Keep It Together: A Sweet Friends to Lovers Romantic Comedy (Sworn to Loathe You Book 4) by Rachel John

Author:Rachel John [John, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19 - Carmen

“You’ve liked him all this time?” Ally gaped at me.

I rubbed my eyes. “No. We were just friends as kids. And we’re still just friends.”

“Except he’s way hotter now.” Kimber grinned. “Hence the dibs.”

“It wasn’t my idea,” I muttered. “I’m just a little bit more territorial than I thought I’d be over our friendship.” I was ninety-nine percent sure Kimber and Ally were exchanging looks over my head, but I was doing really well with my mix of denial and honesty. It allowed my mind to not explode. Confusing emotional reactions were not allowed to drive the bus. I drove the bus. And the bus was a mature friendship with rules and boundaries and mutual respect.

“Holy crap, he’s coming back. Everyone act natural.” Kimber shook her hands out and then pressed them flat against the picnic table before changing course and tucking them into her armpits. Ally just laughed at the panicked look on my face. Yep, we were doomed.

“It’s no use. There’s no way to make this natural, ladies. He already knows I’m a jealous idiot.” I snuck a glance at Isaac for myself, dying inside at his knowing smile.

“At least you weren’t the one practically licking his face.” Kimber sighed. “Again, I’m sorry about that. He was insulting my cake’s honor and I needed to defend it. And, okay, I was being a little bit flirty. He has a really nice mouth. I wanted to touch it.”

She was not wrong there. I leaned over and gave her a side hug. “I’m sorry, too. From now on, I will be upfront and perfectly honest about any guy I bring along with me. I won’t skate around the how-do-I-feel-about-kissing-him question. It’s a good measuring stick.”

“Yeah it is. Look at his gaze trained on you. I never had a chance.” Kimber poked my side. “For my sake, lick his face for real. And soon.”

My face flamed, just in time for Isaac to sit down on the bench next to me.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” we all responded.

Isaac’s knee bumped mine under the table. “Everything’s good now?”

“Yep. We’re fine,” I said.

“Sisters before misters has been in force a long time,” Kimber added, ever so helpfully.

The silence that followed only broke when Ally couldn’t hold her laughter in another second.

“Anyone want gum?” I asked, pulling my purse onto my lap and desperately searching for my pack of mint gum, and something else to focus on for the moment. I found my pack of bubble mint in one of the pockets and handed pieces around. “So, um. I told them we were pen pals as kids.”

“That’s good.” I could tell he meant it, but I saw the way his expression turned troubled for a moment. He was thinking about his regrets.

I hadn’t mentioned any of that to Kimber and Ally, nor did I intend to. Lots of people lost contact with old friends. I stole the gum wrapper out of his hand and smoothed it out against the edge of the table. “Isaac didn’t want to be pen pals with a girl at first.

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