Page 23 of The Best Friend's Billionaire Brother
Her friend giggled and bounced on the bed. “Okay, so…we’ll need Bandit in on this, but I think we can do it.”
Closing her eyes, Gabby wilted. “I don’t like where this is going.”
A smile spread on Carrie Anne’s lips. “We make Wyatt think you and Bandit are serious.”
“No,” Gabby said. “No way.”
“It’ll work!”
Gabby groaned and palmed her forehead. “It’ll be a colossal failure, and I’ll be the one with a broken heart. This isn’t going to work.” She’d almost said she just needed to get over Wyatt. With that revelation, Carrie Anne would’ve been rabid.
“Please, just try it. Just…I don’t know, try to plan for the worst and hope for the best. You know, just, if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, you go back to South Carolina knowing once and for all that it’s over.” Carrie Anne took Gabby’s hand in hers. “I know this will be hard, but I really think it’ll work.”
Silence settled over them as Gabby considered the crazy idea. It had disaster written all over it, but that tiny voice that whispered,What if, reared its ugly head. What if it worked? What if Wyatt’s eyes were finally opened? Could they have a relationship, and would it work out?
“Come on, Gabby, I’ll never push it again as long as I live if this doesn’t work.”
“Okay.” Okay? Holy smokes. “I mean—”
Carrie Anne let go of Gabby’s hand and grinned. “Nope. I’m not letting you back out.” She took a deep breath and released it. “So, we just need to talk to Bandit.”
Gabby rolled her eyes. “Fine, but if he doesn’t want to participate in this little scheme, it’s over.”
“I accept your terms.” She jumped up. “I’ll be right back.”
As Carrie Anne slipped out of her room, Gabby let out a frustrated breath. No way was this going to work, because there was no way Bandit would agree to Carrie Anne’s scheme. The man was too smart for that. At least, Gabby hoped he was.
Wyatt wasn’t jealous; he was nosey. He hated it when he was the last to find something out. He’d been furious when she announced she was leaving for South Carolina. It had taken seconds, and he was over it, which just provided further proof that he wasn’t interested in her.
The door to her room opened, and Carrie Anne slipped inside with Bandit.
“O-o-okay, why d-d-did you need to talk to m-m-me?” Bandit asked.
Carrie Anne crossed the room and sat on the edge of the bed. “We need a favor.”
His eyes narrowed. “A f-f-favor?”
“We need you to pretend you’re Gabby’s boyfriend.”
Bandit’s eyes widened. He looked from Carrie Anne to Gabby and back. “Uh, wh-what?”
Gabby held back a laugh. “See, even he thinks it’s a horrible plan.”
“Shush, you!” Carrie Anne hissed. “Wyatt needs to think you are dating Gabby. We—”
“Whatchoo mean, ‘we’?” Gabby cut her off.
With a pop to the arm, Carrie Anne continued. “We want to make Wyatt jealous so he’ll finally realize Gabby is more to him than family or friend.”
Bandit set his hands on his hips. “Y-y-you also thought it was a g-g-great idea t-t-that I set Bear up on a f-f-farmer’s dating w-w-website.”
Gabby gasped. “Carrie Anne, you didn’t!”
“What? I’ve found the love of my life. Is it really all that wrong to want my brothers to find love?”
“But a dating website? Really?” Gabby pinched the bridge of her nose. “You’re incorrigible.” She looked at Carrie Anne. “He’s going to kill you when he finds out.” She cut an eye toward Bandit. “And you too.”
He shrugged. “I-I-I haven’t f-f-finished it yet.”
