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“Good. Practice those ‘I dos’ now,” Asher teases, and we all grin with mischief.
“I don’t care what any of you say, my wedding will be amazing.”
“Our wedding,” Aiden corrects, and Shelli is now glaring at him.
“You’ve done nothing for this wedding, and I’ve—”
“But if he doesn’t show up, there won’t be a wedding,” Asher supplies. God help him.
Shelli whips her head to Asher. “No one asked you!”
He looks around the table at us. “I am so stoked to gain a new sister-in-law who is as crazy as my sisters. It’s going to be great.”
Aiden snorts as he gathers Shelli in his arms. “I’m coming, you’re not crazy, and I love you. Now, hush.”
She squishes her nose to his. “Don’t tell me what to do unless we’re in the bedroom.”
I don’t know why she had to say that. I guess she was distracted by his dreamy gray eyes or she hit her head, because now Asher, Posey, and I are all mock gagging. We used to do this all the time when we were younger, and it drove her crazy. She can look at us like she is going to kill us all she wants, but we don’t care as we dissolve in laughter. “All of you are jeal
ous because none of you are getting laid on the regular.”
“She’s not wrong,” I say simply, and Asher nods. Somehow everyone misses the loving look between Boon and Posey. I don’t, though, mostly because I’m right between them. I’m sure if I moved, everyone would know they’re together. Mostly because they would probably start dry-humping each other.
Aw, to be in love with someone who knows and loves you back.
My gaze moves to Asher. He’s grinning from ear to ear, with his beanie hanging on for dear life. Aiden already knocked it off his head twice, but he keeps it so far back. The white tee he’s wearing is tight on his shoulders, and I can see the hair on his chest and his nipples through it. Mostly because I’m staring at him. He’s clean-shaven, and his lips are shiny from licking them so much. I think they’re dry, and I only know he keeps licking them because I wish he were licking me.
Before I can start slamming my head into the table, Posey says, “Like I was saying, is Angie okay?”
“Who’s Angie?” Boon asks, and everyone’s but Wes’s shoulders fall, and we all start groaning.
“You tell him,” Asher says to me.
“Yeah, you’re the only one who explains it right,” Aiden agrees.
“Why did you ask?” Posey asks, and I laugh. “Like, just go with the flow. You’re slowing us down.”
Boon looks offended as I take in a deep breath. “In the simplest terms, we grew up with her,” I say, meeting his gorgeous gaze. Man, Posey hasn’t dated much, but she picked one hell of a hot dude to make up for that. “But the really technical and overly drawn-out explanation, Angie is my mom’s sister’s daughter’s—who is really her husband’s niece, but that’s a long story too—my aunt’s daughter’s husband’s sister’s daughter, which makes her somehow my cousin, maybe? Not removed. We like her.”
Boon blinks, and I’m not sure if it’s my hand movements that overwhelm him or how we’re related, but I’m sure he regrets asking.
Posey looks over me to him. “You shouldn’t have asked.”
“No shit,” he mutters, and we all chuckle.
“To answer your question from nine hours ago,” I say, meeting Posey’s waiting gaze. “I don’t know. She’s been acting weird for over a week now, and I can’t seem to pin her down.”
Posey frowns. “What do you mean?”
“She’s been ghosting me. She’s been staying at her mom’s house and not really hanging out at the dorm. When we have practice, she doesn’t talk to anyone, claiming she is stressed with school. But I think it’s more.”
Asher nods, pointing to me. “Yeah, it’s weird. She won’t talk to anyone.”
“Well, you guys aren’t talking anymore, so why would she talk to you?” I ask, and he looks insulted.
“Because I’m a damn joy to talk to.”
Aiden sputters. “No one thinks that,” he says. “We all think you’re a dork.”
