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“I wouldn’t say there is a lot of sleeping happening,” I joke. It hits its mark, though, because now she just looks distraught.

“Theo. What are your intentions here?” She crosses her arms over her chest.

“Uh, to keep doing exactly what we are currently doing.” I yank on my shirt a bit forcefully.

“I know you are not that dense,” she hisses. “Cassie is the type of girl you marry and have lots of babies with. You don’t just fuck her like some side piece.”

My eyes bulge at her crude words. “Nora,” I grumble.

“What? This is serious. I’m kinda mad at you right now. You know I cuss when I’m mad.” She huffs.

“I’m not fucking her like some side piece. I don’t date. So there is no other woman.” Fucking hell.

“So this is exclusive?” she asks.

“Yes,” I say with complete certainty, knowing that she never slept with the sorry ass she was dating up until a few weeks ago.

“Well, that’s good at least.” She chews on her lip, clearly wanting to say more.

“Just say it, Nor, you’ll feel better and I can move on from this uncomfortable conversation of talking about my sex life with my sister.”

“It’s just that Cassie is special.”

“She is.”

“And we all know you are dead set against marriage. What’s the end game here? Are you even capable of loving her?”

I think on that. What is the end game? Not marriage. But love? I know if I let myself, I could love Cassie. But that’s all I would want.

I look Nora in the eyes and tell her the truth. “I don’t know.”

She sighs. “Well, if your answer isn’t loving her and giving her the happily ever after you both deserve, then I think you should probably end things with her.”

I open my mouth to tell her this isn’t any of her business, but her glare brings me up short.

“If you’re about to tell me this is none of my business, save your breath. She’s my wedding planner for another seven weeks and you're my brother. It’s my business.”

She’s not wrong. Putting my suit jacket on, I ask, “Are we done here?”

She nods.

We don’t speak anymore about Cassie while we wrap up and I head back to work and she heads home. She lets me know she’s gonna go let Waffle out, gives me a kiss on the cheek, and then is gone into the busy downtown traffic.

I snap at Tom when he pulls up to the curb that I have a meeting I’m about to be late to.

I grumble out an apology for my nastiness. It’s not his fault I’m running late. But my conversation with Nora really struck a nerve.

I’m not mad at her stance on my relationship with Cassie. I’m a little surprised she hit me hard with the angle she did. I expected her to be ecstatic since she’s been trying so hard to get us together.

Either way, I’m pissed she’s right and I’ve clearly got to figure out my next move. I don’t want to lead Cassie on. But I’m not ready to give her up.

* * *

I’ve been dwelling on my conversation with Nora for a couple days. Which is why I’m a bit irritated when Cassie shows up for dinner.

To be clear, I invited her, I’m happy she’s here, but I’m not looking forward to having hard conversations. Which has to happen tonight.

Maybe I can put it off until after we eat and have at least one go at each other’s bodies.

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