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She stuck out her tongue.
“Yeah, that’s totally convincing me of your maturity,” I said dryly.
She huffed. “You’re no longer my favorite brother.”
“We all know Wes is your favorite brother.”
“Well, you were my favoritestepbrother.”
“Also your only stepbrother, so that’s real special.”
“Itis,” she insisted. “I love Wes because I have to. I love you because Ichooseto.”
I was sure that was meant to be reassuring, but it only reminded me that love was often conditional. It certainly had been with Craig, and who was to say it wouldn’t be with Nathan or Andi if they knew the truth of what happened between me and Wes?
“I better go give Wes his five-minute warning.”
I tossed a couple of ice cubes into Wes’s mug so he didn’t burn his tongue when he guzzled it down in two seconds flat.
“Beck, before you go…”
“Yeah?”
“Can you please make sure he doesn’t beat Colt’s ass at work today? Our problems aren’t his problems.”
I arched an eyebrow. “That depends. Do I get to kick Colt’s ass?”
She laughed and swatted my arm. “No! But thanks for caring.”
“Well, you’re my favorite sister,” I teased.
“I’m your only sister,” she countered.
“Lucky thing, then, because you’re a pain in the ass.”
I ducked out of the kitchen before she could throw something at me, chuckling as I went down the hall to bang on the door. Wes opened it, water streaming down his delectable body, and damn, but it got to me every time.
I thrust out the coffee cup. “Time to get to work. Better hurry or Andi’s likely to get a look at your bare ass.”
“Nah.” He took the cup, taking a quick gulp. “You know you’re the only one who gets to see that.”
I turned away, but not before I caught a glimpse of him heading from the bathroom to his bedroom without a stitch of clothing, the ass in question a glorious temptation to throw caution to the wind.
I headed back toward the kitchen. I was going to have to be very, very careful around him. Even more so now that I knew the truth.
Wes Potter wanted me as much as I wanted him—and it wasn’t a spontaneous moment in Vegas that spurred it, but something deeper. Something much harder to shake.
It should have rattled me, should have freaked me out all over again. But honestly? It made me feel less alone. It reminded me that I wasn’t the only one wrestling with these feelings.
For better or worse, marriage or divorce, Wes and I were in this together.
CHAPTER10
WES
Dad was sortingmail at his desk when Beckett and I checked in at the office before heading out to meet the crew.
“How’s the park project coming along?” he asked.
