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“Glad to hear it.” He chuckled.
I gulped. There was something I wanted to ask him. Something I’d been wanting to ask him for a long time but had never had the courage to say.
At that moment, though, the words were on the tip of my tongue, on the verge of spilling from my lips before I could stop them.
Luckily, before I could mutter a single word, Jason clapped Ryan on the shoulder and said, “Let’s go get a drink. I’m going to need one to hang out with all these kids.”
Ryan chuckled and nodded before flashing me another smile.
“Don’t let us get in the way of your fun,” he said with a wink.
Struck speechless, I watched as he and Jason walked toward one of the kegs. I couldn’t seem to take my eyes off him. He was just so…perfect.
I let out an unbidden giggle.
“Sam! What are you doing? Snap out of it, space cadet!”
Blinking, I turned just in time to catch my friend, Jessica, rushing toward me with a wild grin. She threw her arms around my neck and laughed.
“What? Sorry!” I exclaimed, shaking my head. “I, uh, guess I’m more buzzed than I thought.”
Jessica glanced in the direction I had been staring and her mouth dropped open and realization dawned on her face.
“Ahhhh, I see.” She grinned. Turning her gaze back to me, she wiggled her eyebrows. “I see your Prince Charming has arrived. I thought he and Jason were still at school?”
“Fall break,” I murmured, my gaze finding its way back to Ryan. “I knew they were coming home, but it never crossed my mind that they’d come here.”
Jessica let me go and moved to stand beside me. We watched the two older men for several moments in thoughtful silence.
“Are you going to tell him?” Jessica asked after a while.
I scoffed. “Are you kidding me? No way!”
“Why not?” Jessica questioned. “It’s the perfect night for it! You’re legal, you’re tipsy, and he’s here and available.”
“You don’t know he’s available. Maybe he’s got a girlfriend back at college.”
The mere thought had jealousy shooting through me, and I clenched my hands into fists at my sides. Jessica snorted.
“Right, I doubt he has a single girlfriend,” she replied. “He’s probably got a harem built up by now.”
I scowled at my friend. “Don’t say things like that. He’s not that kind of guy.”
“Right, right, he’s perfect.” Jessica chuckled and shrugged. “Not a manwhore at all, despite the many rumors saying otherwise. It doesn’t matter, though. If you’re going to make a move, you’ve got to do it tonight. You’ll never get a chance like this again!”
“I don’t know why you think I have a chance at all!” I exclaimed. “He hardly knows I exist. If he weren’t Jason’s friend, I’d be totally invisible to him.”
“That’s not true,” Jessica insisted. “I’ve seen the way he looks at you. He’s totally interested.”
I gave her a skeptical look. “Bullshit.”
Shaking her head, Jessica said, “No! I swear. I’ve seen it. There were a few times at your house that I spotted him watching you when you weren’t paying attention.”
I blinked, stunned. “Why didn’t you ever tell me that?”
“I didn’t want you to get worked up,” Jessica explained. “But honestly, I think you have a chance tonight. Come on. Do it! For your birthday!”
Chewing my lip nervously, I let my gaze stray to where Ryan and my brother were standing.
