The Bird & The Bear (The Bennett Siblings Book 1) by Kate Vikki

Author:Kate Vikki [Vikki, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Banking Material

SHERIDAN

We end up having fish and chips because it’s Friday and we British people are stuck in our ways like that. I have a battered sausage, chips and gravy, which Myles finds abhorrent by the look on his face— “Who has gravy on chips?” he asks with disgust —while he settles with the traditional battered cod, chips, mushy peas and curry sauce. I’m too polite to slag off his food choices but I absolutely cannot stand mushy peas and spend most of my time trying not to gag while I eat.

When we’re done, I clear away the plates and top up our wine before sinking back into the sofa. I was ironing out the final plot points for the very last Goth Frogs episode when Myles turned up and we ate in the dining room, so it’s very quiet in the house. Hector is already asleep.

“Can I ask you something?” I say when Myles has resettled next to me.

“Sure.”

“What’s going on between you and Beau?”

He seems a little put off by the question, but he doesn’t deflect, he just sighs. “He’s been a prick.”

“Not unusual. What did he do?”

“He told me to stay away from you because collectively we’ve got too much baggage and I’m not good enough for you. I’m probably not good enough for you, but it was shitty hearing it out of my best friend’s mouth. Especially when Brin’s boyfriend is such a colossal bellend.”

For a second, I’m speechless. Beau and Myles aren’t speaking because of me? “What? Why does he think you’ve got too much baggage?”

“Probably because I grew up in care.” He shrugs.

“Oh.” I didn’t know that. “I’m sorry.”

“Why are you apologising? It’s not your fault my parents didn’t want me.”

I flinch and he winces.

“Sorry.” He reaches for my hand, and I let him take it. “It just pissed me off that Beau used that against me, basically from day one, when it came to you.”

“Day one?”

“Oh yeah. Literally when we were at the services on our way to the cabin, he pulled me aside and told me I’m not good enough for you. Apparently, I’m that transparent.”

I scoff at him. “You did not like me that quickly.”

“Birdie, I fancied you the second you got out of that little green car of yours.”

A shiver runs through me from his blunt honesty. “Oh.”

“That’s it? Oh?” He nudges my calf with his foot.

“What else do you want me to say?”

“I don't know, maybe that you fancied me straight away, too?”

“I did.”

His head rears back. “You did?”

“Yeah.”

“Thank God.”

I try, and fail, to fight my smile. “When was the last time you spoke to Beau?”

“Your Dad’s birthday. And even then, it wasn’t very pleasant.” He pauses for a moment, shoving a hand through his gold locks. I track the movement and hate the way my mouth salivates. “I haven’t gone to any games, either. Stavros has been borrowing my season ticket.”

This I find particularly interesting. Myles point-blank refusing to go to a game because he and Beau aren’t talking.

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