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“They’ve only known each other a couple months. And I’m pretty sure they didn’t get along at first. Why?” His voice changed with a teasing note. “Are you jealous someone is taking away your brother’s attention?”
I scoffed. “I’m not five.”
His eyes glimmered. “I’d be jealous if someone was taking away yours.”
I swam close to where he sat on the edge. “No one could ever take my attention off of you, Maxi.”
“Tacos for dinner, huh?” he mused, lips curling up at the corners.
I smiled. “Your favorite.”
“Are you still in that pool?” Win asked as he tucked the phone back into his pocket.
“Who was that?” I asked.
“My roommate,” he replied.
“What did he want?”
“My flight information. He’s picking me up at the airport when I get in.”
Why did I feel like there was more to it than that? Max gave me a look, and I knew without even trying it was because he didn’t want me questioning Win. Which was stupid. These two practically lived in my business. I should charge rent.
Still, I let it go, saying instead, “I’ll miss you when you’re back in Sweden.”
Win’s face softened, and he leaned down to ruffle my hair. “Ahh, Wes. I’ll be back before Christmas, this time for good.”
I nodded. “Jamie’s mom invited us for Christmas,” I told them. We had Thanksgiving at their house too.
Ryan’s and Jamie’s moms are really close, so both their families spend the holidays together. It was a big crowd, and the two turkeys were huge.
It was the first Thanksgiving Max, Win, and I had spent with anyone other than each other since Mom and Dad passed. It was a little bittersweet but maybe also a little less lonely.
“Do you want to go?” Max asked, studying my face intently.
I nodded. “Yeah, I think so.”
“Sounds good to me,” Win said.
I glanced back at Max, questions in my eyes.
He smiled. “I go where you go, Nemo.”
I frowned. “But if you don’t want to, we can stay home, just the three of us. I like that too.”
Max crooked his finger at me, and I followed, wrapping my hands around the backs of his calves. He leaned down, pecking a kiss on my nose. “I don’t care as long as you and my brother are there.”
“Freaking whipped,” Win muttered.
“Maxi?” I whispered.
“What, baby?”
“You haven’t heard fromhim,have you?” I still worried his biologic would show up again, having decided their deal wasn’t over and expecting Max for the holidays.
Max’s face darkened. “No.” Then in a much gentler tone, he said, “Don’t worry about him, okay? I told you he won’t be coming around anymore.”
“Yeah, because he knows we’re together,” I muttered. As if everything else that asshole had done to Max wasn’t horrible enough, the final straw was the fact his son was bi.
