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The door opened and shut behind me. I glanced into the mirror, half expecting to see Wes there. But it was Laurie.
I reached for a paper towel and blotted at my face.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
I shrugged and tossed the paper towel into the trash. “I guess that hangover isn’t totally gone.”
“No,” he said. “I mean, are you and Wes okay?”
I stilled. “I don’t know what you mean.”
“I think you do,” he said gently. “Something happened in Las Vegas.”
I could feel the blood drain from my face so quickly I felt light-headed. Laurie stepped forward to grab my arm as I swayed.
“Hey, whoa. Don’t panic, Beck.”
I shook my head, speaking through numb lips. “I don’t know what you mean.”
“It’s okay, Beckett. I’m your friend. I didn’t mean to freak you out.”
I exhaled slowly, regaining my equilibrium. “I’m fine. Just hungover, like I said.”
Laurie gazed into my eyes, a crease of concern in his forehead. “I only wanted to let you know I’m here if you need to talk. No judgment.”
I hesitated, but I knew Laurie didn’t have a vindictive bone in his body. He’d rivaled Clark for sweetest member of the trivia team since he’d come to Granville and won Tucker’s heart.
“How did you know?”
He shrugged. “Everyone else here has known you all your life. They see you and Wes as brothers. But I’m newer. I’ve always seen something more there.”
I licked my dry lips nervously. “There’s not been anything there. Not before…”
“Before Vegas?” When I didn’t answer, he said, “You know what I think, Beck? I think you two did get married. And I think once you did that, well, other things were harder to keep locked down. But you don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want. Just know that you can trust me to have your back, okay?”
“Thanks, but whatever happened in Vegas is staying there.”
“Beck…”
“No. I appreciate that you care, Laurie, but my family, my job, everything relies on leaving Vegas behind, okay? So, what I really need is for you not to bring this up to anyone else.”
“I won’t. Of course.”
I dipped my head. “Then I better get back out there before people wonder if I fell in.”
Laurie smiled tentatively. “If you change your mind, you know where I am.”
I left the bathroom, my stomach churning despite Laurie’s reassurances. He thought he only saw through us because he hadn’t known us as brothers for years. But what if everyone could see? What if they knew our prank wasn’t really a prank at all?
I couldn’t do anything about the sexual tension with Wes, or what the proximity of sharing a bed might tempt us to do. But I could do one thing.
It was time to get that divorce.
CHAPTER9
WES
Normally,when trivia ended, Beck and I would stick around a while, drink a few more beers, maybe compete to see who could pick up some company for the night. Obviously, that wasn’t happening now. Because if Beck wanted to hook up, he would have done it last night, and I was so ridiculously grateful he hadn’t there was no way I was in any shape to flirt my way into someone else’s bed.
