party days happened there, which means they wanted to ensure I hadn’t influenced you to make bad decisions.”
After we walked into the spacious living room, I took a seat on the sofa, turning toward him. “It’s kind of ironic, considering you did exactly the opposite.”
“I took you to a strip club, then got you drunk enough that I had to undress and put you to bed.” He sat down on the other side of the couch, facing me.
My eyes got wide. “You didn’t tell them that, did you?”
“I’m a living, breathing person right now, so no.”
“I’m a grown woman whether Josh, Mark, or Brian want to see it, capable of making my own good or bad decisions. And whatever happens between us, stays that way.”
The look on his face indicated he got the double meaning. “What was with you practically sprinting out of the restaurant door tonight with Will?”
I grinned. “He opened the escape hatch from having you, Brian, and Mark sit there talking about me as though I was an eight-year-old child you guys needed to figure out what to do with. At least he sees me as an adult.”
“You’re into him, I take it?”
I decided to answer vaguely. “Who wouldn’t be? He’s gorgeous and sweet, not to mention your brother and Haylee seem to think highly of him.”
“Yes, they do.” He said it as though he had asked them.
“Geographically, it’s not very convenient, although he mentioned he’d be out in LA in a few weeks.”
“Did you let him kiss you?”
My eyes searched his for a moment as I tried to gauge where this was coming from. “Why are you asking?”
He shrugged, obviously not ready to answer the question. “When are we doing ours for the bet?”
Shock didn’t even begin to describe my reaction. “I got the impression you didn’t want to. And since I’m quickly finding out the only thing worse than having to bet someone into kissing you is confirmation they don’t want to, you’re totally off the hook.”
