I Wanted It To Be You: Rebel Rendezvous #1 by Piper James

Author:Piper James [James, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Brooks

LikestoBabble: The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. It’s a beautiful day. Make the most of it, and don’t take anything for granted. You never know what could happen.

I was wiped out, but it was the best kind of exhaustion. I honestly couldn’t believe how lucky I was. My mind ran in circles, counting my blessings as I sprawled across the couch, watching old game shows on television.

I was home, hanging with Dad like we used to when I was younger.

I had a job I loved.

Fox and I were back together, falling into the old patterns of our friendship like we’d never spent any time apart.

And I’d just spent the day making the girl of my dreams come more times than she could count.

There was only one cloud darkening my skies, and it was a big one. That girl I spent the whole day in bed with was my best friend’s sister. I had no idea how Fox would react when he found out about us. And that was a definite “when,” not “if.” I didn’t want to lie to him. I loved him too much for that.

But if he freaked out and told me I had to break things off with Winnie…

I honestly had no idea what I’d do. Fox was my brother, my best friend for most of my life. Before college, we’d been inseparable, growing up together, getting into trouble, and learning all the important life lessons. Together.

I didn’t want to piss him off. And I certainly didn’t want anyone to come between us.

But Winnie was important to me, too. Hell, I’d been in love with her for half my life. Even over the last eight years, when I didn’t see her at all, she was the gold standard by which I compared every woman I met. None ever measured up.

And now that I’d tasted her? Felt her in my arms? Breathed the same air while she slept snuggled up to me?

I couldn’t let her go. I wouldn’t.

I needed some time to figure out how to talk Fox down if he got all protective and warned me away. I had to find a way to keep them both.

So, when I left Winnie’s apartment earlier, I had a discussion with her about keeping this thing between us quiet for a while. Without specifically mentioning Fox, I told her I needed time to find my place in Rebel again. That her family needed to see I was here to stay, and that I wouldn’t be leaving them behind to go off and chase different dreams.

I didn’t want her to know I was worried about Fox. I knew Winnie. She’d tell him straight up that we were together, and he could just get over it if he didn’t like it. But I didn’t want that for her. I didn’t want her to have to choose between us.

She seemed to accept my reason at face value, smiling and agreeing to keep this thing between us a secret for the time being.

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