At First Meet by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carrie Ann Ryan

Chapter 11

Lake

My heart raced, and I told myself that everything would be okay. That this was a dream. It wasn’t a nightmare, maybe an anxiety-filled dream, but not a nightmare.

“I have questions.” Leif stared at us, wide-eyed and yet…not surprised.

I assumed my cousin had questions, considering he had just seen his best friend kissing me in the park behind our shop.

Probably not the most discreet place, but I hadn’t been thinking about anyone but Nick.

And we still hadn’t finished our conversation. Because what did that kiss mean?

“Seriously. Questions.”

“It’s not what you think,” I blurted at the same time as Nick said, “It’s not like that.”

Hurt sliced against my heart, even though I had just said something similar, and I gave him a look. He raised a brow before he rolled his eyes.

Then he opened his mouth to speak, but I held up my hand. No, Leif was my cousin, and Nick and I needed to focus on exactly what was going on between us and not worry about the family, which wasn’t always easy.

“Please go. Nick and I need to finish our conversation.”

Nick’s lips twitched, and I sucked in a breath.

“Seriously, what the fuck is going on?”

I narrowed my gaze, even as Nick reached out and gripped my hand to give it a squeeze. My cousin noticed the action and narrowed his gaze. He didn’t look angry, just bewildered. And honestly, I didn’t blame him. All that Nick and I ever did these days was fight. At least in front of everyone else. Behind closed doors? That was something different. That was something the two of us needed to talk about. Alone.

Leif might be confused, but I wasn’t just going to blurt out what I was thinking in front of him. Especially when I wasn’t even sure what that was.

“I love you, Leif, but don’t be a jerk right now, okay?”

“You’re right,” Leif said as he looked between us, his eyes wide. He threw his hands up in the air. “I know it’s not my business. But I love you both. So if you need to talk with me? Go for it. I’m here. Same with Brooke, I bet. Make that happen because, dude. This was not what I was expecting.” He waved his hands between us. “I mean, you guys fight, but I didn’t think you guys fought.” He emphasized the word fought, and I held back a laugh.

“Are you done freaking out?” Nick asked, his voice low.

“I’m not quite sure,” Leif answered. “Because you sure as hell know that I’m not going to be the only one that freaks out.”

“Keep this to yourself,” I said quickly. I looked at Nick. “Not because I’m ashamed. I’m not.”

His lips twitched. “I figured. You’re never ashamed of anything that you do.”

I blushed and Leif cleared his throat. “Seriously. So many questions, but I kind of don’t want any details. So I’m just going to let whatever this is be, and I’m going back to work. Nick, you have a client in two hours, and I know you wanted to go over paperwork.

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