I’d met Dean and what’s happened between us since then.
“Sounds like he’s pretty amazing in bed.” Her eyes light up in delight.
I blushed. “It’s pretty incredible. I’ve never been with anyone who was so aggressive and confident in and outside of the bedroom.”
“Sounds like a keeper, little sister.” She bit her lower lip. “So you’ve been telling me so much about him, you haven’t even told me this Mr. Perfect’s name yet.”
“Oh, you’re right!” I laughed. “I’m the worst!”
Her lips twisted into an amused smirk. “No, you just seem to be seriously falling for this guy, and too giddy to even realize it.”
My cheeks turned a crimson red. “Am I that transparent?”
“I can smell the stench of love on you from a mile away.”
I giggled and leaned in closer to her. “I’ll only admit this to you because you’re my sister, but normally I’m too stubborn to say anything. You’re right. I’m totally in love with him. Don’t tell him this, and I know this might sound so crazy because we’ve only been dating for seven months, but…I think he might be the one.”
“What a lucky bastard to have bagged my amazing little sister,” she teased. “So what’s the lucky bastard’s name?”
I giggle. “His name is Dean.”
“Dean?” I noticed something flashed across her eyes as she repeated the name.
“Yeah, Dean Chase.”
Katherine took a long sip from her cocktail. She then looked back at me and smiled. “He sounds hot.”
“Yeah, he’s amazing.”
“So when do I get to meet this perfect boyfriend of yours? As the older sister, I feel like it’s my job to make sure he’s good enough for my baby sister.”
I grinned, still trying to get used to having an older sister looking after me. “I’m dying for you to meet him, and I know that he’d really want to meet you. So just let me know when you’re free and we can plan something.”
“I’m free tonight?”
“Oh. Tonight? Mmm.”
“Oh, that’s right. He just called, and it sounded like you guys had some fun plans for tonight.”
“Well we didn’t really have any set plans actually. Just a low key night. Dinner and a movie.”
“Oh. That sounds like a lot of fun.”
There was an awkward pause, and I had half expected her to ask if she could join us. But she didn’t. I looked at my sister and feelings of guilt washed over me. I’d already lost so much time with Katherine and I wanted to spend more time with her. And besides, I did want them to meet each other. They were going to be two of the most important people in my life.
“You’re welcome to join us,” I finally offered tentatively. “I’d love for you two to meet.”
“I’d love that,” she said sweetly.
“Ok, let me just give him a call and let him know you’re joining us.” I got out my phone from my bag, but Katherine stopped me.
“I have a better idea.” A devious smile curled her lips. “Why don’t we surprise him? That’d be fun.”
“Surprise him?” That thought hadn’t crossed my mind.
“Yeah, I want to meet Dean in his element. I don’t want him to have a chance to prepare and be on his best behavior to impress me because I’m your sister.” She let out an almost-evil laugh. “I think it’d be fun to see how he handles surprises.”
I thought about it and couldn’t really see a problem with surprising Dean. I’d known him long enough to know that he’s not averse to surprises, and he’s usually a good sport. “Sure, why not.” I giggled. “Let’s surprise him!”
Her eyes lit up. “It’ll be awesome! From what you’ve told me already, I know I’m going to love him.”
CHAPTE R SIX
Dean
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