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“It’s called small-town madness,” Hugh said. “This is really nice of you, brother.”
I nodded. “It’s not a big deal.”
The two dudes finished unloading just as Georgia walked out with Lila and Brinkley behind her.
“Wow. This was all in your storage shed?” Georgia asked, as she ran her fingers over the white dresser and gaped at all the furniture. “It looks brand-new.”
“My decorator over-ordered, so I’m glad we can use it somewhere,” I said.
Brinkley narrowed her gaze at me as Georgia and Lila ran over and plopped down on the couch, which was sitting in the middle of the driveway.
“How you doing?” one of the movers asked as he moved closer to Georgia.
Was he fucking kidding me?
He was hitting on my fucking—friend.
“She’s doing fine,” I growled, which only earned me more laughs. The fucking Reynolds family apparently found humor in everything. “And you can go ahead and start carrying it in.”
And the next few hours were absolute madness.
Her parents were there. Everyone was helping put things away, her brothers were making endless smart-ass comments every time they were alone with me in a room, and it wasn’t a horrible day like I’d expected it to be.
They were all saying their goodbyes, and I was ready to be alone with her. I needed to talk to her about extending our… situation.
We’d lost today, so adding a few more days wasn’t going to hurt anything.
We were grown-ups, after all. We could be professional at work.
“I just can’t get over what a great boss you are, Maddox,” Bradford said as he shook my hand.
“I’m his only friend in town, Dad. Leave him alone,” Georgia said, and she winced at me as if she were nervous I was bothered by the comment.
I wasn’t.
I actually wanted to tell him I was a hell of a lot more than her boss. But when I fucked it all up in a few days, I wouldn’t want her family hating me.
“Of course. She’s doing a great job at work. And she’s right, she’s been really helpful to me since I moved to town.”
“I’ll bet she has,” Brinkley said under her breath as she stood right behind me.
Next was Georgia’s mom, who hugged me, hugged her daughter, and then made her rounds to everyone there.
It wasn’t even normal how loving these people were. My father was normally blackmailing us to make us show up to something.
Everyone was making their way out the door, and I was fascinated by how long this whole departure took. She wasn’t leaving the country. She was only moving a few blocks away.
The last person out the door was Brinkley, and she smiled at me but raised a brow before she spoke. “That was really nice that you had all that furniture sitting in storage. Thanks for helping out Georgie.”
“Of course. Happy to help.”
She then reached up to hug me and leaned close to my ear. “But if you hurt her, I will hunt you down and torture you slowly.”
I didn’t hide my surprise at her words, but then her head fell back in laughter. “You are too easy, Bossman. I’m kidding.”
“What’s going on over here?” Georgia asked as she came back inside from walking her parents out.
Brinkley pointed two fingers at her eyes and then back at me. “He knows what’s going on.”
