Page 20 of A Moment for Us
“All I’m saying is that the two of you should be over this phase by now.”
Jess sighs. “One day, the three of you are each going to meet a woman who makes your heart flutter, and we’ll see how long it lasts.”
“Great, now we get advice from our sister-in-law too,” Josh says under his breath.
“I don’t give advice,” Jess counters. “I tell you the truth.”
“Which is just another word for advice,” I tack on.
“Hey!” she admonishes my way. “You’re supposed to be on my side.”
“I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with any of this shit,” Alex says, lifting his beer bottle.
“What shit?” Jess asks.
“Nothing.”
“I think Alex is feeling left out,” I say, knowing that is absolutely not what he’s saying. He huffs, which I take as permission to carry on. “See, I think Alex likes someone, but he’s too stubborn or stupid to say anything.”
Oliver perks up at this. “Really?”
I nod.
“And who might our brother be lusting for? Please tell me it’s someone we can give him shit for.”
Alex clears his throat. “I don’t have feelings for anyone in this town.”
“What about Odette?” Grayson so helpfully asks.
“I don’t feel anything for her. We actually talked last week and both agreed to let this shit between us stop.”
I loop my arm through his and smile. “A truce for the woman you love?”
“Ohhh.” Jessica beams. “You want me to talk to her about what a great catch you are?”
His eyes widen. “Are we fifteen? No, I don’t wantyou—or anyone else for that matter—to talk to her.”
Odette is the owner of the company that’s building the Firefly Resort. She’s beautiful, smart, and unequivocally attracted to Alex. When I asked him about it, he said they hooked up but it was one night that he’s tried to forget.
“I promise, love isn’t what’s on my mind. It’s more about how being back here...it’s making me itch.”
“Itch for the woman you love?” Jess teases.
“Absolutely not.”
“I’m not sure about that,” I say with a teasing grin.
“I used to love you.”
“You still do.”
Alex shakes his head. “We should be talking about why Josh was at your house the other day.” Josh’s glare should cause Alex to combust, but he smiles back at him. “What? Don’t like the subject change?”
“What does it matter?” Josh asks.
I clear my throat. “It wasn’t a big deal. I don’t get why you care.”
Alex’s brow raises and he turns to me. “Oh? You don’t get why? Maybe you forgot that I was your best friend when we were kids.” He turns to Josh. “Well, what were you doing over there?”
