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“As you should," I said.
"Yeah, I agree," Travis added.
"Anyway, I've decided that any time I want to see a guy, I’ll somehow make an impromptu family get-together happen where you all can grill him and tell me your opinion."
"I like that plan," I said.
"We like Dad's wife too. We hadn't met her the last time we were there. She's a good woman, and I think she'll make Dad happy, which is great."
“Her name is Leah, right? Did you get any more info about her?”
“Oh, yes, she’s great. She mentioned they met at a coffee shop near where she used to work, and then things blossomed from there.” Reese sounded as though they really bonded, and that made me happy. Hopefully, old wounds would mend these next years.
If my cousins liked her, then that was good enough for me. “I’m glad you all got along. That will certainly make things easier going forward.”
“Yeah, I agree,” Kimberly said. “Anyway, Hazel, our sister, completely charmed us.”
Reese looked at Travis and then at me. "So, what's new around here? I haven't heard a word about the mysterious lady in Luke's office, and I'm very suspicious."
I looked at Travis, who said nothing. I was proud of him.
Reese dropped her shoulders, apparently having anticipated some dirt.
"Oh, nothing happened? Well, that's... wait a second." She was staring at Travis intently. "You look like you're trying hard to keep a poker face. You usually spill the story."
"Oh, for fuck's sake, it's not a secret," I said.She’ll just badger me endlessly, so I might as well fess up.
Reese looked at me, then smiled at Kimberly, who asked, "Then how come we didn't hear anything about it?"
"Ladies, there’s nothing to tell. Megan is an intern in my office," I explained.
"And what's the story behind that?" Kimberly’s eyebrows practically reached her hairline.
"The story is—” I began, but Travis rudely interrupted me.
"Come on, dude. Why are you so coy about it? Can't you see I'm bursting at the seams here? Just hurry up."
Damn, he can be such an asshole.
Whatever.
"Fine. I'm involved with Megan.” I wasn’t ashamed. I just wanted to have more time before I shared the details of it all because I wanted Megan on board with everything, and we hadn’t decided on how this would play out going forward.
Because there was no question as far as I was concerned thatshe was mine.
Reese stared at me. “Define involved.”
“We haven’t defined it.” That was an understatement. Ever since we got back, we barely had time to email. She had a lot on her plate, but I was biding my time. I wasn’t a patient man, but I wanted to wait for the right moment.
"Oh, now we're talking," Kimberly said. "But wait, back up a few steps. We heard you two knew each other before she even started. So, you met her before she took the job?"
"Yes. At the bar across the road. We spent one night together."There, now it’s out.Honestly, it felt good to share this with my cousins. Where Declan tried to make sure we all didn’t get into too much trouble, I kept an eye on the girls.
"Wow!" Reese exclaimed, and Kimberly chuckled. "I guess there are worse ways to meet. Must have made things awkward for Megan the first day in the office."
"Yes. She almost didn’t take the job once she saw it was me and my company. But we discussed things, and all is good. The deal was, I was going to wait until her internship was over to pursue her. But that’s not working out as planned."
"Ha! Tell them the truth. You couldn't help yourself and broke the rules," Travis finished for me. "Sorry, I didn't play my part in being a cockblocker well enough."
