Page 44 of Endlessly Yours
“I had sex with Brooks,” I blurted, and Ava stood there, blinking.
“So it wasn’t with Callum.”
“Of course not.”
“Well, I was worried.”
“Why would you be worried?” I asked.
“Because I like Callum, but not for you. You guys just seem like you would be friends. And from what Briar tells me, Callum has a whole set of issues up in Ashford Creek. And I know you have enough drama now. But Brooks? Oh my God. Finally.”
“What do you mean finally?”
“You guys have been giving each other loony eyes since I first got here. I remember that meeting where you two already knew each other. And I have been tight-lipped this entire time, waiting for you to tell me. But first, you had sex with Brooks. Was it good? No, don’t tell me. Of course, it was good. He’s a Wilder. Oh my God. It’s my brother-in-law.”
I blinked at her before I burst out laughing.
“Thank you for alleviating some of the stress of what just happened.”
“What do you mean some? Tell me everything.”
“There’s not much to tell,” I lied. “We went to the pizza thing, then we walked down the hall and had sex in the office. Everything’s fine.”
“You had sex in the office? Which office? I need to know it all.”
And so I told her, not quite in detail, but when I mentioned the piercing, Ava’s mouth dropped open, and she squealed. “I knew it. I knew Brooks was the kinky one.”
“How on earth did you know that?”
“The quiet ones always are.”
“If that’s what you think. I don’t think it was that kinky.”
“He’s a dirty talker? It’s kinky. But Wyatt can be the same.”
“I don’t know if I want to know about your sex life with your husband.”
“Well, I want to know a little bit about your sex life. So Brooks. What does this mean?”
“I have no idea.”
“So you guys had sex for the first time and didn’t talk about it. That sounds about right for the Wilders. What are you going to say when you see him next?”
I looked down at my hands and realized that I was squeezing them together so tight my knuckles had turned white. I forced myself to relax them and let out a breath. “That wasn’t exactly the first time we had had sex.”
Ava screamed and rushed forward to shake me by the shoulders.
“You had sex before this? When. I thought you guys had only kissed. Quit holding out on me.”
“It wasn’t here. It was before.”
“So you guys knew knew each other. Wait. How long before?”
“About four years ago. Do you remember when Beth finally cut me off, and I realized I wasn’t going to see the girls or her again? And Mom and Dad were gone, and I was flying out again to deal with things?”
“I remember. And I was dealing with my now ex-husband and all his bullshit at the time, so I couldn’t go with you. Plus, Faith was sick at the time. Just a baby.”
“It was that night. We got drunk at the airport bar, barely exchanged names, and I thought I would never see him again. And then it turns out he’s your brother-in-law, and I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. Because I keep telling myself that I shouldn’t be with him, I shouldn’t want him, but I can’t stop.”
