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I throw my hands in the air. “Calm down?! How the fuck am I supposed to calm down when I just woke up with the love of my life’s sister in my bed!”
“Wes… chill. It wasn’t like that.”
I can’t even think straight right now.
“For a rich guy, your couch sure does suck. I think it was trying to swallow me… and your spare room is more like a storage space. I didn’t have much of a choice. Do you not remember last night?”
Taking a second, I get my thoughts together and recall the events from the night before.
Talking to Lo on my way to meet Eli for drinks.
Eli calling me out. Telling me he knows my shit-eating grin is due to his baby sister, and that we weren’t as slick as we thought we were at my Speakeasy the other weekend.
Oh shit… the bomb Eli dropped on me last night. I need to call him today. No wonder I let him talk me into all those shots.
Maddie joined us after she got out of work since Eli kept drunk calling her.
Thinking that hopefully Sloan wouldn’t be uncomfortable with us hanging out. Reminding myself that she knows how strong my feelings are for her and at the end of the day, it’s her sister.
I remember calling Sloan and not getting her.
Eli kept challenging me to more and more Jager bombs. Me pretending to be twenty-one again and hanging with his big ass.
Him ditching me—for Quinn, most likely.Fucker.
Maddie calling us an Uber and insisting on helping me get up the stairs after I fell out of the car.
Me telling her she could crash on my couch after spilling my guts to her about loving her sister for the last decade. Not very gentlemanly of me, but I didn’t want Lo getting pissed that I sent her sister home alone in an Uber to Queens in the middle of the damn night, but I sure as hell wasn’t letting her anywhere near my bedroom.
I went straight to my bed and laid down, not even taking off my shoes. Those must have gotten kicked off sometime in the middle of the night.
Maddie interrupts my flashback of the night before as she stands. My eyes practically bug out of my skull when I see she’s not only in my shirt but my shorts too.I’m going to kill Eli for ditching me.
“Wes, calm the hell down… nothing happened. You made it very clear that you are in love with my baby sister and you blame me for all the years lost between you two.”
She must notice me looking at my clothes. “My shirt had beer all over it from some drunk fuck and I’m sorry, but after a long night of drinking, those jeans weren’t very comfortable. Don’t worry, I didn’t undress in front of you or throw myself at you or anything, Wes… my god. I’m notthatdesperate.”
Damn, I’m not trying to be a dick… I’m just in shock from waking up with her in my bed.
“Sorry Mads, I don’t think you’re desperate. It’s just...” I start to pace my room, fisting my hair.How the fuck do I explain this?
“It’s just Sloan,” she answers for me. “Look Wes, let's not go down that road. I’m going to head home, okay?” she says, grabbing her clothes and heading into my ensuite.
I nod my head because I honestly don’t know what to say that won’t hurt her feelings.
When she comes out, she’s in her jeans but still has my shirt on. Remembering what she said about beer being spilled all over hers I say, “Just keep my shirt. No big deal.”
“You sure?”
I nod. “Can I make you a cup of coffee?”
She shakes her head.When did things get so awkward between us?
Oh right, probably after last night when you told her you’ve been holding a grudge against her for eight years for telling Sloan she was in love with me.
Shit.
Maddie shakes her head. “Nah, it's okay. I’m going to get home and shower the beer off. Take care Wes.”
