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“I asked Mia to marry me,” I announced to my brothers.
Hayden laughed loudly until he realized I was serious. His eyes darted to Dylan, who nodded in affirmation.
“It’s true,” Dylan said. “They signed a contract and everything.”
“But she’s your assistant,” Hayden said, sounding almost confused.
“No shit,” I said, tossing each of them a cold beer from my refrigerator before grabbing one for myself.
We were in my remodeled basement, which was outfitted as a game room, complete with a pool table, dart board, fully stocked bar, and a huge, flat-screen TV. Hayden was sitting on the couch waiting for the football game to start, while Dylan tossed darts at the board, trying to improve his abysmal game.
“That’s a terrible idea, man,” Hayden said, twisting the cap off the bottle of his beer. “You don’t shit where you eat.”
I frowned at him. “That’s a disgusting image, and I don’t remember asking for your opinion, asshole.”
Dylan tossed a dart before glancing back at me. “You’re in a crappy mood for someone that just got engaged.”
“You know this isn’t a real marriage, right?” I asked, taking a seat on the couch opposite Hayden. “Andit’s temporary. Let’s not make a big deal out of this.”
“Yeah. Sure. It’s justmarriage,” Dylan said, rolling his eyes before returning his attention back to the dart board.
I took a long drink of my beer, then glanced at Hayden, who flashed me a devilish grin.
“So…have you told Mom that you’re getting married?”
I cringed at the question. “Not yet, but I told Grandpa, and I’m bringing Mia to his house tomorrow night to meet him, so I need you all to be there for support.”
“And Mom,” Hayden said, no longer smiling. “Do you have any idea how pissed she’ll be if you don’t invite her to meet the woman you’re going to marry?”
“You know he’s right,” Dylan chimed in.
I couldn’t help feeling gang up on. They were both momma’s boys.
“You’re both a pain in the ass,” I mumbled, but I knew they were right. My mom and I didn’t have the best relationship – not like her deep bond with Hayden, the baby of the family – but I couldn’t leave her out of this.
The problem was that I knew she was going to be difficult about it. She would have too many questions about our relationship, especially since she was well-aware that I’d never so much as lived with a woman, much less shown an interest in a life-long commitment.
“Oh, and you have to invite Aunt Linda,” Dylan said, taking a seat in the recliner now that he was finally done with his game.
I groaned, barely resisting the urge to smack my palm to my forehead. That was going to be a whole other set of problems.
I wasn’t even married yet, and this was turning into a huge headache.
“Fine. I’ll call Mom and Aunt Linda tonight,” I said to appease them. “But you two had better be there too. I don’t want Mia to feel too overwhelmed, so I need you to help out. Intervene if things get awkward since she knows both of you.”
“I’m more than happy to keep a close eye on your fiancée,” Hayden said, pumping his eyebrows up and down and grinning suggestively.
I flipped him the bird. “Not if you know what’s good for you.”
“Are you planning to sleep with her?” Dylan asked, much more serious than Hayden. “I mean, I’ve seen the way your eyes linger on her, even if she doesn’t notice it herself. And I was definitely picking up on some sexual tension in your office earlier today when I came by to notarize the contract.”
“No, you didn’t,” I quickly denied. “She’s not my type. Now, be quiet. The game’s about to start.”
I picked up the remote and turned up the volume on the football game we’d all gathered to watch. Dylan and Hayden immediately dropped the subject and got engrossed in the game, but my mind lingered on what Dylan just said.
The idea of taking Mia to bed was too appealing to ignore. We were going to have to touch and kiss anyway. Could it go further?
Should it?
