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“No baby?” I pout when I notice her arms are empty.
Harmony recently gained custody of her cousin’s daughter when her cousin passed away. Brody’s brother, Elder, stepped up to help her out and now the two are married and blissfully in love. And I’m not jealous at all.
Okay, fine. I’m a tiny bit jealous. I want love and babies. Considering I live in a small town and never plan to leave Winter Falls, my love ship may have sailed and it doesn’t appear to be making a return voyage.
Harmony wags her finger at me. “Elder’s watching him and you’re not changing the subject.”
Ashlyn forces her way back to the front of the group. She’s a bit of an attention hog. “Exactly. Has Brody assaulted you with a friendly weapon?”
I purse my lips. “No one’s assaulting anyone.”
“My audiobooks are more fun than this,” she complains before whirling away. “I’m getting a drink.”
Ashlyn is a well-known audiobook narrator who specializes in steamy romance. She even has her own studio in town,Bertie’s Recording Studio.Thanks to the success of her studio, it’s not unusual to bump into a famous singer or band member strolling through town.
“Good. She’s gone. You can tell us the truth now,” Moon whispers. “We won’t say a word to her.”
Moon is full of it. She’s been best friends with Ashlyn since the two met in kindergarten. They don’t keep secrets from each other. As if anyone in Winter Falls would know what a secret is anyway.
“There’s nothing to tell.”
And there isn’t. Have I maybe stared at Brody’s body a time or two? Yes. But there’s nothing wrong with staring at pretty things. I am an artist after all. Pretty things are my bread and butter.
“Come on,” Moon cajoles. “I’ve got the Bragg woman t-shirt sitting in my shopping cart waiting for me to press buy.”
Exactly why I’m not telling her about the shower incident. “Just because you fell in love with a Bragg brother doesn’t mean—”
Eden clears her throat.
“Correction. Just because you, Eden, and Harmony have fallen in love with Bragg brothers doesn’t mean I will.”
I know it sounds crazy but three of my best friends have fallen in love with brothers. Moon was the first to fall. She’s in love with Riley who happens to be Brody’s identical twin. After her, Eden fell for Miller. And, finally, Harmony’s with Miller’s fraternal twin, Elder.
I’d say I don’t know how Mrs. Bragg handled having five sons, including two sets of twins, but I would love to have five children. I’ve dreamed of having a big family ever since my mom got sick and I realized I’d always be an only child.
“Why not fall in love with a Bragg brother?” Eden asks. “We know you want a family.”
Of course, they know. I said it before and I’ll say it again – there are no secrets in Winter Falls.
“And Brody’s hot,” Moon adds.
I roll my eyes. “You don’t get a vote since your man, Riley, is Brody’s identical twin.”
She shrugs. “It doesn’t mean it isn’t true.”
Eden sighs. “Personally, I think Miller is the hottest of the Brody bunch.”
“How her tune has changed. Last year you would have gladly torn Miller’s arm off and beat him with it,” Harmony reminds her.
Eden waggles her eyebrows. “I’ve got better things to do with his arms now.”
“Personally, I think their whole enemies thing was foreplay,” Moon says.
While they’re distracted, I inch backwards. My friends mean well. I know they do. They want me to be happy and in love the way they are. I want to be in love, too! But not with Brody Bragg. He’s too immature for me.
“There you are.”
I whirl around to confront the person. Shit. It’s the gossip gals. And they’re surrounding me. Amateur mistake. Always know where the gossip gals are at all times. The gossip gals – Feather, Petal, Sage, Cayenne, and Clove – are elderly women who think it’s their duty to matchmake all of the single people in town. In other words, they’re a menace.
