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“Yes—he was at the bar. Making friends with a very pretty blonde woman.”
He laughed. “I’m sure he was.”
“He said he’d make his own way back, and he seemed pretty sober, so....”
“Where are we going?” Kevin asked, slumping against the door. “Are we going to party?”
“Yes, we are,” I said, reaching back and patting his knee. “It’s a great party. You can shut your eyes for a couple of minutes if you want to.”
“Mebbe,” he mumbled, closing his eyes.
I watched him until his jaw became slack. “Well, passing out is better than vomiting.”
“Amen to that.” Max flicked the lights to full beam. “He’s hammered.”
“Yeah, he’s having a rough few days.” I peered back at him. “I’m not sure he’s going to feel any better about it all in the morning, though.”
“What’s going on with him? I got the impression yesterday that you didn’t know he was coming, and you didn’t say.”
I prodded Kev’s leg, but he didn’t so much as twitch. “His boyfriend proposed, and he freaked out,” I explained. “I’m pretty sure they’ll work it out, but Kev has a bad habit of burying his head in the sand. That’s what he’s doing here.”
“That’s a long drive from London to bury your head in the sand.”
“Well, our parents have retired and spend most of the year in Portugal, so I suppose I was quite a bit closer than that.”
“Good point.” Max turned onto the road that led to the estate. “That seems quite drastic for a failed proposal.”
“To be honest, I’m not sure it did fail. Kev didn’t actually answer Aaron.”
“Ouch. That’s rough.”
“Pretty much. He’s supposed to go back tomorrow, but I’m not sure he’s in any state to.” I glanced over my shoulder at him. “I think I’ll have to call Aaron myself tomorrow and talk to him.”
“You’re going to fix it?”
“No. It’s not my mess to fix. That’s something that only Kev can do, but he and Aaron have been together for ten years. He’s like my brother, too, and I want to make sure he’s all right.”
“You’re too nice, do you know that?”
I laughed, using the footwell space to stretch out my legs. “No, I just want to make sure he’s happy, that’s all.”
He smiled, shaking his head, and parked outside the lodge. “Let’s get him inside.”
“If we can.”
It was debatable. I was pretty sure he was passed out, to be honest. I didn’t know how the hell we were supposed to get him inside without hurting him or ourselves. Especially considering that I had the upper body strength of a baby bird.
None.
I had none.
“Kev.” I reached back and thumped his leg. “Wake up!”
“Ellie!” Max whispered.
“What? I’ve done worse,” I replied, hitting my brother again. “Open your eyes!”
Kev forced his lids open and looked at me, although I wasn’t sure he had the slightest idea who I was.
