Page 11 of A Game Of Love

“That man is obsessed with Lilly. He’s not going to just let you take her from him.” Jonas snorts.

“No one is taking anyone from anyone. Not that it’s any of your business, but since I’m sure you're going to find out anyway, being my girl's best friend and all... Lilly is with the both of us. Or at least she will be at some point in the future.”

His eyes snap to mine. “Really?”

“Got a problem with that?” I growl, not in the mood for anyone's judgmental bullshit right now. Not with how my mind is still a mess over what went down with Toby.

I texted him this morning before getting out of bed, but it’s been left on read. He’s pissed, I know he is. And he has every right to be. It’s messy and complicated, and I have no idea how to fix this between us. I can’t lose him, he’s my best friend. He’slike a brother to me. As much as he hates me for keeping this from him, he was not in the right state of mind for this kind of information.

I just wish he would talk to me so we can start making things good between us again. Not just for the sake of our friendship but for Lilly. No way in hell am I going to allow her to be with two men who can’t get along. Lilly deserves all the happiness and happiness she will get. With both of us. Her best friends. One big fucked up little family. Fuck my life.

“No. No, not at all,” Jonas rushes to say. “I’m just a little surprised.”

“About what?”

“That she ended up with you too.”

“Well, fuck you, fucker,” I grumble, giving him a blank look.

He chuckles. “Not that I think there's anything wrong with you two being together, it’s just Toby and Lilly have been all about each other for years, you know?”

“Trust me, I know,” I sigh, running a hand through my hair. “And trust me when I tell you this: it was never my intention to be anything more. As much as I wanted it to, for years now, I wasn’t going to do anything about it.”

“What changed?”

My eyes flick over to his. “She fell for me too. Something I still can’t believe happened.” I chuckle and shrug. “It was different when all she wanted was him. But I wasn’t losing the chance to be with the girl of my dreams once I realized she wanted me, too. I love her. She makes me happy. And I’d like to think I make her just as happy.”

“You do.” Jonas grins. “Trust me, we all see it.”

A smile of my own takes over as I look away, his words making me feel good.

“If being with Lilly means I have to share her with another person, I’d share her with the world. Because at the end of theday, as long as she’s happy and I have her in my life, that's all that matters to me. Helps that the other guy is my best friend.”

“Does Toby feel the same way about this as you do?”

I snort out a laugh. “What do you think?”

He chuckles, shaking his head. “I’ll take that as a no. So, he knows?”

“Yeah,” I mutter. “Found us together last night.”

“Oh shit.” His eyes widen. “Fuck.” He gives me a guilty look. “I remember seeing him. He was looking for the two of you.”

“Thanks for the heads up fucker,” I growl.

“I didn’t know there was a reason to give you a heads up,” he admits. “Was there?” I glare at him, my expression sayingduh, what do you think? “Shit. Sorry, man.”

“It’s fine,” I sigh heavily. “He was going to find out eventually. We just didn’t want him to find out that way. And we kind of wanted to sit down and talk to him. Not have him find us with my hand up Lilly’s dress.”

“Ouch,” Jonas hisses. “I bet he lost his shit, didn’t he?”

My thoughts flick back to last night, seeing him standing there looking like someone punched him in the gut. A wave of guilt hits me. “Actually, no.”

“No?” Joans frowns, sounding surprised.

“He was pissed. Boy, he was pissed. But with me, not with Lilly. He trusted me, and I... in a way, betrayed him. As for Lilly.” I shrug, not wanting to go into too much detail. If Lilly wants him to know, then she can tell him herself. “He knew that if he fought her on it, he’d lose her.”

“Shit.” He lets out a breath. “That's some heavy stuff.”

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