Page 23 of Love Shots

CHAPTER EIGHT

This seemed like such a good idea at the time.

Summer and Ivy stared down at the piles of wedding magazines open in front of them. They’d hijacked a table at Mickey’s for their planning session and were currently trying to decide the basics. Flowers, cake, and food.

When Ivy suggested coming over to make a start on planning, Summer had happily agreed. She needed the distraction. And to stop thinking about Teddy. Unfortunately, she hadn’t thought the whole planning in the bar thing through. Even though it was her day off, Teddy was working the day shift and she hadn’t missed the frequent glances in her direction. It was distracting. He was distracting.

And, damnit, the man could kiss. There could be an alien invasion happening around them, but if Teddy’s mouth was on hers, she knew without a doubt she wouldn’t know or care. The real doozy though was the revelation that he’d been just as gone for her as she’d been for him. Neither of them had said anything though or made a move. The whole Becky and Colt thing didn’t exactly help, but they weren’t to blame either. This whole screwed-up mess was on them.

“So ... you gonna tell me what’s happening between you and my brother?” Ivy piped, interrupting her Teddy-filled thoughts.

“What?”

“You know what, Summer. You’ve both been making googly eyes at each other for the past hour. Now spill.”

For God’s sake.

Summer took a sip of her Coke before shooting Ivy a glare. “We have more important things to talk about, Ivy. Like, say, a sit-down meal versus a buffet-style spread. Have you decided what you’d like yet?”

She watched as her friend sassily flicked her braid over her shoulder. “Fine. Buffet-style spread. Now, stop changing the subject and tell me what’s going on with you and Teddy?”

Summer let out a sigh before relenting. She knew Ivy well, and the woman was not going to let this go. “If you must know, we have a date tonight.”

Ivy let out a little squeak. “I knew it! I frigging knew something was going on. Oh my god, I’m so excited. You’re already like a sister to me ... but if you and Teddy got married, then you really would be my sister!”

“Jesus Christ, Ivy, Teddy and I are not getting married! It’s one date. Our first date. Can you not marry us off just yet, please? The last thing I want is for you to get your hopes up and it doesn’t work out between us.”

Or I get my hopes up and it ends up falling apart like all my other relationships.

“Oh, I already know things are gonna work out. You and Teddy are meant to be. You always have been.”

Summer could feel her face contorting. It was more than likely displaying a what the hell are you talking about expression.

“Don’t look at me like that. You two have been circling around each other for years, and don’t even try to deny it. You’ve both liked each other for a long time, but you’ve both been either too stupid or too stubborn to do anything about it.”

There was really nothing to say to that. Summer wisely decided not to argue. “Now that you’ve got that off your chest, can we talk about the flowers?”

Ivy groaned and dramatically flopped her head down onto the scratched wooden table. “They all look the same,” she whined. “I like blue, just choose some blue ones for me.”

Summer could do that. Blue it was.

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