Page 66 of Whisper Of Attraction (Whisper Lake 3)

“And what about you? Have you fallen susceptible to the love in the air?”

Yes.

She’d thought that she’d been preoccupied with Axel before the night they’d spent together, but now he was all she thought about. Day and night. Whether sleeping or awake. He dominated her mind, body, and soul.

A loud shrill blared from the speaker in the wall.

Saved by the bell.

“I gotta go, Mom. I’ll talk to you later.”

“Okay, love you, Sunflower.”

“Love you, Mom.”

Brynn hung up the phone and grabbed her bag to head to the theater. This had quickly become her favorite part of the day, easily replacing her morning walks around the lake. She still enjoyed those, but the three hours she got to spend in the same building with Axel had taken the top spot.

She exited the double doors of the administration building and was accosted by her son and the twins.

“Hey guys!” She smiled.

“We figured it out,” Ryder said excitedly.

“Awesome!” Brynn exclaimed in support before asking, “You figured what out?”

“Halloween,” Ricky offered.

Out of the three boys, Ricky was the calmest and most mature. He and KJ were exact opposites. KJ was loud, rebellious, and impulsive. Ricky was reserved, levelheaded, and deliberate. And Ryder fell right in the middle of them. Which was probably why they all got along so well.

“We’re going as Game of Thrones,” Ryder rushed out.

“Oh, okay.” Brynn still didn’t feel great about the fact that her son had seen the show considering the content, but he’d binged watched it on a rare weekend with his dad.

KJ smiled. “I’m going to be Jaime Lannister and Presley’s going to be Cersei. I’m going to have a steel hand.”

“And I’m gonna be Jon Snow and Fiona’s going as Ygritte,” Ryder chimed in.

Brynn naturally turned to Ricky.

“I’m going as Khal Drogo and Izzy’s going to be Khaleesi.”

More kids started flooding out of the school and Brynn saw the girls coming their way. Before they were within earshot Ryder said, “Oh, and I told the girls that you’d make their costumes, too.”

Of course you did.

Brynn’s mind started racing, thinking of the timeline for the costumes. There were three weeks until Halloween. And she’d have to make six costumes. It was doable, but she wasn’t going to get much sleep. She started to mentally map out what each of the costumes might look like and when she got to Ricky and Izzy, she felt herself smiling.

She’d been wondering if something was going on, but she hadn’t wanted to ask Ryder. He’d told her that he felt like she was “way too involved with his life” since she worked at the school and was directing the play. She reminded him that he’d had no interest in the play when she’d thrown her name in for the job.

In front of her, she watched as Izzy, Fiona, and Presley arrived at the theater. Her heart swelled when she saw Ryder step up and open the door for Fiona, her little gentleman. And it filled with more joy when Ricky took over from him, so he could be the one holding the door for Izzy.

They really were adorable. Even Axel was fine with it. Or at least, he seemed to be.

She’d caught him watching them a few times and he hadn’t looked like he wanted to put his fist through a wall, so she figured if that wasn’t a stamp of approval she didn’t know what was. He’d even let her go on a group date with the rest of them to Stone Castle over the weekend.

So, his actions definitely indicated he was okay with it, but since the two of them hadn’t talked, alone, since the night they’d spent together, she could only guess what he was thinking, about a lot of things…

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