Ty and I rode with Colt and Van. Colt gave me a dirty look as I climbed into the backseat behind him. Van let Ty sit in the front seat because he was so much taller. The Mustang didn’t have that much leg room in the back.
The ride to the bar was uneventful. Ty and Colt talked about some baseball game when they were kids, while Van and I played on our phones in the back. I went into all my social networking apps and changed my status to say single. While Van seemed occupied by her own phone, I pulled up Ty’s profile on mine. His profile picture was a group of his friend’s doin’ keg stands. I had to laugh when I pictured hi m holding my daughter bein g so responsible. After goin’ through a few more photos I found a bunch of he and Van. It made me sad. I heard him sayin g that there was nothing between us except for fr iendship, but this just confirmed that he was not ready to move on.
Still, when we climbed out of that car to go into the bar, I felt his eyes on me again. I wasn’t denying that I worked hard to make myself look irresistible, but the fa ct that Ty wouldn’t stop lookin g made me all tingly. The night was lookin g up, well that was until my brother and his girlfriend pulled up. Sitting in the back was Courtney Timmons, former Ms. Kentucky.
They got out of the car and immediately approached us. By the look on Conner’s face, I could tell this was a setup. She came here to be hooked up with Ty. I should have known that my brother would cover all his bases to prevent anything from ever happenin g between us. This was low, even for him. How could he bring the prettiest girl in all of Kentucky to paw all over Ty?
Right away I could tell he was interested in her. They shook hands and both got ridiculous smiles across their faces. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to scream or cry first. I tried to shak e it off and concentrate on all the other available guys around us, but my eyes kept going back to the one I couldn’t have. His strong arms led Courtney out onto the dance floor. I had never wanted Ty. Sure, he was one of the most gorgeous guys I had ever seen, but I never really looked at him as available.
“You okay?” Van asked, breaking my train of thought.
“Yeah, fine . Just didn’t know she was going to be here.” I pointed toward Courtney and Ty.
She led me over toward the bar. “Conner thought it would take Ty’s mind off of my engagement. She seems to be doing a good job.”
“Yeah, whatever!” I said sarcastically.
Van looked over at me with a concerned look on her face. “You can’t like him Miranda. You know that right?”
“Are you sayin ’ that because you still want him for yourself?”
“Of course not!” She said immediately. “I just don’t think it is a good idea for the two of you to get involved, especially so soon after what happened. Plus, he is family. ”
“We are just friends anyway. He made that clear earlier today with my brother.”
She started laughing and made a quick glance over my shoulder. “You should stay that way. He is better at being a friend than a boyfriend anyway.”
Van didn’t warn me that Ty and Courtney were coming up to the bar. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around to his smiling face. The more I looked at him, the more I felt like a teenager with an impossible crush. “Hey.”
Get a grip.
“Hey, you look like you are havin’ fun. Good thing Courtney came along.”
He shrugged and looked over at her talkin g to Van. “She’s alright.”
“You do know she is the former Ms. Kentucky?”
“She told me, like ten times already. It’s getting old.” He said close to my ear in an almost whisper.
I pulled away from him and looked at his face, but before I could say anything else he smiled at me and looked down at my body. I started to shiver as his eyes start ed at my face, but slowly moved down every inch of my figure. When his eyes met mine again, I felt like they were on fire, burning into me. Before either of
The ride to the bar was uneventful. Ty and Colt talked about some baseball game when they were kids, while Van and I played on our phones in the back. I went into all my social networking apps and changed my status to say single. While Van seemed occupied by her own phone, I pulled up Ty’s profile on mine. His profile picture was a group of his friend’s doin’ keg stands. I had to laugh when I pictured hi m holding my daughter bein g so responsible. After goin’ through a few more photos I found a bunch of he and Van. It made me sad. I heard him sayin g that there was nothing between us except for fr iendship, but this just confirmed that he was not ready to move on.
Still, when we climbed out of that car to go into the bar, I felt his eyes on me again. I wasn’t denying that I worked hard to make myself look irresistible, but the fa ct that Ty wouldn’t stop lookin g made me all tingly. The night was lookin g up, well that was until my brother and his girlfriend pulled up. Sitting in the back was Courtney Timmons, former Ms. Kentucky.
They got out of the car and immediately approached us. By the look on Conner’s face, I could tell this was a setup. She came here to be hooked up with Ty. I should have known that my brother would cover all his bases to prevent anything from ever happenin g between us. This was low, even for him. How could he bring the prettiest girl in all of Kentucky to paw all over Ty?
Right away I could tell he was interested in her. They shook hands and both got ridiculous smiles across their faces. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to scream or cry first. I tried to shak e it off and concentrate on all the other available guys around us, but my eyes kept going back to the one I couldn’t have. His strong arms led Courtney out onto the dance floor. I had never wanted Ty. Sure, he was one of the most gorgeous guys I had ever seen, but I never really looked at him as available.
“You okay?” Van asked, breaking my train of thought.
“Yeah, fine . Just didn’t know she was going to be here.” I pointed toward Courtney and Ty.
She led me over toward the bar. “Conner thought it would take Ty’s mind off of my engagement. She seems to be doing a good job.”
“Yeah, whatever!” I said sarcastically.
Van looked over at me with a concerned look on her face. “You can’t like him Miranda. You know that right?”
“Are you sayin ’ that because you still want him for yourself?”
“Of course not!” She said immediately. “I just don’t think it is a good idea for the two of you to get involved, especially so soon after what happened. Plus, he is family. ”
“We are just friends anyway. He made that clear earlier today with my brother.”
She started laughing and made a quick glance over my shoulder. “You should stay that way. He is better at being a friend than a boyfriend anyway.”
Van didn’t warn me that Ty and Courtney were coming up to the bar. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around to his smiling face. The more I looked at him, the more I felt like a teenager with an impossible crush. “Hey.”
Get a grip.
“Hey, you look like you are havin’ fun. Good thing Courtney came along.”
He shrugged and looked over at her talkin g to Van. “She’s alright.”
“You do know she is the former Ms. Kentucky?”
“She told me, like ten times already. It’s getting old.” He said close to my ear in an almost whisper.
I pulled away from him and looked at his face, but before I could say anything else he smiled at me and looked down at my body. I started to shiver as his eyes start ed at my face, but slowly moved down every inch of my figure. When his eyes met mine again, I felt like they were on fire, burning into me. Before either of
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