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After he left, I took my time cleaning myself up and dressing.
The gym didn’t open for another hour, which would give me time to get coffee and maybe some breakfast from the cute coffee shop across town. I pulled on my coat and my boots, opened the front door, then stopped in my tracks.
Oh crap.
My car was still in McGrady’s parking lot.
Right as I was about to shut the door, my brother Colson walked out of his house and peered over at me.
“Missing something, sis?”
My face heated, but thankfully he couldn’t see that from here.
I called over to him. “Drank a little too much last night, had someone drop me.”
My brother started his truck then shut the door and rounded his hood. I shut the door behind me and walked down the porch steps.
“Well, if you’re ready, I can give you a ride.”
Shit. As much as I wanted to get to know Colson, and have a relationship, this morning was not one of those times I wanted to spend with him.
“Uh…I could wait for Nora if she’s heading out later?”
Colson was right in front of the steps now, his eyes bouncing around my frame like he was looking for any clue of something out of place.
“She’s taking the day to come up with design plans here at home. This weekend we’re planning to move her completely out of her house and into mine. If you’re around, maybe you could help?”
I nodded. “Yeah, of course.”
Turning back toward his truck, he waved me toward it. “You look like you’re ready to go, you have your keys?”
“Yeah.”
He got into his truck, and I crawled in next to him.
“So, you went to McGrady’s last night?” Colson asked, reversing out of his drive and heading down the street.
I tugged on the end of my ponytail and shrugged. “Yeah, for a little bit.”
“Seems random for a Wednesday night.” He peered over his shoulder then focused back on the road. Outside, there was an entire group of people in track suits, walking around the town square. They had on big puffy vests and thick ear warmers around their head.
“I was invited by Jeffery. We went as friends.”
Colson turned his head, giving me a surprised expression. “Really? You and Akers, huh?”
I kept my gaze out on the town, noticing how much snow had melted, revealing yellow grass and asphalt. I had just assumed no one knew how to park here, but maybe it was that all the parking lots were covered by ice.
“We’re just friends.” At least I thought we were. I had no idea if he even wanted to talk to me again after last night. I honestly had planned on standing my ground against Liam last night, staying with Jeffery at least until Liam left, but then he said that little thing about his warning against Liam and I snapped.
Colson didn’t respond, just kept his gaze straight.
Finally, we pulled into the parking lot, where my lone car was parked, frost-coated the windows.
“Maybe Jeffery could come help move this weekend,” Colson suddenly said, shoving his parking gear up and letting the truck idle.
I reached for my buckle, acting nonchalant. “Maybe. But if you have me, Rae and Davis, plus Liam. Doesn’t that seem like a lot?”
Colson’s expression didn’t change as he watched me, other than his finger tapping his knee. “Wasn’t planning on asking Liam, unless you can watch the girls while he helps, but Nora asked if you wanted to be a part of the weekend since we’ll do lunch and hang out. I think we were planning on not having the girls underfoot, so we didn’t have to worry about them getting hurt as we moved stuff around.”
