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“Oh come on,” he laughed. “How could you miss the way he was totally hitting on you?”
I snorted and glanced guiltily away. “As if.”
“I thought I was going to have to pull him off your leg because he was going to start humping it or something.”
“Gracen!”
My brother only snickered some more as he opened the passenger side door for me. “What? Don’t even deny it. You had to have felt his hand practically on your ass when he hugged you. He petted your hair, for God’s sake. And he looked at you like…” Shaking his head, he blew out a low whistle and lifted his eyebrows as if he still couldn’t believe what he’d seen.
“Like what?” I had to ask hopefully, my heart beginning to pump hard.
“Like—I don’t know. If I didn’t know better, I’d say little Fox has a crush. Man, but he’s going to regret drinking so much come tomorrow, that’s for sure.”
“Hey!” I cried, punching him in the shoulder. “Thanks a fucking lot.”
“Oww!” He sent me an incredulous glance. “What the hell was that for?”
“You just suggested that someone could only be drunk to hit on me.” I rolled my eyes. “Jerk face.”
“That is not—”
“And then—then…” I stressed, glaring. “You said a person would severely regret it after sobering up if they did actually hit on me. I’m not that repulsive, you know. And besides, he didn’t hit on me.”
“I’m not saying you’re repulsive. Jesus. People sure do put a lot of words in my mouth lately.”
“Who else put words—”
“I only meant…” It was his turn to interrupt me with an irritated scowl. “You’re like family. It’ll probably freak him out when he sobers up and realizes what he did.”
Sniffing at him, I slid into the car, and he shut the door for me. I jerked on my seat belt, and as soon as he’d
made his way around to the driver’s side and was sliding behind the wheel, I had to mumble, “He’s not family.”
“That’s why I said he was like family,” Gracen countered as he started the engine.
“Well, you act like no one in the group has hooked up before.”
“Yeah, but everyone saw Beau and Bentley coming from a mile away. They were, like, born a couple. Though I do have to admit, JB and Teagan was definitely a surprise.” He shook his head as if trying to clear it before he concentrated on backing out of the tight space we were in. Then he glanced my way. “I mean, they make it work somehow. I’ve never seen either of them so content. But still. I did not see that one coming.”
“Who would you see me with?” I asked experimentally, curious to know his thoughts.
The glance he sent me told me the question surprised him. “You mean from the group?”
I nodded and bit the inside of my lip.
“Hmm.” He was thoughtful for a moment as we pulled out onto the street. Then he nodded. “Probably Luke.”
“Luke!?” I shrieked, wrinkling my nose in dismay. “Luke’s an asshole.”
“Yeah,” Gracen agreed on a shrug. “But he’s a likable asshole. He’s got so much damn charm and charisma with his crude, inappropriate lines, people can’t help but forgive him immediately and love him anyway.”
“And that’s the kind of future you want for me? Luke?” It was official; my brother was insane.
“I never said I wanted him for you.” He sent me an odd glance. “You asked who seemed like the most logical choice for you from our group, and I answered.”
“Why not any of the others, though?”
“I don’t know.” He was beginning to sound defensive. Probably because I was becoming so aggressive with my questions. “He’s the only single one in the group left who’s older than us, I guess. Why does it matter?”
