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“Can I have some coffee before we get into this?”
“Evie!” Sophie chastised. “It’s the morning after our vow renewal.”
It was true. I ended up in bed with the best man.
How freaking cliché is that?
Jax and Sophie had been through so much. They deserved to be happy after months of pretending to be married. Although, they were actually married. Legally that is. My brother found her after he’d broke her heart years ago. He was coming off a scandal after his trade from Miami to Fort Worth. His management decided the best solution was for him to get married to take the heat off his fans thinking he was a traitor.
After months of proving himself to Sophie, everything came to a head between them. The truth was finally out. There was a huge misunderstanding about how they fell apart to begin with. However, she finally knew who I was. Their whole family did. Thankfully, we didn’t have to hide our father’s secret anymore.
His mother also knew the truth, and she filed for divorce the very next day. Neither one of us spoke to our father. I hadn’t for years, and I hadn’t spoken to my mother either. Jax was all I had, but now his new family was included in my life too.
Sophie was everything I ever wanted in a sister. I felt horrible about the situation we suddenly found ourselves in with her. I didn’t think she would walk in on us. Which was precisely the problem.
I didn’t think at all.
Once again, after years of us staying away from one another, I fell victim to Caleb’s bullshit charm, and it was as toxic as us waking up in this bed together.
“You do realize in a few hours this house is going to be filled with family and friends again for our luncheon, right? When are we supposed to have this conversation?”
I shrugged. “How about never?”
“What Evie is trying to say,” Caleb chimed in, “is that we have a lot to discuss before we can—”
“We have absolutely nothing to discuss. I drank too much tequila and made stupid decisions. It won’t happen ever again. End of conversation.”
He narrowed his enticing hazel eyes at me for a second before his gaze shifted to Sophie.
“Can you give us some privacy? Evie and I need to talk.”
I shook my head at Sophie, silently praying she wouldn’t listen to him and leave. The last thing I wanted was to get her involved, but it was becoming clear I didn’t have a choice in the matter.
“Ummm…” Her stare went back and forth between us until it settled on me. “Why do I feel like this isn’t the first time you guys have slept together?”
“I wouldn’t call what we did sleeping.”
“Caleb! Oh my God! Who are you right now?” My eyes snapped to Sophie’s. “It’s not what you think.”
I needed her to understand this wasn’t serious between us. It was just a mistake. A very stupid mistake I already regretted.
Evie, what did you do?
“I can’t imagine what Jax would have done if he was the one who walked in on you and not me.”
“Well,” Caleb emphasized, sliding on his dress shirt. “For one, he would have knocked.”
“Caleb!”
“What? You want to pretend like last night didn’t happen? I hate to break it to you, darlin’, but you look thoroughly fucked. Not to mention, I left marks all over you, so good luck covering those up.”
I threw my hands up in the air, exhausted with all of this. There was only so much I could take, and I was reaching my breaking point.
Sophie must have noticed because she quickly excused herself, leaving us alone. However, I could tell by the expression on her face that this conversation was far from over. She would get to the bottom of what was happening between Caleb and me.
Except, I barely understood us.
Grabbing my silk robe from the end of the bed, I carefully slid it on. When I lifted my gaze to meet Caleb’s, he was grinning at me like a fool.
