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She’d made herself at home in his life. The least he could do was ensure her comfort.
He got into his truck and headed for Max’s house, looking for intel on his brother’s reunion with Lexi. Colton had been surprised to hear Max was going to the reunion he’d repeatedly said he had no interest in. Had he heard Lexi might be there? And why hadn’t he mentioned the reunion to him at work last week? Inquiring minds wanted to know.
Colton parked behind Max’s truck in the driveway. Even after all this time, it was still weird to think of their grandparents’ home as Max’s house. He knocked and opened the inside door. “Hello?”
“Come in,” Max called from a room down the hall. “I’m cleaning Caden’s room while he’s not here.”
“Where is he?”
“Mom and Dad have kidnapped him for another night because Will’s kids are sleeping over. They need Caden’s help.”
“It’s good for him to have cousin time, but what the hell are you doing cleaning when you have a break from fatherhood?”
“What else am I supposed to do?”
“Hang out with your ex-girlfriend who’s back in town for the weekend?”
“We might do something later.”
“Your enthusiasm is overwhelming.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Your son is safe with Mom and Dad, a girl you were once madly in love with is back in town for three days, and you’recleaning Caden’s room?”
“Yes, I am.”
“Max.” Colton approached his youngest sibling and took his face in his hands. “Sweet Max. Has it been so long since you were properly laid that you can’t recognize opportunity when it’s smacking you in the face?”
Max jerked free of Colton’s hold. “Fuck off. I’m busy.”
Colton grabbed Max’s arm to stop him from returning to Caden’s room. “You’re never too busy to get laid. Lexi was heading over to visit Dude. Maybe you could stop by there on the pretext of getting Caden a dog for his birthday and end up naked between the sheets with your first love by day’s end.”
“It’s not like that with her.”
Colton tipped his head to study his brother. “It’s not like what?”
“She’s been through a lot since I saw her last.”
“A lot of what? She looked great when I saw her.”
“She’s had cancer for ten years.”
That news shocked Colton. “Wow. Seriously?”
“Yep, so you’ll pardon me if I’m not doing everything I can to get in her pants after she told me that.”
“Hear me out.”
Max put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes to high heaven. “About what?”
“Is it possible that she hasn’t been with anyone but you?”
“I doubt it.”
“You said she’s been sick for ten years. The math adds up.”
Max seemed to ponder that possibility before he shrugged. “Whatever. That’s not happening.”
