Sexy Beast by Piper Rayne

Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piper Rayne, Inc.

17

Charlie

I slam my front door, to find Ava sitting on the couch.

“What are you doing here?” I ask, annoyance in my tone.

“Oh, I'm sorry. I thought I still wrote part of that rent check every month.” Ava stands up, grabbing a bowl from the table and moves to the kitchen.

“Sorry. It's just you're never here these days.”

She nods, understanding. “Yeah, well it's boy bonding night. Dane and Toby went camping.”

I sit on the stool across from her as she washes the bowl.

“Then I say we should have girl's night out.” I stand up.

“Where?” Ava asks, staring down at her yoga pants and T-shirt.

“I don't know. There's nothing to do in this town.”

“I thought you'd be making Garrett dinner, you know your plan to show him what he's missing?” Her eyes light up with mischief like she's the one with the plan.

“Turns out I suck at that role.” I shrug. “I've wanted Garrett for years, and I thought I had the patience and drive to slowly pull him out of the coffin he's buried himself in after Melissa died, but I don't. Is it so bad that I want him to chase me for once?”

She smiles and leans over the counter, placing both her hands on top of mine. “Not at all. Sometimes you need to show ‘em what they're missing.”

“And if he doesn't come to that realization?” I ask, fear twisting my stomach.

“Then he's stupid. But I've seen the way he looks at you, Charlie. I think you made the right move. Make him come to you.”

I cross my fingers up in the air. “Here's hoping.”

“What about girl’s night in?” The back door opens at the exact moment Ava suggests that.

“Strike that,” we say in unison and Vance stands confused in the doorway.

“Hello to you two, too.” He heads to the fridge, grabbing a beer and cracking it open right away.

“Sorry, we were going to have girl’s night in,” I say and accept the beer he offers.

“I'm game. Are we gonna do face masks, eat chocolate, and talk about the boys we like?” He grabs another beer and sits down next to me, placing his chin in his palm, giving us his undivided attention.

I use my hand to push him off the chair and he loses his balance for a second but recovers quickly.

“I can bake something?” Ava offers and I laugh.

“You bake every day.”

She shrugs. “I like it and Toby made me promise not to read any Harry Potter until he got back. He's having fun with us reading at the same pace and talking about it.”

It's pretty cool how much Ava and Toby have bonded since she came into the Murray's life.

“Let's go play bingo.” Vance slaps the table. “After we can go to Double D's and eat fries and burgers and milkshakes.”

I crinkle my forehead trying to find my brother in there somewhere. “You really don't have much of a life in L.A., do you?”

“I'm definitely not playing bingo and eating greasy foods, so, humor me.”

He stands up and holds out his hand for me.

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