nothing to say to that because I think we both knew that it wouldn’t help. We’d thought she’d given up and she came back with a vengeance.
And now, I was a little afraid to see what she’d come up with next.
An hour later, it was still the foremost thought on my mind as I threw together a salad while Ian grilled some steaks and corn on the cob for dinner. We really hadn’t spoken any more about it; I don’t think either of us wanted to bring it up.
Ian came in the back door and sat the platters of perfectly cooked meat and corn down on the counter, then placed a sweet kiss on my shoulder as he moved behind me to the cabinet to get plates out for us to eat on.
We sat at the table to eat rather than eating in the living room in front of the TV, which is what we usually did. But then again, it’s easier to eat corn on the cob and steak when you’re not balancing a plate in your lap. Trust me. Or, I guess it could be just that my whole family is just accident prone…
Ian was the first to break the silence. “So, the big party is tomorrow, huh?” He waggled his eyebrows at me, making me roll my eyes and grin at him.
“Yes, the party is tomorrow. Why?” I asked him suspiciously.
“Nothing. Just wondering.” He shot me a cocky smile and I narrowed my eyes at him.
“You’re up to something,” I stated, pointing my finger in his direction. “What did you do? Or what are you going to do?”
He pretended to look affronted, gasping, “Me? How dare you assume that I’m up to something? You know what they say about assuming…”
“I’m keeping my eye on you,” I told him, and he only laughed at me and finished eating.
He helped clean up the kitchen and just as we were about to sit down in the living room, there was a knock at the door.
Ian went to answer it, stepping back and letting my brother inside.
“Since when do you lock the door?” he asked me.
“Uh, since the last time you walked in here unannounced and…well, you know what happened.” I could feel my face turning red, even though it’d been a while since.
Calland visibly cringed and shuddered. “Yeah. Truth. Thanks for reminding me of the reason I willingly gave up my key.”
See, Ian and I were getting busy on the kitchen counter one afternoon and Calland dropped in. Needless to say, he got an eyeful of Ian’s bare ass (thankfully that’s all he saw) and hightailed it out like his own ass was on fire. I hadn’t been able to look him in the eye after that until just recently.
“What’s up?” I asked him, thinking it a little weird that he was at my house, alone, on a Friday night.
He blew out a breath and moved past me, falling onto the couch and saying, “I think I’m in trouble.”
I glanced at Ian, seeing the same surprise etched on his face that I knew was on mine. We both sat back down, Ian in the recliner, and me on the couch beside Calland as I asked, “What do you mean, you think you’re in trouble? Calland, what’s going on?”
“You know that girl I’ve been seeing?”
“Lucy?” I asked him, hedging on the name. I can’t keep track of all the different ones he dates all the time.
He shook his head. “Lily, but nice try. Okay, so you remember the girl I dated before that?”
I raised my hands, shrugging and shaking my head as I tried to think. “I don’t know, Fluffy? Muffin?” (To my credit, I managed to keep a straight face while teasing him.)
He glared at me. “Ha ha, funny. No, Grace.”
“Yeah, Calland, I don’t really remember. I can’t keep all your women straight. Have you thought about settling down? Maybe keeping one for longer than a month or two?”
“Oh, got jokes tonight, huh?” he said, then turned to Ian and asked, “How the hell do you put up with her?”
Ian just grinned and replied, “Cause she’s awesome and I love her.”
Calland pretended to gag. “Anyway, so I just found out that Grace is Lily’s sister.”
I stayed silent for a moment, letting the
And now, I was a little afraid to see what she’d come up with next.
An hour later, it was still the foremost thought on my mind as I threw together a salad while Ian grilled some steaks and corn on the cob for dinner. We really hadn’t spoken any more about it; I don’t think either of us wanted to bring it up.
Ian came in the back door and sat the platters of perfectly cooked meat and corn down on the counter, then placed a sweet kiss on my shoulder as he moved behind me to the cabinet to get plates out for us to eat on.
We sat at the table to eat rather than eating in the living room in front of the TV, which is what we usually did. But then again, it’s easier to eat corn on the cob and steak when you’re not balancing a plate in your lap. Trust me. Or, I guess it could be just that my whole family is just accident prone…
Ian was the first to break the silence. “So, the big party is tomorrow, huh?” He waggled his eyebrows at me, making me roll my eyes and grin at him.
“Yes, the party is tomorrow. Why?” I asked him suspiciously.
“Nothing. Just wondering.” He shot me a cocky smile and I narrowed my eyes at him.
“You’re up to something,” I stated, pointing my finger in his direction. “What did you do? Or what are you going to do?”
He pretended to look affronted, gasping, “Me? How dare you assume that I’m up to something? You know what they say about assuming…”
“I’m keeping my eye on you,” I told him, and he only laughed at me and finished eating.
He helped clean up the kitchen and just as we were about to sit down in the living room, there was a knock at the door.
Ian went to answer it, stepping back and letting my brother inside.
“Since when do you lock the door?” he asked me.
“Uh, since the last time you walked in here unannounced and…well, you know what happened.” I could feel my face turning red, even though it’d been a while since.
Calland visibly cringed and shuddered. “Yeah. Truth. Thanks for reminding me of the reason I willingly gave up my key.”
See, Ian and I were getting busy on the kitchen counter one afternoon and Calland dropped in. Needless to say, he got an eyeful of Ian’s bare ass (thankfully that’s all he saw) and hightailed it out like his own ass was on fire. I hadn’t been able to look him in the eye after that until just recently.
“What’s up?” I asked him, thinking it a little weird that he was at my house, alone, on a Friday night.
He blew out a breath and moved past me, falling onto the couch and saying, “I think I’m in trouble.”
I glanced at Ian, seeing the same surprise etched on his face that I knew was on mine. We both sat back down, Ian in the recliner, and me on the couch beside Calland as I asked, “What do you mean, you think you’re in trouble? Calland, what’s going on?”
“You know that girl I’ve been seeing?”
“Lucy?” I asked him, hedging on the name. I can’t keep track of all the different ones he dates all the time.
He shook his head. “Lily, but nice try. Okay, so you remember the girl I dated before that?”
I raised my hands, shrugging and shaking my head as I tried to think. “I don’t know, Fluffy? Muffin?” (To my credit, I managed to keep a straight face while teasing him.)
He glared at me. “Ha ha, funny. No, Grace.”
“Yeah, Calland, I don’t really remember. I can’t keep all your women straight. Have you thought about settling down? Maybe keeping one for longer than a month or two?”
“Oh, got jokes tonight, huh?” he said, then turned to Ian and asked, “How the hell do you put up with her?”
Ian just grinned and replied, “Cause she’s awesome and I love her.”
Calland pretended to gag. “Anyway, so I just found out that Grace is Lily’s sister.”
I stayed silent for a moment, letting the
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