Page 51 of Until You

Chapter Fifteen

Tyler was irritable the rest of the game, and Eric had finally figured out that his brother had seen a woman he knew. Mostly because he kept glancing over in her direction every two minutes.

“Is that your girlfriend?” Eric asked.

Tyler snorted. “Girlfriend? I don’t do girlfriends.”

“Then who’s that woman?”

“She’s in the wedding I’m in. I’m a groomsman. She’s a bridesmaid. That’s all.”

“So you don’t care that she’s making out with that beefy guy next to her?”

“What?” He jerked around to look, but both Lanie and Aiden were in their chairs, their eyes on the game, although they looked like they were in an animated conversation.

Eric burst out laughing. “I knew you liked her. And all this time I thought you were a lady’s man who only liked to play the field.”

“Lady’s man? Who the hell says that? I thought you were seventeen, not seventy-two.”

“Turn this back on me all you want,” Eric said with a grin. “But it looks like the player lost his rule book.”

Tyler shot him a glare, but Eric was surprisingly quiet.

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Tyler arrived at Loose Park a full fifteen minutes early. He told himself he was just being punctual for Brittany’s sake, but he knew better. He was hoping to catch sight of Lanie and her date, although he had no idea why. Holly was already there with the photographer, and Celesta was there early too. Thankfully, Holly took pity on him and gave Celesta some busywork task on the wooden bridge where they’d be posing.

Brittany and Randy looked more relaxed this time, chatting with their friends. Maybe they figured anything bad that could have happened already had.

At 6:25, Lanie still hadn’t shown up, and Tyler was feeling anxious. Why wasn’t she here yet? Was she in bed with Aiden?

Just the thought of her in her bed with Aiden made his stomach clench. His chest tightened, and he wanted to punch the shit out of something.

What the fuck was wrong with him?

A dark sedan pulled up, and Aiden got out, then walked around to the front of the car. Lanie was already getting out, but he reached down and helped her out the rest of the way. He pulled her into a tight embrace before kissing her on the cheek and waving good-bye.

Lanie walked over to the group, then stopped next to Britt and stared at Tyler.

God, she was beautiful. The deep V of the neckline in her bridesmaid’s dress exposed her cleavage, and the loose folds of the skirt clung to her full hips. Her hair hung down her back, and all he could think about was her naked in his arms, underneath him while he pushed deeper inside her.

An overwhelming need shot through him. Fuck.

The look in her eyes suggested that she wanted him too, but it bothered him that she had just left Aiden and now she was looking at him like she wanted a replay of last night.

Jesus, he was a hypocrite. Hadn’t he done the same thing more times than he could count? But none of those women had really meant anything. Did that mean that Lanie did? He snorted to himself. What a load of bullshit. He hardly knew her.

She walked over to him, and he pounced on her. “You’re late.”

She glanced at her phone. “I’m two minutes early.”

“The rest of us were at least ten minutes early.”

She stared at him like he’d grown a second head. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

He wished he knew. He reached up to rub his temple, but accidently touched his bandage, sending a shooting pain through his head. “Shit.”

“That bandage has to come off,” Holly said as she walked by.

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