her tongue and started rolling up the M&M bag.
“The nights are going to be cold and spooning with you guys isn’t the same. Sorry.” She pretended to pout and I grinned. It was awesome to see Gabby so happy.
Watching the jet skiers gave me the jitters and I shook my head. “Please promise me you guys aren’t going to go out on the water on those.”
“Please promise me you aren’t going to stay on the shore,” Gabby mimicked.
“Really?” I asked. “You want to do those?”
“Hell, yeah,” Gabby said. “It’s like a bike on water.”
“Exactly my point,” I replied.
“You’ve never been on one even with all the times you’ve been over here?” Lily asked, perplexed.
“Nope, and I don’t plan on it. I don’t have to feel like my life is on the line to have fun, you know.”
Approaching the long, gravel driveway I hugged the left side so I didn’t knock off anyone’s side mirrors. This party looked bigger than any of the others they’d held over the years, and I was kind of nervous about it. I didn’t want anything to go wrong as the weekend went on. I couldn’t even guess how many people were here. The liability always worried me, which in turn, was why I was meant to be an attorney. At least, I could turn my worries into something useful.
I saw two orange cones with pink and silver balloons tied to them with a large sign written in a sharpie.
“Guess that’s your parking spot?” Lily said, laughing. “I’ll get out and grab the cones.”
“Thanks.” Leave it to my brothers to keep a watchful eye out for me. They always treated me like a princess but not in a bad way. I had come to expect certain things from men because my brothers always put me first, and I was grateful for it. My standards were set high because of them. But maybe that’s why I was so leery of Aaron. Maybe it really had nothing to do with him being Gabby’s brother, but what if he could never be that perfect person or offer me that imaginary life? Maybe no one could. I thought back to the chemistry with him. Everything felt so right.
I let out a sigh, which Gabby caught as soon as it slipped.
“What’s up?”
“Nothing.”
“Come on. Spill the beans.”
“Honestly?”
Gabby nodded.
“I was just wondering if my brothers ruined me for ever finding the perfect guy. They have always treated me like—”
“Like you deserve to be treated,” she finished for me. “Don’t lower your standards. The right guy will appear and when he does, you’ll know beyond a shadow of doubt that he’s the one. He might not be perfect, but he’ll be right for you.”
What if that someone was your brother?
Lily took the orange cones and held them out in front of her chest as if they were attached to her, and I couldn’t help but laugh. I doubted that she’d ever grow up.
“Nice,” I hollered out my window.
“You like?” she laughed.
And that was why the guys flocked to her. A tall blonde began making his way over to her with a beer in hand, and Gabby busted out laughing.
“She never ceases to amaze me,” I muttered, as I pulled the car forward and watched Lily joke with the newcomer. Putting the car in park, I watched Lily work her magic and wondered if I should start adopting Lily’s carefree attitude.
“He’s a cutie. Do you know him?” Gabby asked.
“Nope.” I opened the door and stretched as Gabby followed my lead.
“Hey, knucklehead,” Ayden called from the stoop.
Gabby started laughing and waved at my brother. “Some things never change.”
“Tell me about it.” I crinkled my nose and waved back at my brother.
Ayden walked down the stairs and glanced at Lily. “Be careful of that one,” he shouted in her direction.
“Is he that bad?” she teased, smiling at the blonde.
“I wasn’t talking about him,” Ayden chimed back.
The guy next to Lily started laughing as she crossed her arms in front of her and flipped my brother an evil look.
“I’ve got the master saved for
“The nights are going to be cold and spooning with you guys isn’t the same. Sorry.” She pretended to pout and I grinned. It was awesome to see Gabby so happy.
Watching the jet skiers gave me the jitters and I shook my head. “Please promise me you guys aren’t going to go out on the water on those.”
“Please promise me you aren’t going to stay on the shore,” Gabby mimicked.
“Really?” I asked. “You want to do those?”
“Hell, yeah,” Gabby said. “It’s like a bike on water.”
“Exactly my point,” I replied.
“You’ve never been on one even with all the times you’ve been over here?” Lily asked, perplexed.
“Nope, and I don’t plan on it. I don’t have to feel like my life is on the line to have fun, you know.”
Approaching the long, gravel driveway I hugged the left side so I didn’t knock off anyone’s side mirrors. This party looked bigger than any of the others they’d held over the years, and I was kind of nervous about it. I didn’t want anything to go wrong as the weekend went on. I couldn’t even guess how many people were here. The liability always worried me, which in turn, was why I was meant to be an attorney. At least, I could turn my worries into something useful.
I saw two orange cones with pink and silver balloons tied to them with a large sign written in a sharpie.
“Guess that’s your parking spot?” Lily said, laughing. “I’ll get out and grab the cones.”
“Thanks.” Leave it to my brothers to keep a watchful eye out for me. They always treated me like a princess but not in a bad way. I had come to expect certain things from men because my brothers always put me first, and I was grateful for it. My standards were set high because of them. But maybe that’s why I was so leery of Aaron. Maybe it really had nothing to do with him being Gabby’s brother, but what if he could never be that perfect person or offer me that imaginary life? Maybe no one could. I thought back to the chemistry with him. Everything felt so right.
I let out a sigh, which Gabby caught as soon as it slipped.
“What’s up?”
“Nothing.”
“Come on. Spill the beans.”
“Honestly?”
Gabby nodded.
“I was just wondering if my brothers ruined me for ever finding the perfect guy. They have always treated me like—”
“Like you deserve to be treated,” she finished for me. “Don’t lower your standards. The right guy will appear and when he does, you’ll know beyond a shadow of doubt that he’s the one. He might not be perfect, but he’ll be right for you.”
What if that someone was your brother?
Lily took the orange cones and held them out in front of her chest as if they were attached to her, and I couldn’t help but laugh. I doubted that she’d ever grow up.
“Nice,” I hollered out my window.
“You like?” she laughed.
And that was why the guys flocked to her. A tall blonde began making his way over to her with a beer in hand, and Gabby busted out laughing.
“She never ceases to amaze me,” I muttered, as I pulled the car forward and watched Lily joke with the newcomer. Putting the car in park, I watched Lily work her magic and wondered if I should start adopting Lily’s carefree attitude.
“He’s a cutie. Do you know him?” Gabby asked.
“Nope.” I opened the door and stretched as Gabby followed my lead.
“Hey, knucklehead,” Ayden called from the stoop.
Gabby started laughing and waved at my brother. “Some things never change.”
“Tell me about it.” I crinkled my nose and waved back at my brother.
Ayden walked down the stairs and glanced at Lily. “Be careful of that one,” he shouted in her direction.
“Is he that bad?” she teased, smiling at the blonde.
“I wasn’t talking about him,” Ayden chimed back.
The guy next to Lily started laughing as she crossed her arms in front of her and flipped my brother an evil look.
“I’ve got the master saved for
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