My jaw tightened.
I stepped back and nodded at April.
There were two bags next to her.
She reached for the handles.
“I’ll get those,” I said.
“Why? So you can find my thongs?”
I half smirked. “I’m surprised you know what a thong is and how to wear it. I figured you’d be wearinggranny panties.”
“You never know,” she said.
“You’re right. I will never know.”
April laughed.
Almost the same flirty giggle as always.
I reached for her bags and she grabbed my left arm with both hands.
The two us froze in place and looked at each other.
I felt her fingers gently squeezing.
Realizing there was new muscle on my arms from the last time we had seen each other.
Oh, babe, there’s a ton of muscle…
“I’m not exactly a fan of this either,” she said. “And I’m sorry Andy demanded this. I’m just trying to keep things loose and fun.”
“You’re just trying to be a pain in the ass,” I said. “Like you always were.”
She smiled.
I had to look away.
My best friend’s sister.
Last time I saw her?
Mouth full of braces.
Total dork.
Pain in the a$$.
That was a decade ago.
Now?
She’s a woman.
All woman.
And I’m supposed to help her out.
This is a ‘hands off’ kind of thing…
But the more I’m near her…
I can’t keep my hands to myself.