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“Go talk to her,” Indie said.
I stared at my friend in surprise, but Indie placed a finger to her lips and shook her head slightly. Without another glance at the two of us, Ben walked over to Quinn and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned, her smile immediately transforming into a scowl. After they’d exchanged a few heated words, Quinn stalked away.
“Why did you encourage Ben to talk to Quinn?” I asked.
Indie’s eyes shone with mischief. “Call it intuition, but in my experience, enemies can turn into lovers real quick.”
Only in romance novels. I was about to remind her that real life didn’t work that way when I spotted Chewbacca talking to Johann in the corner. Straight away, my thoughts returned to my brother. If that wasn’t Ben I’d talked to before, who was it?
Chewbacca took off his head to reveal…
Wyatt?
Indie laughed. “We should have guessed. Wyatt wanted to join in the fun but didn’t want it to get weird with the book signing. Seems that was a wise decision. Because look.” She pointed to the group of guys now surrounding him. Some, including Sir Ren Faire, were taking selfies with him.
Wyatt? I’d selected Wyatt as my match?
As Quinn walked over to us, several of the male participants watched her pass; however, she appeared not to notice.
“How did it go? Did you choose anyone?” Indie asked.
“No one caught my eye. By the way, that wasn’t Ben in the Chewbacca costume,” Quinn said to me.
“Oh, I already know.” I motioned to Ben and Wyatt, now talking to each other.
“That makes more sense.” Quinn’s eyes rested on my brother for a second before she turned back to me. “This has been fun, but I have an early start tomorrow morning. Same plans for Halloween?”
“This Saturday. Six o’clock dinner, and then we’ll slip into our costumes,” I said.
“You sure you want to leave already?” Indie said. “You’re leaving a trail of broken hearts in your wake.”
Quinn scanned the room once again before shaking her head and walking out.
Ben strolled over with Wyatt. “Did I spot Quinn leaving?”
“Yes. What did you two talk about anyway?” I asked. “It looked like you were arguing.”
Ben frowned. “It’s nothing. The woman just likes to push my buttons.”
“Why didn’t you tell us who you were?” Indie asked Wyatt.
“I was going to, but it was fun seeing your reactions.” He ran a hand through his hair and then turned his gaze on me. “Did you choose anyone?”
“Just you.” At Wyatt and Ben’s mutual look of surprise, I hastily added, “Only because I assumed you were Ben and felt pressured to pick someone.”
“So you chose to go on a date with your brother?” Ben asked. “That’s disturbing, Ev.”
“I wasn’t feeling a connection with any of the other guys,” I muttered. “And Johann encouraged us to pick at least one person.”
A knowing grin spread across Wyatt’s face. “Well, I’m glad you selected me. Because guess what?” He leaned in so close that I caught a whiff of his spicy cologne. “I chose you too. Looks like we’re on for a date.”
His words made my belly swoop, and I jolted back as if struck by lightning. “I’m not sure about that. We matched under false pretenses. I thought you were my brother.”
“And matching with Ben would have been better?” Wyatt chuckled. “Sorry, but I don’t believe that. You and I are going out. Besides, do I have to remind you about your promise to show me around Sunnyvale?”
The butterflies had returned, and they were fluttering again.
Stop it. You aren’t supposed to flutter.
“Alright. I’ll message you a date and time later.”
Wyatt’s grin widened. “I look forward to it.”
As did I.
Boy, was I in trouble.
