Page 31 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

“She’s Spencer’s sister,” Coy said. “It’s almost like family, not a guest.”

Angel kept the frown from her face. How was she ever going to get him to look at her any differently if he always saw her as Spencer’s baby sister?

10

SLIPPERY SLOPE

“Got any plans for the weekend?” Coy asked, Friday after work, a month later.

Angel was still typing away, but then she shut her laptop down.

“Nope,” she said. “Just going to go home and relax, do chores, maybe pick up some candy for trick or treating on Thursday. I have no idea if anyone will come to my place or not, but I want to be prepared.”

“I get a lot of kids,” he said.

“I’m sure you do. Even though you’re up the hill some.”

“I’ve got the house decorated well and I sit on the front porch to hand it out.”

“That’s sweet,” she said. “I didn’t know you liked the holiday.”

“I like Halloween,” he said. “Maybe it goes with all the pranks I tried to pull on my brothers and this time of year I could get away with more things.”

She laughed. “That was the excuse you gave to your mother when you got in trouble?”

“I didn’t get in trouble as much as you might think,” he said. “My brothers always started it first so my mother gave me a long rope.”

At least he thought that was the case. Probably part of the reason his brothers busted on him more and called him the favorite child.

“I didn’t do much to get back with Spencer. I know he was protective of me and all but it’s annoying.”

Coy didn’t want to bring up the fact that Spencer called him weekly to get updates on Angel.

Even asked if she’d gotten out to do anything or only worked.

He didn’t realize Spencer wanted him to be an activities coordinator now too.

Not that he would mind, but it was getting harder and harder for him to look at Angel any other way than someone he was attracted to.

It was a slippery slope he was trying to navigate.

He wanted her to feel comfortable on the island and not be overworked.

He could put his ever-growing confusing feelings aside for her comfort.

“I’m sure it is annoying,” he said. “Has he been on your case here?”

“Nothing more than I shouldn’t be working that hard. Like he’s one to talk. It’s just hard to go out and do things. I haven’t made a lot of friends and I know that sounds horrible. The only people I see outside of work are in the gym and no one that I’ve struck up more than a short conversation with.”

“Are any guys bothering you in the gym?” he asked.

“No,” she said. “I go early before work and most aren’t there then. I think the guys go at night after work which is why I’m avoiding it.”

“Since we both have no life other than work, if you’re not doing anything, how about a pizza and movie at my place? I’ve got this awesome theater room in the basement and I don’t like being the loser to go down there alone.”

“What movie?” she asked.

“Your choice,” he said. “We can see what is recently out. I’m pretty open to most things.”

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