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“You’re hilarious, Harper. You had me there for a moment. I thought you might have actually slept with one of them.”
“I’m not joking, Kat.” I said. “I really did sleep with your brothers. A couple times, in fact. And sometimes all at once—”
She stopped me. “No way, I can’t think of my brothers that way. Please don’t continue.” She was still smiling, but then her smile wavered as she studied my face. “You’re serious though. For real?”
I nodded and clutched my hands in front of me, my nails digging into my palm as I waited for her to get mad at me.
“Holy shit, Harper. How? When? Why? Never mind, I don’t want to know the details… Just, wow. I need to sit down.”
She sat on the steps and just stared at me for a long time. I had no idea what to say, so I said the only thing I could think of. “I’m sorry, Kat. They insist that there’s not going to be any drama between them. It was only a fling, nothing serious, and I promise not to cause any problems for your family.”
“So are you going to like, date any of them? Or all of them? Or how does this work?”
“We agreed that once the vacation was over, so was whatever we were doing. So no, I don’t plan to date any of them, and couldn’t possibly choose as I feel that would just complicate things for everyone. So… we’re just done, that’s it.”
Kat appeared to be thinking about what I had just told her. “And they aren’t fighting because of this?”
“No, not at all, not that I’m aware of. They keep telling me it’s fine.”
“What about all that bullshit in the past with how they treated you?” she asked.
“They’ve all sincerely apologized to me. It was shocking, but they did and they meant it. Otherwise, there’s no way it would have happened.”
She shook her head and let out a sigh. “Well… I don’t want to think of my brothers in that way, but if it really was a casual fling and there aren’t any hurt feelings, then I don’t see a problem with it. I just fear that if you were to choose… well, it could cause some serious drama between them.”
“I know, and I don’t plan to do that.”
“Thank you,” she said. “We’re finally working toward being a family again, and I really want everyone to get along.”
“I know, and I want that too.” Tears welled in my eyes as I thought about how much damage I had done to her family already. I couldn’t do more. I wouldn’t. “I promise you, Kat. I will do everything in my power to make sure there is no drama.”
Kat hopped up from the steps and wrapped her arms around me. She hugged me tightly as I still felt guilt over what I had done years ago. I thought telling her about her brothers and I would alleviate those feelings, but her forgiving me for what we’d done only amplified it even more.
“I love you, Harper. You’re like a sister to me, and I just want you to be happy. If wild threesomes with my gross brothers is what does it for you… then I’m happy for you, but please, spare me the details.”
“I’m surprised you’re so… calm about this.” I said, wiping my eyes.
She shrugged. “I’m a modern woman. I’ve had my fair share of threesomes. Never with brothers, but, hey, I can see the appeal… just not withmybrothers. Ewww…” She laughed as she shuddered at the thought.
“Thank you for understanding,” I said.“Actually, they all said you would.”
Her phone buzzed. “Hey, I’m sorry to have to do this, but he only had a couple hours to see me today before the restaurant opened.”
“And yet you say you’re not falling for him,” I teased.
“I’m not,” she said, but I knew my best friend well enough to know when she was lying.
“Have fun.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind? You're here alone…”
“I’ll be fine as long as I have that pool and a sauna. Have fun, see your lover while you can.”
“Thank you, Harper. You really are the best.”
I only wish I believed her.
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