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It hits me how right she is. I haven’t felt this kind of happiness with anyone else outside of being with my best friends. I don’t even know when the last time I felt happy with Chance was.
When we got engaged maybe?
When I really sit and think about our relationship, was I an absolute fool for thinking he ever loved me? That I could’ve fixed the rift that was always there from the start?
When we pull into Theo’s driveway, I see Colette sitting on the front porch and sigh. Mia looks over and says, “I don’t understand why she does this with him. I love my brother, but he is an idiot. Whatever he did to make her act this way, he needs to fix ASAP.”
“You’re right.”
Colette stands up with her gigantic salad bowl when we get out of the car so Mia asks, “Why didn’t you just head inside instead of waiting for us?”
“Piper, Cori, and Callum aren’t here yet, and I didn’t feel like mingling with other people.”
Mia laughs. “By people do you mean Teddy?”
Colette just shrugs. “No. I just didn’t want to go in without one of you.”
Spencer must have noticed us standing out on the porch because he comes out to ask if we need any help. And of course, Mia being her pesky self, asks, “Where is that dashing brother of yours? Did he not want to come out to help such delicate women?”
“Mia, I gotta be honest, I think the last thing you three are is delicate.” Then with a small chuckle he admits, “Also, I’m pretty sure you scare Beckett.”
Her smile becomes absolutely feline, and before she starts walking inside, she adds, “Excellent.”
Spence turns back, looks me up and down, his eyes stopping momentarily on my chest before coming back to my face. “You look beautiful.”
I feel myself turning red and catch Colette grinning before she heads inside as well. “Thank you. You look pretty handsome yourself.”
He grabs the tray out of my hands, lifting the lid to see what’s inside, causing the sexiest groan to come deep from his chest. “These smell fucking incredible. I think I might have to take them over to my truck, so no one else can get any. Also, when you break up with me at the end of the month, I think I deserve a whole batch of these to help mend my broken heart.”
“How about instead, you get the first pick today, and I’ll make you a double batch when I kick you to the curb?”
He taps his chin as if thinking my offer over. “Nope.”
He starts to make his way to the truck, but I grab his arm. He looks at me as he laughs and raises the platter over his head. “Now what are you gonna do, Shortstack?”
I think about it for a second. I’m definitely not going to attempt to reach for the tray.
And I know at the very least he finds me attractive—I’ve seen how he looks at me. Why not use that to my advantage?
I glance at his lips, fully devouring the full smirk that spreads across his face, and then look into his eyes before slowly moving my hand up his body. Starting at his waist, which causes him to tense, and I savor in the feel of just how muscular he is. Letting my hands rub all over his chest, feeling his heart beat faster.
I stand on my tiptoes, looking away from his eyes back down to his mouth, then slowly back up to his pupils that are now blown wide, and lean in for a kiss. He looks surprised but leans into me and as he does, he starts to lower the arm holding the tray of brownies.
We are so close that I feel his breath against my lips. Before his lips can meet mine, I whisper while grabbing the brownies, “Don’t underestimate me, Daredevil.”
I walk away smiling and look over to see Mia and Colette in the window with the biggest grins. Mia jerks her head beyond me, and I look back to see Spencer smiling down at the ground.
Chapter 16
Emmaline
The rest of the BBQ at Theo’s went well.
Spencer introduced me to some of their co-workers, some I already knew from growing up here. He encouraged me to talk to whoever I wanted to, not forcing me to stay by his side the entire time. Though I would catch him watching me from across the room and he’d smile when we’d make eye contact.
Mia didn’t mess with Beckett, thankfully, but I think that was mostly due to the fact that he was busy talking to Piper. Spencer had mentioned what Theo said about Piper being a great baker, and wanted her and Beckett to connect, hopefully even working with her at some point in the future.
While I’ve never known Mia to be the jealous type, she was eyeing the two of them the same way Callum was. And I know for a fact he always gets jealous when men talk to Piper. Their eyes could’ve burned the ground down where they stood.
