Page 117 of He Loves Me Knot

“Oh, just do it, Liddy.” Rebecca, who was beside them, tossed a yoga mat over. “You’ll be fine. It’s yoga, for goodness’ sake.”

“Who’s this?” Isla asked.

“Isla, this is Mason’s girlfriend, Rebecca. And a good friend of mine. And this is Callum’s sister,” Liddy said, introducing them.

Isla unrolled a yoga mat for Liddy, then waved her mom over.

“Mum, can you adjust things for her as you go? You know, for her back?”

“Por supuesto,” Callum’s mom said with a smile.

“Oh—um, Señora—” Liddy had forgotten what Callum’s mom had asked her to call her.

“Lety.”

“That’s right.” Liddy’s heartbeat ticked up in speed. “I just wanted to apologize about last night?—”

“No, no, is okay.” Lety set her hands on Liddy’s shoulders. “You love my son, yes? I understand.”

Love?Liddy grimaced to herself.Or something else.She’d certainlywantedher son. Beenhaving funwith her son. “Well, I still feel bad.”

Lety winked. “We are all young once.” Then she scrambled back to the front of the group, ready to start the class.

“I’m still completely embarrassed,” Liddy told Isla.

Rebecca lifted her head. “And why’s that?”

“My mum walked in on Liddy and Callum banging in the office last night?—”

“Isla!” Liddy hushed her with a look.

Rebecca gave Liddy an impressed glance. “This is a whole new side of Liddy I didn’t know.”

Liddy flung a handful of sand toward her. Rebecca dodged it, laughing. “You two better keep it down before it becomes a whole new side of me that everyone else finds out about.”

“To be fair, it’s the only side of you I’ve ever known.” Isla unrolled her mat and then glanced up. Her expression changed, and Liddy followed her gaze.

Sophia had appeared on the beach, a yoga mat under her arm.

A look of dislike flashed in Isla’s eyes, then she blinked it away. Isla’s gaze darted to Liddy. “You going to be okay?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?”Other than the fact that Callum’s ex is a gorgeous, tanned Latina who looks like she belongs here while I don’t.

“You know, the whole ‘ex my brother was still hung up on five days ago’ thing,” Isla whispered and braided her hair swiftly. “I can understand why you’d feel uncomfortable around her.”

Still hung up on?

The words dropped to the pit of Liddy’s stomach.

WasCallum still hung up on her?

A familiar feeling of insecurity crept over Liddy as Sophia approached the group, then got ready to join them.

But, then again, what difference did it make?

It wasn’t like Liddy and Callum were an actual couple.

The insecurity was natural. She couldn’t compete withthat.Sophia was lithe and bendy.

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