Page 15 of Finding Chloe

I nodded.

“Aww, Kyle. He’s been wanting to find someone to settle down with for a long time.” Grace put her hand over her heart.

“I know. Chloe and Kyle will be so good together.” Tori fanned herself, on the verge of tears.

“But she and Matt are so perfect together,” Blake said, focusing her attention on me.

My mind raced, trying to catch up with their rapid-fire conversation. I wasn’t sure who was on Team Matt or Team Hunter. And what did this Kyle person have to do with any of it?

I waved my hands in the air. “Woah, woah, woah. Who the hell is Kyle?” I asked, glancing around at everyone.

“What do you mean? Kyle is Hunter’s other half.” Grace’s eyebrows knitted together.

“Other half? Like he has a twin or is he a boyfriend?” Either one was news to me. Hunter never mentioned having a brother or that he was in a committed relationship. Jealously tore at me at even thinking he was with someone else, which was ridiculous since I was with Matt.

“He and Kyle are a package. They want a Cosland relationship with a woman,” Alex explained.

I couldn’t stop my jaw from dropping open and staying there.

“Not any woman.You.” Abbey tipped her glass.

My heart nearly leapt out of my chest. “What?”

“You have anything stronger than sangria, Alex? I think she might need it.” Blake’s voice was slowly drowned out by the blood rushing through my ears.

How had Hunter not told me about this? I had Matt getting jealous over Hunter. Hunter wanted to start seeing me. And now a third person was in the mix?

“Drink.” Mrs. Roberts set a glass of water in front of me. I took a few swallows, allowing the cool liquid to distract me from my thoughts. Once the glass was finished, she picked it up and replaced it with a shot glass filled with amber liquid.

My head snapped up, and she smiled warmly. “You get one. Enough to calm you but not enough to inhibit your thinking.” Her Cosland accent washed over me, and I immediately started to feel my muscles unwind. I didn’t need the alcohol, but I took the shot, feeling the burn all the way down.

“Better?” she asked, taking the glass from me.

“Much. Thank you.” I let out a breath. I needed to think. This was all too much.

Mrs. Roberts slipped behind the counter to finish preparing dinner. The warmth from the whiskey made its way through my body. She was right; it had calmed me enough to think.

The room was unnaturally silent. I looked up to everyone staring at me. “What?”

“Are you okay?” Jessie’s face was pinched with concern. I knew all about the Cosland relationships. Jessie was in one, for crying out loud, but I hadn’t thought about having one myself. I mean, I sort of did when I had a crush on the twins—especially when I envisioned having both of them—but never realized what that meant until now.

I wanted Matt. I could feel us getting closer, and my feelings for him were getting stronger every day. I’d been getting the feeling he would say he wanted more with me.

But now that I’ve seen Hunter again, having him was a possibility, and I craved more of the one night we had. The connection, the conversation, the passion… It was different than what I had with Matt. Matt felt like home. He was my rock, my confidant, my cheerleader. It felt like he knew my body, mind, and soul.

Hunter was new. We were just starting to get to know each other, while Matt and I had known each other for years. But Hunter and I had this connection from the very first time we locked eyes across the room.

Could I see myself with both of them?

Yes, I could.

Matt and Hunter were so different. But it sounded like Hunter had already decided to share a woman with Kyle. How would that work?

“What are you going to do?” Alex’s voice was full of concern.

“I don’t know. I never really gave Hunter a chance when I left, but Matt and I are more serious now than we were before.”

“What did Matt say when you told him about Hunter?” Jessie rubbed a hand over my upper back.

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