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Minutes later Rae points out, “You do realize that she saw you kiss me in the parking lot, right?”
I whip my head around to glare at Rae before I look back out of the windshield, my heart sinking. “We were just joking around.”
“She doesn’t know that.” Rae raises a brow, and continues, “Can’t you call her and explain. If she loves you as much as you think she does then she’ll be hurting.”
I stay silent for the rest of the drive because a part of me wants her to hurt as much as I do—no I don’t, not really. “I’ll talk to her soon.”
Rae nods as I pull into the front yard and groan when I see the mess the film crew has made.
“We start tomorrow and they’ll be gone soon.”
“What about you, Rae? How long are you staying?”
“I’m thinking of moving closer to you. I don’t have that many friends and Andie has always wanted to call Montana home.” Rae smiles when she mentions her daughter’s name. “I know she’ll be spreading her wings soon, but I’ll always be her home you know, so I want this. We’ve never really had a proper home, and I really want that now, Aiden.”
I’m glad that she has finally decided to settle in one place. We used to joke about her unsettled living arrangements. “I’m glad and I’ll help you find a place.”
“After you’ve spoken with
Sarah. You need to make sure she understands that we’re only friends, regardless of what she witnessed.”
“I’ll talk to her.” I climb out of the truck and groan when I spot Diego walking toward us.
“You’re back,” Diego drawls and holds his hand out to help Rae down from the truck.
“Thanks.” Rae blushes and drops his hand.
She blushed?
I frown and glance at them both. Diego notices and grins, stepping back, but not before I notice the once over he gives Rae. Something crosses my brother’s face and then the shoe drops—he’s attracted to her.
I love Diego and I also love Rae, but there is no way I want them to get together. Diego is twenty-eight, and Rae is fifteen years his senior, and what’s more, Rae’s daughter, Andie, is twenty-three. Not a good situation to be in.
Clearing my throat, I step in front of Diego, giving him a warning look.
Diego smiles and steps back. “I’ve signed up with a local hotshot crew so I’m not going to be around as much as I have been. You okay with that?”
“You were born to fight fires. Go for it, but be careful, yeah?”
Diego nods and walks toward the stables.
Rae moves and stands beside me.
I watch her and follow the direction of her eyes. “Please tell me you’re not staring at my brother’s, um,” I shudder. “Never mind, I don’t want to know.”
Rae laughs and pushes into me. “He’s hot. Nice firm ass…he’s also close to Andie’s age.”
“He’s twenty-eight.” I frown and glance at Rae as her eyes follow Diego.
“Oh.”
For a moment there Rae sounds almost disappointed. I glance at her again and then shake the thought off. Rae’s husband had been eight years younger than she was, so there was no way she will ever be accepting of Diego’s advances. Not after what she went through with him.
Taking Rae’s hand, I lead her inside and leave her with Lucia and Emelia, having somewhere else to be.
* * *
Knocking on Sarah’s front door, I nervously wait for her to answer. Her car is here, and I’m relieved that Greg’s isn’t because I want Sarah alone.
