Hard Pass by TB Mann

Author:TB Mann [Mann, TB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heart Sisters Publishing Inc
Published: 2024-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

5

Mason

My lips lift into a smile as I stare at the message on the phone. My latest from Tina. A snarky, insightful comment about women primping and prostituting themselves like dolls to attract a man when they could put that time and effort into earning their own money, standing on their own feet. I bite back a laugh as I remember having similar thoughts when faced with the women throwing themselves at me based on either my last name or my NFL prospects.

“What has you so happy? It’s been all week and it’s disgusting.” Liam plops down on my bed, wearing his tux pants and nothing else.

“You’ve noticed it as well?” Liam leans against my door jamb, fully decked out in his tux pants, dress shirt, bow tie, and cummerbund. “He’s happier than Colton tonight, which is saying something.”

Chuckles escape my mouth. Colton had been moodier than a woman PMSing. The closer we came to tonight, the more irritable he became, bouncing between extreme happiness and trepidation. I know those emotions well because I feel them too, but not all based on tonight like his. My happiness comes from Tina. Every memory of our two times together in person and all the messaging back and forth fill me with more joy than I’ve ever had. Yet the moment I have time to think, worry about when she’s leaving and what I will do then if she stops talking to me, fills me.

The messages give me a greater insight into who she is, soul deep, and each commonality we find or excitement about each other’s lives, draws us closer together, weaving our soul strands into a tapestry of love. Yeah, love. Turns out Pop Pop’s stories are true, no matter how much I try to deny it. And I keep driving myself crazy, worried about how she’d react if I told her how I feel after knowing her for less than a week.

“Speaking of Colton,” I say to change the focus off me, “Where is he? I thought he’d be here, driving us nuts since he’s the only one of us who wants to attend tonight.”

Asher pushes off the door jamb, only to drop onto my desk chair. “He’s already dressed and gone, wanting to speak to Uncle Caleb at Nana’s. I think he’s telling him about Chrissy.”

“Shiiit.” I pull my dress shirt off the hanger and put it on, leaving the buttons undone.

“Bloody wanker.” Liam sits up, running his hand through his already messy, light brown hair, increasing the permanent sex-hair look he sports. “I mean, why would he want to get married now? It’s not like I believe in Pop Pop’s stories but look at our parents. None of them experienced that mythical feeling except maybe Uncle Alexander when he met Aunt Jillian and none of their marriages have survived. So why rush into that heartache? It’s bad enough we’re required to go to tonight’s meat market. We were supposed to get another year before all this shit was forced on us.

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