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“Why are you so mad, exactly?” I ask.
“Because you’re taking advantage of my sister.”
“I’ve been clear from the start what this was—”
“Please, don’t give meanyof that crap. You knew she was lonely and vulnerable and you used it to get laid. How long has it been going on?” Winter points an accusing finger at me. “I told you that first morning at breakfast that my sister was off-limits.”
I shrug. “Well, sorry, you were exactly one night too late.”
Her jaw drops. “What? How? You were late on Monday; when did you find the time? You… you what? Walked into the lobby and, five minutes later, my sister was warming your bed?”
“We had dinner at the same bar and we bonded over a game of hockey.”
“You mean you seduced her.”
I don’t answer.
“Oh my gosh! So, you’ve been sneaking around behind everyone’s backs since we got here?”
Still, I don’t speak.
“Every night?”
And a few afternoons, too. I muse while keeping my mouth firmly shut.
Now she turns to Logan. “Say something. He’s your best man!”
My friend shrugs. “I can’t control what he does, and neither can you.”
“Of course you’d be on his side,” Winter snaps.
I’d hardly call that having my back, but I can see why Logan needs to keep neutral.
“Listen, Snowflake, I promise no one is getting hurt here.”
“Don’t you dare ‘Snowflake’ me. And are you really so dumb to think Summer won’t be crushed when you ride away into the sunset alone on Sunday night?”
“That was the initial plan, but nothing has to end on Sunday. Not that it’s any of your business.”
“Great! So, you’re ready to have a girlfriend? A relationship? With my sister?”
“Maybe, I don’t know. Do I have to decide now?”
Winter’s eyes narrow to slits. “Before you lead her on some more,yes.”
“I’m not leading anyone on, I’ve always been honest about where I stood.”
“And where do you stand exactly?” The bride-to-be crosses her arms over her chest and taps her foot on the floor, positively livid. “Let’s say you’re ready for long-distance monogamy. Hard to believe, but anyway. What would you want out of this hypothetical relationship? A family, marriage, kids?”
“I’ve only known your sister for four days; I don’t think kids should be on the table for now, and I sure as hell shouldn’t be discussing it with you.”
“Not on the tablefor nowyou say, huh? What about for later?”
“What do you want me to say?”
“Do you want kids, like ever, yes or no?”
I look at her, taken aback.
