Rhett by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E. L. Todd

8

Aspen

“You’ve been MIA for, like, ten years,” Harper said. “How’s it going?” She sipped her third cosmo while she sat across from me at the booth.

The bar was quiet on a Thursday night, and a few people lingered around the room. I didn’t pay attention to anything other than Harper. “My dad really likes him. He loves him like a son, actually.”

“Excellent,” she said. “I think you should wait a little while longer then move in for the kill.”

“What kill?” I asked.

“Encourage him to retire,” she said like I was stupid for not figuring it out quicker. “He doesn’t do anything anyway. The sooner he’s out of there, the happier everyone will be.”

“I don’t want to make it obvious…”

“That’s why I said wait a while longer.” She snapped her fingers. “Then bam.”

“Bam what?”

“He’s gone.”

“Why do you always have to talk like a serial killer?” I asked.

“Maybe I am a serial killer,” she said with an attitude.

“Remember, we’ve been friends for a long time. You wouldn’t be happy without me.”

She smiled. “You’re safe…for now.” She sipped her drink again. “How’s it going with Rhett?”

There wasn’t enough time in the day to explain how it was going with Rhett. “Good.”

She cocked an eyebrow. “Good? That’s all you’re going to give me? Seriously?”

“Fine,” I said in an exasperated voice. “It’s going great. He’s the most amazing and handsome man I’ve ever met.”

“That’s better.” She gave me a pointed look then sipped her drink. “What’s he like?”

“I already summed it up. He’s the most amazing and handsome man I’ve ever met.”

She gave me that no-bullshit look. “What’s your deal? Why won’t you talk about him?”

I knew why I wouldn’t talk about him. “My whole life, I assumed there’s no such thing as a perfect man. They’re all assholes to some degree and nobody is perfect. Disney princes are the fabrication of a lunatic and they don’t exist in the real world. But then Rhett proved that theory totally wrong.”

“So…what’s the problem?”

“I’ll never have him.” The air left my lungs and made me feel faint. “It’s like being close to a fire but never getting warm, or standing outside a candy store with your hand pressed to the glass. It’s so close but so far away.”

Harper sipped her drink while examining me like I was a specimen under the microscope. “Are you falling for this guy?”

I released a sarcastic laugh. “I fell for him a long time ago, the moment I laid eyes on him, actually.”

“Are you being serious right now?”

“I wish I weren’t.”

She gave me a sympathetic look. “I assumed you would want to jump his bones but to actually have feelings for the guy…that’s rough.”

“I know it is.” I was stupid for letting this happen.

“Girl, you’re absolutely gorgeous and I can guarantee he thinks the same thing, but keep in mind, he does this for a living. He takes women on dates for a living. I’m sure it’s really hard to impress him.”

“I’m not insane,” I said. “I know he’s not interested in me.

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