AllFreeNovel
Share Us
Yeah. I guess I will.
* * *
“So when does he leave?” Everly asks as she pours herself a glass of wine. She and Brynlee just got back from the sushi place. Luckily for me, they grabbed me a California roll because I’m starving.
“I don’t know,” I tell them over a mouthful of food. “In two days, I guess.”
Brynlee pulls her phone out and looks at something before looking back at me. “The team flies out at noon. We play in Atlanta that night, then have two more games before we fly home. Our next home game is in a week. I think it’s our only stretch this bad all season.”
“Oh.” I push my food around on my plate with my chopsticks, not liking the sinking feeling this gives me. “Guys, what the hell am I going to do?”
“Girl, you’ve got to figure out what you want before we can try to figure out what you need to do,” Everly tells me as she grabs Bryn’s phone out of her hand and studies the screen. “Your man’s games are on the other side of the country for a week. The man who just got himself traded.For. You.The one who just moved his whole life how many thousands of miles away.For. You.He knows what he wants. What doyouwant?”
I run my fingers through my hair and cringe. “I don’t know what I want.”
“Yes, you do,” Bryn says sternly. “You’re not some wishy-washy little girl, Lindy. You’ve wanted Easton for years. We’re not blind. Everyone knows it, even if you’re not sure. And guess what? You’ve got him. Now what are you gonna do with him?”
“How much sake did you guys drink at the sushi place?”
Everly laughs. “I told you the bartender was hot.”
“Yeah well, it makes you mean,” I tell them.
“Not mean. Direct,” Bryn corrects me. “Listen, we love you. But it’s not like we don’t know Easton. It’s not like we haven’t watched the two of you together. You’ve danced around this for a long time. It’s almost like what everyone says about your mom and Brandon. Don’t wait as long as they did to figure it out. If you’ve got feelings for him, figure out what you want now. And if you don’t...”
My head snaps up. “If I don’t, what?”
Everly cocks her head. “If you don’t, then set the man free, and don’t come crying when someone else snatches him up. Because drunken wedding aside, that man is a keeper. He’s gorgeous and tall with big hands and big feet, so my money’s on a big—”
“Don’t,” I snap. “Don’t go there.”
“Fine,” She sips her wine and attempts to hide her smile. “But I’m just saying, if you let him go, you better be sure that’s what you really want because you won’t get a second chance.”
I know she’s right. I’ve hated knowing he was hooking up with women over the years.
I always dreaded the thought of him bringing someone home to meet the family.
“I hate you both,” I tell them, and Brynlee laughs while Everly just shakes her head.
“No, you don’t. You love us,” Bryn says.
“Whatever. I’m not ready to let him go,” I admit and stuff another piece of California roll in my mouth, completely unwilling to say anything else.
“Oh, Lindy. That’s not good enough.” Everly snatches a piece off my plate.
“Hey, you ate already.” I poke her with a chopstick.
“Hot bartender, remember?” she argues. “We don’t eat in front of the hot bartenders. I’m starving.” She stands and looks down at me. “Do you want him? Or do you just not want anyone else to have him, Linds? Because if it’s the second, you’re a better person than that.”
I grab her glass of wine and finish off what’s left of it. “Fine. I want him. I’ve always wanted him. But not like this.”
“Then how do you want it, princess?”
Everly, Brynlee, and I all shriek, and Easton looks at the three of us like we’re absolutely insane.
Everly snorts. “Jesus Christ, man. Make some fucking noise when you walk in the house.”
“We’re just gonna...” Bryn grabs Everly’s hand and tugs her out of the kitchen but not before Everly manages to grab the black to-go container from the table.
