Page 116 of Falling for the CEO

"Her best friend says she has a tendency to decide with her heart," I added.

Meredith said, "That can sometimes bite you in the ass, but I somehow don't think it's the case here." She glanced at my brothers. "Do you guys have anything to add?"

Colton shook his head. "I don't understand half the conversation going on."

"Me either," Gabe said. "I can, however, offer to move the party to my bar so we can all get hammered."

I scoffed. “I can't get drunk, I'm a dad. I need to get back to Ben. Grandmother is watching him."

"I’m sure she wouldn’t mind staying longer," Maddox suggested.

"Look... This might not be my realm of expertise, but from what we've seen, Penny's someone who follows her instincts. And if she has made up her mind, then I think you can trust that she won't change it," Gabe said.

"Wise words," Leo said, clapping his shoulder.

"Yeah, we didn't know you had it in you," Nick exclaimed.

Gabe and our half brothers interacted with each other as if they'd been a group forever. I glanced around the room, and I realized that more people had stopped by, and they were looking at us.

"We're making a spectacle of ourselves," I said.

Nick glanced around with a serious expression. "Yeah, I didn't think about that when I gave Maddox the green light to ask everyone here," he said.

"We could go to one of the sauna rooms. It's big enough for all of us," Gabe said.

"No way are you going to see my woman naked," Jake said.

"We would wear towels," Nick enunciated as if Jake was a small child who didn't understand what a towel was.

"Categorically, no," Cade replied.

Maddox started laughing. “You guys are unbelievable.”

"Why do you find this funny?" I asked. "If Penny was here, I wouldn't want us all to go in the sauna either."

Jake and Cade grinned.

"Welcome to the club, brother," Jake said.

"My suggestion still stands. We can all move the party to the distillery," Gabe repeated.

"We'll take you up on it," Colton exclaimed. He put a hand on my shoulder. "You might not be able to get drunk, but the rest of us can. This conversation kind of needs that, for creative purposes."

I’d gotten used to Colton not being around these past few years. And even when he was, he often didn’t participate in conversations because he had a lot on his mind.

But my oldest brother had always been a sounding board. It was good to have him back.

Nick clapped his hands once. "I approve. I'll let the staff know I’m gone."

I checked the time. "I can stay with you one hour max, and then I need to go back to Ben."

I wasn't going to touch alcohol, but I wouldn’t mind hearing what they had to say.

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