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“Where is she?” I asked, storming into Mav’s huge house and out the open back patio doors. Scout barked and circled my legs. Absently, I gave him a pet and glared at my brothers, the two that I didn’t expect. “What are you doing here?”
Theo and Silas.
Theo was still around, obviously, but Silas had shown up, too. Great.
They were on the outdoor couches, drinks in hand. Dirty dishes were strewn across the glass coffee table in the center. The scent of grilled meat lingered on the air. This place had an amazing view of the entire valley, and they were enjoying it.
“What are you doing here?” Silas countered. “I thought you were in Vegas.”
“With my sister,” Bridget added, sitting up out of Mav’s hold.
I looked around. No Lindy. Unless she was in the house…
“Is she here?” I ran a hand through my hair and turned toward the door.
“No. What happened?” Mav asked, and I spun back around.
“Is she okay?” Bridget added, looking worried.
“Why are you wearing a wedding ring?” Silas put in.
“Lindy and I got married.”
“What?” Bridget practically screeched. Birds startled and flew off.
Theo laughed, which I didn’t even know was possible these days.
“Then where’s your wife?” Mav wondered, his voice low.
“I don’t know! We had a fight and she ran off.” I began to pace.
“You left her in Vegas?” Silas asked, eyes wide.
I set my hands on my hips. “Of course not, you fucker. She stormed out of our suite. All she took was her purse and I texted her like a stalker. After a few hours, she never answered. I called Bradley because well, he takes care of fucking everything. Eventually, he confirmed she got a commercial flight back to Missoula and was already halfway to Salt Lake.” I had no idea how he had access to flight records, but I got the info I wanted and didn’t really give a shit. “I finally took the jet back.”
Bridget was on her phone, hopefully texting Lindy to find out where the fuck she was.
“You already got in a fight? Nice going, dumbass,” Silas added.
“Why the fuck are you here?” I countered.
“Because Theo told me the shit that was going down and I had to see it for myself.” He turned to Theo who was sitting next to him. They fist bumped. “You’re right, this place is better than any of those reality shows.”
“Why are you married?” Mav asked.
“Um… because I love her.”
“And she loves you back?” Bridget winced. “Sorry. I… I’m just surprised.” She popped to her feet and came over and hugged me. “I’m happy for you.”
I didn’t hug her back because there was nothing to celebrate.
“Don’t be. It was a drunk mistake.”
