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“Shit, my bad. I wasn’t aware you wanted a make-out session to celebrate our reunion.”
He flips me off. “You could’ve at least brought a guy some flowers.”
“Noted. Next time we have a spat, roses and champagne will come your way. Are we finished with this whole bro-bonding talk?”
“Hell no. I’m only getting started.”
“Doesn’t surprise me,” I mutter.
“So what? You two back on?”
“We didn’t talk about anything. It’s fresh, and bringing up the future isn’t a good idea yet.”
I don’t want what we had last night and this morning to be a one-time thing. If I could have it my way, I’d have her before we shut our eyes at night and the second we woke.
The problem is, between those times, it’s more complicated.
“You two are a hot-ass mess,” Kyle goes on.
“It only happened last night. Dragging up old memories and expectations is a dumb idea.”
“I’m sure you didn’t think it was a dumb idea when your head was between her legs this morning.”
I grin. “I’d never think that’s a dumb idea.”
Twenty-Three
Lauren
My day consistedof strolling around downtown with a strawberry smoothie in my hand and then running around the park with Willow and her kiddos. The chaos of keeping up with them has distracted me from my thoughts of Gage and what happens from here with our relationship.
We had straddled the line and played games since our first run-ins, and it doesn’t surprise me that we finally crossed it.
We had sex, although I’m not sure how we got there in that moment.
Maybe it was the hurt on his face that drew me closer to helping him.
Maybe it was the way he looked at me.
Maybe it was the fact that I’m still in love with him.
I’m back in the loft. Maven is sleeping off her exhaustion from the day on the couch, and Willow is feeding Samuel while we sit at the kitchen table. She’s been waiting to get me away from Maven’s ears to grill me about Gage.
“Dude is hot, especially with the after-sex glow. It’s about time you got laid,” she says. “Are you back together?”
As much as I don’t want to partake in this conversation, I need to. Willow might be overdramatic at times, but she’s logical and levelheaded when it comes to relationships.
“We talked briefly, but I don’t know where his head is. The last thing I want to do is get my hopes up, and then it falls apart.”
Gage made it clear weeks ago that he wanted nothing to do with me and that he hated my guts. Sure, I said the same, but I was lying.
So, what changed his mind?
“Why would it fall apart?” she asks. “It’s obvious that he still has feelings for you. You love him. Maybe it’ll work out this time.”
“He was married.”Is this my way of talking myself out of giving us another shot?
“But he’s divorced now, right?”
