AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“You know what? That works for us. Lily will love it.” I nod and grin at my best friend. “The Wolf Den it is. Here, take a sandwich.”
“I can’t wait to hear all about this.” Polly grabs a sandwich, then turns and hurries back to the door. “See you later!”
The Wolf Den is hopping for a Thursday night, and when Polly and I arrive, the only table available is a round six-top.
“If you’ll seat us there, we’ll take it,” Polly says.
“Works for me.” The hostess winks and, with menus in her hands, leads us through the full room to the only empty table. Polly and I sit next to each other, and to our delight, Pete magically appears with waters and huckleberry margaritas.
“I took a chance,” he says with a wink. “If you don’t want them, they’re on me.”
“Oh, we want them,” I assure him. “We absolutely want them.”
“Good. Do you need time with the menu?”
“I do,” Polly says. “I know Summer always gets the same thing, but I’m an adventurous woman.”
“No problem,” Pete says with a laugh. “I’ll be back.”
I glance up and see that Millie just walked in, so I wave her over.
“Hey, ladies,” Millie says, looking cute as can be in her cut-off shorts and red tank. “Fancy meeting you here.”
“You should join us,” I invite her. “These are the only available seats in the house anyway.”
I gesture to the hostess, who nods agreeably, and Millie slides into a seat.
“You know what? I’d love to. Thanks, guys. How are you?”
“Summer’s going to fill me in on the love affair she’s having with your brother,” Polly informs Millie, who raises an eyebrow and turns to me.
“I’m just in time, then.”
The door opens again, and I glance over in time to see Erin, along with a woman I don’t know well but have seen around town, walk in, and I wave for them to join us, as well.
“Did we not get invited to a party?” Erin wants to know.
“It’s an impromptu party,” Polly says with a laugh. “You two join us.”
Erin turns to her friend and then back to us. “This is my friend, Abbi. Her daughter and Holly are besties, and it turns out that Abbi and I enjoy hanging out together, too, so it’s a win-win.”
“Sit, sit,” Millie says, pointing to the chairs. “Summer’s going to spill all the tea, or huck margaritas, about her and Chase.”
“Oh, I need to hear this,” Erin says as she sits. I wave Pete back over, and he takes everyone’s drink orders. When he’s gone, Erin leans her chin on her fist and gives me her undivided attention. “Go. Talk. Tell us everything.”
I look at Abbi, the gorgeous, curvy blonde, and wince. “Are you sure you want to hear this?”
“Are you kidding me?” She nods, sending that blonde hair waving, and I need to ask her what kind of shampoo she uses. “Hell yes. I want to know everything. Don’t leave out any of the details. Use the dirty words.”
“I already like you,” Polly decides, and Abbi smiles happily.
“Well, I don’t know where to start. I guess, a little backstory, Chase asked me out a few years ago, but I declined.”
“Why?” Millie asks, frowning. “I mean, he’s my brother, but I feel confident in saying that he’s easy on the eyes, and he’s not an asshole.”
“You’re right. I just wasn’t ready to date anyone yet. I had recently left a bad relationship, and I was building a business, and you know how it is. I didn’t want to date.”
“Fair enough,” Abbi says with a nod.
