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“How many years?” I shouldn’t ask, but I needed to know how long I’d been an idiot for.
“Fifteen. Fifteen million. Does it matter now that you and I have moved to the next step?”
“When did you get so wise?”
Colin grinned. “I’ve always been wise, you’re just too dense to see it.”
I threw a wadded-up napkin at him. “Truth hurts, man. But I hear Daria’s brother has both a boyfriend and a girlfriend. That means some people know how to make it work.”
“What if we’re not two of them?” Colin’s hesitation seemed to come out of nowhere.
I shrugged. “Would you rather let the thought gnaw at you and never know one way or the other?”
He shook his head. “No. Definitely not. As long as I’m not giving you up to have her, then let’s see what happens next.”
“You’re not.” I stood and leaned in to kiss him. A gesture that already felt natural, but also new and incredible. “You and me together no matter what. And with any luck, Daria and her kids are a part of that too.”
29
colin
The call Tannerreceived from John was a plea for us to not sue him for the accident. Neither injury happened due to his negligence or the building’s disrepair, but Tanner did ask him to help make sure his insurance processed our claims.
The call from Daria’s contact at the bank wanted to set an appointment. Tanner and I met with him the next day, and while the conversation seemed to go well, his answer wasI’ll be in touch.
The rest of the week was an odd blur of acquainting myself with Tanner in all new ways, and not knowing what to do with ourselves, thanks to the unplanned vacation. Aside from the occasional headache, I was good within a day or so, but working around his injuries was fun.
I was happy to ride him, blow him, and tease him with two working hands, and he was sexy-sweet trying to figure out how to reciprocate with only one.
This was what I’d wanted just a few weeks ago, and now that I had it, it was so much better than I’d imagined.
Saturday afternoon we headed to the address Daria had given us. A layer of anticipation and excitement hummed under my skin at the thought of seeing her again. I’d had a hard enough time with one crush, and now I was fully immersed in two of them.
No, that wasn’t fair.Crushmade me think of simple lust. What I felt for both of them was so much more than lust.
We reached the house and parked on the street with a handful of other cars, most of which I recognized from the pool. The man who answered the door looked a lot like Daria. We both knew Dustin, so we exchanged greetings, and he pointed us toward the back of the house.
We were halfway across the main floor when Alana intercepted us. “I’m glad you made it. We need to talk.” Her tone was formal and polite. Not a surprise, since she addressed the adults around her like this most of the time.
Was it good or bad that we were currentlyadultsand notfriends? “About what?” I asked.
She looked at Dustin with a scowl. “Go outside.”
“Excuse me?” He stared back.
Alana’s stern demeanor faltered. “Please? It’s private.”
Dustin sighed. “All right.” He gave us one more glance, then stepped through the sliding glass doors that cut us off from the shouting and laughter on the other side.
“How are you both feeling?” Polite and formal Alana was back. “How’s your head?”
“I have the occasional headache, but I’m fine.” I’d love to know what she was up to.
“And Tanner, how’s your arm?”
He flexed his fingers, but didn’t move the shoulder itself. “It’ll heal. They don’t think I need surgery as long as I’m gentle with it.”
“How are you?” I asked Alana. She was obviously in control of this conversation.
