Before It Was Love: a brother’s best friend, forced proximity, small town rom com by D.E. Haggerty

Author:D.E. Haggerty [Haggerty, D.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

We’re putting the cat back in the bag.

Sophia

I rush into the Five Fathoms Brewing restaurant and hurry toward the table in the corner where Chloe, Nova, Maya, and Paisley are waiting.

“Sorry I’m late,” I say as I plop down beside them.

“Judging by your sex hair, I know why you were late. Bow chica bow wow.” Chloe waggles her eyebrows.

I glance around to make certain no one heard her. “Shush. Not so loud.”

Nova gasps. “You did have sex!”

I slap my hand over her mouth. “What part of ‘not so loud’ do you not understand?”

She licks my palm and I drop my hand. “You can’t blame me for getting excited.”

“Go ahead and get excited but do it quietly.”

“Why quietly?” she whisper-shouts.

“Good question.” Paisley nods. “Did sexual intercourse with Flynn not satisfy you?”

I groan. “Please don’t say the words sexual intercourse again.”

“What other terminology should I use? You specifically said I couldn’t use the word fornicate ever again. I remember. I wrote it down in my diary.” Paisley reaches for her phone.

Maya slaps her hand. “We don’t need the date. We all remember when you asked Jack and Lily how often they fornicate.”

“I don’t know what the problem is. They were perfectly happy to answer my questions. I found their information about fellatio extremely detailed and interesting.”

I groan. “We are not discussing my parents’ sex life.”

“No.” Chloe smiles. “We’re discussing yours.”

Ugh. I should have kept my big mouth shut. “I’m not discussing my sex life either.”

“But you have a sex life?” Maya asks.

“Maybe.”

She squeals. “Yes!”

“Shush. Keep it down. I don’t want the entire island of Smuggler’s Hideaway knowing my business.”

Nova giggles. “You’re cute if you think you can keep a secret on this island.”

I frown. Is she right? What will happen if everyone learns Flynn and I are involved? Will Flynn run away? Will he say I’m a mistake again?

“Out with it,” Chloe orders.

I force a vision of Flynn walking away from me out of my mind and feign innocence. “What do you mean?”

“She’s asking why you suddenly appear as if you need to defecate,” Paisley answers.

I bury my face in my hands. “I thought we agreed she wouldn’t use the word defecate either.”

“Do I need to add this to the list of words I’m not supposed to use?”

“Yes!” Maya, Nova, and Chloe shout in unison.

Time to move this conversation on. “Aren’t we supposed to be trying the new beer Paisley developed? Something non-alcoholic?”

Paisley snorts. “Even I know you’re not getting away with changing the subject.”

I shrug. “It was worth a try.”

“What’s going on? Why are you being secretive and shushing us?” Chloe asks. “Why are you not screaming from the rafters about how you had sex with Flynn?”

“One. I don’t scream about my sexual conquests. And two. Those rafters can’t support my weight. They’re purely decorative.”

“Rafters are never decorative. They are an essential element of the structure of the roof. I believe you’re referring to the beams, which are decorative.” Paisley scans our faces. “What? Why does everyone look like they swallowed a lemon?”

“I’m ignoring her,” Nova declares.

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