The Sweetest Connection by Denise Williams

Author:Denise Williams [Williams, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2022-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

He dismissed it quickly, but I pulled out from under his arm, suddenly aware this was too close, no matter how familiar it felt.

“Do you want something to eat?” I walked back into the kitchen, eager for some excuse to step away from my very attached friend.

“No, thanks.” He was still looking at his phone. “Maybe Ada and Sam? You said he comes into the shop sometimes, right?”

I opened the fridge—there wasn’t much in it besides eggs, whipped cream, cheese, some questionable cold cuts, and beer. “Yeah, we could look into that. Will you go on another fact-finding mission with me?”

He looked up, pinning me with his brown eyes and raised eyebrow. “Do I have a choice?”

“No.” I settled back on the arm of the couch and Silas eyed me curiously.

“Do you want back under here?”

“Nah. That’s okay.” I stuffed my hands into the hoodie’s front pocket. “When is Erin coming over? Do you need to get out of here?”

He glanced back at his phone. “Uh, I have a little time.”

I nodded and reached for my beer. “So, she’s back in town? I bet it will be nice to see her again!” I was going for positive, but I’d veered a little far into maniacally peppy.

He nodded and glanced down at his phone. “Yeah, I guess so.” He wasn’t a guy who spent a lot of time staring at his phone, but he spoke again without looking up. “Couldn’t we avoid spying on people and just ask Ada or Sam directly?”

I ignored his question because he was giving off a weird vibe. “Why are you being weird?”

“Says the woman who refuses to turn on her heat.” He held up the blanket for me again. “Will you get under here? You’re clearly cold.”

“I don’t think we should snuggle on the couch. Your girlfriend would hate it, even though nothing is happening.”

He looked away again. “She won’t care.”

“She hates me. She would definitely care.”

“She doesn’t hate you. And it doesn’t matter if she does. You’re my friend.” He reached for my ankle, tugging my leg toward him and under the blanket.

The space under it was warm through my socks and I let him pull my other foot under the blanket, resting his palms over my toes while I kept my perch on the arm. “It matters because you love her and I’m your friend, because I respect boundaries, a few of them, anyway.”

Silas was looking down at where my feet had disappeared under the blanket, and I appreciated not seeing his reaction. He always looked so conflicted when it came to me and Erin, and I worried I hadn’t made enough effort to get along with his girlfriend.

“Anyway,” I said, wiggling my toes under the blanket. “I’m glad you have her.”

“Teag,” he said, looking up, his brown eyes flashing.

“I know. I know. Just let me say this, okay? No veto.”

“You already played your no-veto card for the year.”

“Yeah,” I said, rubbing my arms through the sweatshirt material. “But don’t you think I should get two?”

He rolled his eyes but held his arm out in the “carry on” motion.

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