stuck her tongue out at Danny.
Her older brother smiled and tapped his woman’s leg. The writer inside her made
notes of the play between the couples.
“I’m sure she’s told you about Dylan,” Harmony said,
talking past her to Andy. Behind her back she felt him tense.
She glared at her mother. “Stop!”
“I know there was a proposal, which she refused.” Andy
squeezed her shoulder.
“Yeah, well, I was so shocked. I mean, she’d been in
love with Dylan for as long as I can remember.” Harmony fanned her face.
“Mom! Stop, it wasn’t love, and besides, I’m with Andy.”
Sara saw Dylan was smiling. “We did have something
special.”
“No, we didn’t.” She glared at him, hoping he’d shut
up.
“Growing up she was always following after Dylan and
her brother. Later on, it developed into a crush.” Harmony kept on talking, and
Sara pressed a hand to her face. She’d never been so embarrassed in all of her
life.
“Enough!” Sara shouted the word out. The whole family
went silent. “Do you have any idea how rude you’re being? I’m with my boyfriend, and you’re talking about an
ex who’s here. Please, stop. Nothing is ever going to happen between Dylan and
myself. It’s over. Andy’s the man in my life, no one else.”
Silence met her outburst. She was ready to hurt
someone if they didn’t stop.
“So, Andy, what do you do?” Danny asked, shooting the
question straight past her to Andy, breaking the tension.
“Actually, I want to know how they met,” Harmony said.
This was what Sara had been waiting for.
Sara leaned back and gazed up at Andy. “I’ll let you
tell them, baby.”
He smiled down at her, but she saw the inherent glare
in his eyes. “We met five years ago when she was trying to lug her library of
books up the apartment stairs.”
She watched as he showed with his hands the size of
the box she was trying to carry.
“They fell out of the bottom. I helped her move in.
From that day forward we became really good friends.” He cupped her cheek and
ran his thumb over her bottom lip. The action made her pause.
Andy had cupped her cheek many times. He’d never
stroked her lip with such lustful intent.
He let her go and wrapped his arm around her waist.
She felt his fingers playing with the bare flesh showing at her waist.
“I take it you haven’t been dating for the last five
years?” Dylan asked. She stared over at her ex and saw the evil glint in his
eye. He clearly didn’t like being ditched for someone older than he was.
“No, we weren’t dating, were we? Well, not officially.
We were close and spent every available moment with each other.” Andy kissed
the top of her head, playing with their story. “The dating started a couple of
months ago.”
“Andy owns several nightclubs,” Sara said.
“My latest club, Cube, needed an opening act. No
matter how many favors I tried to call in all the bands were working. Then,
Sara, my savior got in touch with a band, and she knew the lead singer. They
played at my opening night. She spent most of the night dancing near the stage
next to the lead singer. Watching the chemistry she had with the lead, I knew I
needed to act quickly. My feelings for Sara have done nothing but grow since I
met her. She’s an amazing woman, and I’m a lucky man to have her as my woman.”
If only his words were the truth.
“How romantic,” Tracy said.
“I thought you didn’t drink, Sara?” Dylan asked. His
gaze went to hers.
“I don’t. Andy changed the rules in his club, and they
serve tea and coffee so more people can visit the clubs and are not obliged to
drink alcohol.”
There was silence as she stared up at Andy. His dark
brown gaze pierced her where she stood. Sara couldn’t look away from him.
“You own nightclubs?” Dylan asked.
Andy nodded. “Yep, it is a dream
come true.”
“And that pays the bills?”
“Dylan, stop being rude,” Sara said. She’d thought one
of her brothers would start this
Her older brother smiled and tapped his woman’s leg. The writer inside her made
notes of the play between the couples.
“I’m sure she’s told you about Dylan,” Harmony said,
talking past her to Andy. Behind her back she felt him tense.
She glared at her mother. “Stop!”
“I know there was a proposal, which she refused.” Andy
squeezed her shoulder.
“Yeah, well, I was so shocked. I mean, she’d been in
love with Dylan for as long as I can remember.” Harmony fanned her face.
“Mom! Stop, it wasn’t love, and besides, I’m with Andy.”
Sara saw Dylan was smiling. “We did have something
special.”
“No, we didn’t.” She glared at him, hoping he’d shut
up.
“Growing up she was always following after Dylan and
her brother. Later on, it developed into a crush.” Harmony kept on talking, and
Sara pressed a hand to her face. She’d never been so embarrassed in all of her
life.
“Enough!” Sara shouted the word out. The whole family
went silent. “Do you have any idea how rude you’re being? I’m with my boyfriend, and you’re talking about an
ex who’s here. Please, stop. Nothing is ever going to happen between Dylan and
myself. It’s over. Andy’s the man in my life, no one else.”
Silence met her outburst. She was ready to hurt
someone if they didn’t stop.
“So, Andy, what do you do?” Danny asked, shooting the
question straight past her to Andy, breaking the tension.
“Actually, I want to know how they met,” Harmony said.
This was what Sara had been waiting for.
Sara leaned back and gazed up at Andy. “I’ll let you
tell them, baby.”
He smiled down at her, but she saw the inherent glare
in his eyes. “We met five years ago when she was trying to lug her library of
books up the apartment stairs.”
She watched as he showed with his hands the size of
the box she was trying to carry.
“They fell out of the bottom. I helped her move in.
From that day forward we became really good friends.” He cupped her cheek and
ran his thumb over her bottom lip. The action made her pause.
Andy had cupped her cheek many times. He’d never
stroked her lip with such lustful intent.
He let her go and wrapped his arm around her waist.
She felt his fingers playing with the bare flesh showing at her waist.
“I take it you haven’t been dating for the last five
years?” Dylan asked. She stared over at her ex and saw the evil glint in his
eye. He clearly didn’t like being ditched for someone older than he was.
“No, we weren’t dating, were we? Well, not officially.
We were close and spent every available moment with each other.” Andy kissed
the top of her head, playing with their story. “The dating started a couple of
months ago.”
“Andy owns several nightclubs,” Sara said.
“My latest club, Cube, needed an opening act. No
matter how many favors I tried to call in all the bands were working. Then,
Sara, my savior got in touch with a band, and she knew the lead singer. They
played at my opening night. She spent most of the night dancing near the stage
next to the lead singer. Watching the chemistry she had with the lead, I knew I
needed to act quickly. My feelings for Sara have done nothing but grow since I
met her. She’s an amazing woman, and I’m a lucky man to have her as my woman.”
If only his words were the truth.
“How romantic,” Tracy said.
“I thought you didn’t drink, Sara?” Dylan asked. His
gaze went to hers.
“I don’t. Andy changed the rules in his club, and they
serve tea and coffee so more people can visit the clubs and are not obliged to
drink alcohol.”
There was silence as she stared up at Andy. His dark
brown gaze pierced her where she stood. Sara couldn’t look away from him.
“You own nightclubs?” Dylan asked.
Andy nodded. “Yep, it is a dream
come true.”
“And that pays the bills?”
“Dylan, stop being rude,” Sara said. She’d thought one
of her brothers would start this
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