The Walsh Brothers by Kate Canterbary

Author:Kate Canterbary
Language: eng
Format: epub

Andy didn't leave that night, or the next.

She stayed in my bed and by my side through the snowy nights of winter, and memories of life before Andy slipped into the dark recesses of my mind. When April rolled around, some of Andy's clothes shared space in my closet, and her random glass jars of mushrooms and chia seeds and assorted oddities took up residence in my refrigerator.

She made pancakes. Not normal ones, but healthy applesauce pancakes that were surprisingly tasty, all while standing at my stove in tiny camisoles, panties, and the ever-present knee socks on Sunday mornings. My DVR housed all of the Harry Potter films, and I acknowledged the appeal of the boy wizard and his crew.

I expected my hunger for Andy to diminish by small degrees each day but it was exactly the opposite. Before the first day of spring, we were intimately acquainted with every flat surface in my apartment. I was hornier than any teenage version of myself, and I turned into a pissy bitch if Andy wasn't within an arm's reach. Her Saturday trips to the farmers' market and yoga with Lauren left me climbing the walls, and I was no better when she met her friend Charlotte for drinks every couple of weeks.

She claimed I growled in my sleep whenever she rolled out of my hold, and on more than a few occasions I found all two hundred-odd pounds of me completely sprawled over her sleeping body. Andy didn't mind. She was always cold and I was merely making good on my promise to keep her warm.

It all felt right, so fucking right.

With some minor exceptions.

We worked hard to keep it professional in the office, though the comforts of intimacy whittled away our cover. Anyone paying attention would have seen us holding hands as we walked up Cambridge Street each morning, or leaving the office together in the evening. We seized every unnecessary opportunity to touch, whether it be brushing against each other at the copier or me pressing a hand to Andy's waist while I studied her designs. I chose to believe my siblings were too wrapped up in their projects to notice I brought her an iced green tea with lemon every afternoon, or the fierce, heated way my eyes lingered on her.

Part of me wanted to get caught. A big fucking part, and my sanity frayed a little more each time I ignored questions about my weekends or omitted the most important details. Nothing would make me happier than Sam walking into my office while Andy talked through designs with my hand conveniently fondling her ass. It was a matter of time until we ran into one of them at the grocery store, and there was no mistaking the meaning behind a Saturday afternoon Whole Foods trip. I knew exactly what I wanted to say, how I'd tell them Andy was mine, and she accepted every dark, dusty part of me, and I belonged to her.

Sheltering our relationship from my siblings wasn't without its costs, and I paid the highest price with Shannon.

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