Page 88 of This Heart
Bry let out a little squeal.
“Bry, he had asked Hope for a divorce right before they found out she had cancer.”
Brystol gasped. “Because he had feelings for you, because I thought I’d noticed him staring at you a little too long.”
“No. No, for a different reason.” I rubbed my side temple. “There is so much to tell you, but I’ve got to get showered and head to the bookstore to open it.”
“Are Lou and Granny working today?”
I thought for a moment. “Granny’s off today, but I think Lyndsey is coming in this afternoon for a few hours. Lou will be there around three.”
“Lyndsey?”
“Yeah, she’s a high school student I hired this past summer. She only has classes in the morning on certain days, so she works in the afternoon to give us a rotating break.”
“Here is what we’re going to do. You can do whatever you need to do at the store this morning, then meet us for lunch. No. Wait, we need privacy for this. We’ll bring lunch to you and meet you at your apartment. I have the code to get in. Then you’ll fill us in on everything. After that, we’ll help you pack. This could be tricky, camping, Winnie there. The sexy time might have to wait.”
“Of course it would wait! Besides, I told him we needed to take things slow.”
“Mmm…and him making you come on his sofa and you spending the night there is taking it slow? What is your idea of fast, Aurora? Admitting your feelings and then finding a preacher to marry you the same day?”
“Bry…I didn’t sleep with him. I fell asleep in Winnie’s bed and slept there all night. So did Liam. And Luna.”
“Luna?” she asked, confused.
“Oh, sorry, Luna is my new kitten.”
“You got a kitten! Oh my gosh! She can play with our kitty!”
I laughed. “I’ll get a playdate schedule together.”
“How cute would that be? We totally have to do that.”
“I think that would be fun!”
“Enough of the cats. So, you guys are going camping for how long? And in an RV?”
“Yeah, he mentioned his dad has an RV.”
“Oh! This could be good. An RV will you give you places to do the deed without creepy crawlies getting in your sleeping bag.”
I rolled my eyes. “We’re not doing the deed in an RV with Winnie right there.”
Brystol laughed. “I will bet you a hundred dollars right now that you will have sex in that RV at least twice before the camping trip is up.”
I huffed.
“What’s wrong? Afraid I’m right.”
“No,” I replied. “I’ll take you up on that bet.”
“Okay. So no sex, you win, any kind of sex, I win.”
I could almost hear the smile in her voice. “Fine. It’s a bet. But I don’t think Liam will want our first time to be in an RV with his daughter only feet away.”
Brystol laughed. “Keep telling yourself that, Aurora. So, we’re on for lunch?”
Standing, I said, “Yes. I’ll fill you guys in later, right now I need to shower and get to the bookstore.”
