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She grinned. “You can’t tell me you don’t want to go shopping in our cute little town.”
It had been so long since I’d hung out with friends. I hadn’t been able to speak to Aspen, my best friend, hardly at all, outside of a few texts. She and her family had gone to Italy for a pre-Christmas vacation, and I so desperately wanted to sit with her for hours and hash out everything about Hunter. I adored Rose and Lily, but…they were his cousins. I was reluctant to get too intimate with them about my feelings.
“That sounds like a lot of fun.”
Rose did a little happy dance. “You’re going to need a warmer coat, though.”
I glanced down at the outfit I had on. “Yeah, this was more for style than function. Can we swing by Lincoln and Brock’s house so I can grab a coat?”
She looped her arm with mine. “Yep. I’ll text Lily to meet us there.”
The three of us spent the next few hours visiting each little store on Main Street in downtown Hamilton. We spent the most time in La Chic Boutique, which was owned by Morgan and Georgiana. Morgan had her own line of clothing that was exclusive to the boutique…and if I thought the dress I’d worn in Vegas was amazing, I was stunned to find even more beautiful pieces in the shop. I walked out with four bags filled with new things. Of course, all the women had insisted I buy new lingerie, and I purchased a cute outfit to wear for the date with Hunter.
Jack had given me one hint—my date with Hunter would be inside somewhere, not outside, which I was grateful for. I could only guess he’d done so because he felt guilty. It was pretty much his fault that I was going on this date. Though, if I hadn’t had that dress on, I would never have needed to go up to the room to change…and I wouldn’t be with Hunter right now.
“Okay, has the temperature dropped?” Lily asked as she wrapped her scarf tighter around her neck.
“Feels like it,” Rose said as she took my arm and Lily’s. “This has been so much fun. I’m so glad they shot the snowmobile rides early so you were able to spend part of the afternoon with us.”
I returned her smile with one of my own. “Me too.”
“Hey, we never did watch the Truth Booth,” Lily said. She gestured toward a pizza place as we neared. “Let’s head in here and grab something to eat before we head back to the ranch. We can watch the recap on my phone.”
I looked west over the mountains and sighed. “I don’t know, it’s getting darker outside, and I really should be getting back.”
They both frowned. “Kipton, you never get to hang out and just have fun,” Rose argued.
“That’s not true. I have fun during your family game nights.”
Lily laughed. “That doesn’t count. It’s still early, and I’m starving. Let’s eat.”
We slipped into the restaurant, and the warmth inside, along with the smell of food, made all three of us sigh.
“Come on, there’s a booth over there. You can stack all your bags next to you,” Lily said, her eyes sparkling. She was just as beautiful as the rest of the Shaw women, though she looked so different. Her hair was dark brown, and her eyes weren’t the familiar blue of the rest of the family, but a deep honey color. Rose had blonde hair and blue eyes, and Morgan had light brown hair with blue eyes—the same shade as Hunter’s. Each time Morgan looked at me, I couldn’t help but think of her brother.
After ordering food and a couple of beers—Lily was twenty-one, but she’d agreed to drive home—Lily pulled up the Swipe Right website and watched Hunter’s Truth Booth. I could hear it, but I was sitting across from them in the booth, so I couldn’t watch.
“He finally sent Ally home,” Lily said.
“I’m surprised he sent Vivian home. I liked her.”
Lily shook her head. “She wasn’t really putting herself out there. She is stunningly beautiful, though.”
“They all are,” I said as I brought the beer up to my lips.
Rose looked up with the same smug smile she’d worn in the barn. “But only one owns his heart.”
Lily gasped. “What? Who?”
We both looked at her as if she was a little crazy, before Rose said, “Oh, that’s right, you just got home from school, so you’re not up to speed on things.”
Lily wriggled in the booth. “Bring me up to speed!”
Glancing my way, Rose asked, “Would you like to tell her, or shall I?”
I rolled my eyes, and apparently, that was her answer.
“You know how I went to Vegas with them last Friday?”
