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And there was no doubt it would get crazier once the friends and family who’d gone to see the February Stars competition live returned from the show.
Sunnie had been delighted by the party atmosphere, ready to dance and drink the night away. Now…
“Don’t let this ruin your night, Sunnie. I shouldn’t have told you guys here. Truth is, I should have said something way before now. I just…didn’t know how. Now it’s…”
“Almost March.”
Landon nodded. “What do you think I should do?”
Sunnie couldn’t help it. She grinned. “Holy shit. You are in a bad way if you’re asking me for relationship advice.”
Landon smiled and rubbed his jaw wearily. “Damn. Good point. This is fucking me up more than I realized. Lost my head there for a second.”
She reached across the table and took his hand in hers. “I’ll channel Pop Pop for you. He’s a better person to talk to about stuff like this. I’m pretty sure he’d say follow your heart.”
“Sunnie, that’s not—”
“Let me finish. I’m sure it might not feel helpful, but the truth is…it is. This decision is as simple as looking deep inside and figuring out what would make you happiest. Look at Allison, Landon.”
His gaze drifted over to his girlfriend.
“She’s doing exactly what I just said. She’s following her heart.”
“She looks…”
Sunnie saw the moment Landon recognized what she had just seen.
“God, she looks happier than I’ve ever seen her.”
Sunnie nodded. “So make the decision that puts that look on your face.”
Landon leaned back, and she could tell she’d surprised him. “Wow. Pretty smart, Sunshine.” He lifted his pint glass, toasted her, then took a long swig.
“Pop Pop is a very wise man,” she joked. “Of course, we could call him over to see if I was right. Maybe even put a wager on it.”
He rolled his eyes at her Collins penchant for betting. “That’s okay. I’m good. I’m better than good, actually. Thanks for listening, and for…not making that hard. You and Finn are…”
“Spectacular,” she filled in when he paused.
However, before he could respond, his attention was drawn to something across the room. She glanced over her shoulder to see what he was looking at.
“Who’s the blonde Finn’s talking to?” Landon asked, and just like that, it was just another Friday night at the pub, their worries about the future put away in the spirit of enjoying each other’s company.
Sunnie stared at the woman for a moment, but decided she’d never seen her before. “No idea, but he’s brushed his hair back off his forehead twice already.”
“Oh damn. He’s lifting his shirtsleeve, pretending to show her his tattoo when really he’s flexing the guns. Mr. Obvious is pulling out all the stops,” Landon added.
Sunnie giggled. “What a tool.”
“Your brother is turning into a manwhore.”
She snorted. “Sort of think he was born that way. Remember the infamous Accidental Two Dates for Homecoming incident?”
“Jesus. Yeah.”
During their junior year, Finn had asked a girl to Homecoming during first period. She’d said she wasn’t sure she could go because she thought her family was going out of town. Finn had shrugged it off, walked to the back of the classroom and invited another girl, who’d accepted. Five minutes later, the first girl said she’d texted her mom and they weren’t vacationing that weekend, and she would love to go with him. Finn had been too embarrassed to tell her he’d already gotten another date after literally a few minutes.
Sunnie had felt like she was trapped in a sitcom for the better part of a week as Finn tried to figure out which girl to let down.
