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lean in over the table. This is like old times; my brothers trying to protect my innocence. If they only knew how I lost my innocence to one of their friends. "There is nothing to tell, relax, guys, and soon to be brother-in-law." Ooh, that earned me a stern look from the man sitting next to me and his fiancée. "Nothing happened, those guys were perfect gentlemen. Speaking for myself, not Ava who's misleading you."
"That's 'cause I told them, 'don't let us have to break your legs for trying anything with my sister,'" Chris says.
"I can't believe you did that."
"Damn right we did. You're welcome," Nick says taking a drink from his glass.
"I wasn't thanking you, Nick. That's the reason I could hardly get a date in high school let alone a second one from those guys."
Vanessa points to each of the guys at the table. "This is why I'm glad I didn't have brothers in high school. I was a little firecracker way back in the day before I met Jay."
Putting her hand on Nick's arm, Kate smiles at me. "They were never this overprotective with me. But I wasn't the baby of the family like Cat is. We have to protect her from wolves in sheep's clothing; right, babe?"
Nick barely looks at her when he says, "Yeah." He doesn't take his eyes off me.
I notice they've hardly talked to each other or touched since we've been here. That's Ava's cue to stir the pot with Kate, accent and all.
"Well, honey, thank God you don't have to do that anymore. She's a full-grown woman with a body and a face that'll make a man want to touch."
"I know she's an adult now, but she will always be our little sister and naturally we will always want to protect her to keep her from getting hurt by the wrong kind of men," Kate says.
"What kind of men or man would that be, Kate?"
She couldn't help herself, could she? She held out as long as she could without starting trouble. I hold my hand up to stop an argument. "She's talking in general, there is no man or men I need protecting from. I've only been back for one day."
Kate takes a deep breath, sits up straight and gives Ava a tight smile. "That's what I was saying, men in general."
"If you ask me, I wouldn't push too hard on that whole protection thing. Forbidden fruit is the sweetest; you might bring the wolf to the door, Kate."
"Well, I didn't ask you! I'm just trying to look out for my little sister. That's what family does for each other." No one pays attention to the sharp tone in her voice because Ava and Kate have always been like this.
Ava grabs Kate's hand catching her by surprise. "That's good to know, sisters should have each other's backs. Consider me part of the sister circle. Cat and I are like sisters and I have her back all the way. It's a good thing she has sisters like us, isn't it?" Like she's been bit by a rattle snake, Kate snatches her hand back.
I think the wine is getting to me. I'm on my fourth glass now. I giggle at the scene in front of me. The man I've wanted since I was thirteen is now engaged to my sister, who's sitting next to my best friend. They can't stand each other and they never will. Hopefully, my brothers won't start looking at me sideways like, "you have feelings for your sister's fiancé?"
He was my man first; at least he was in my mind. Finally, I see the waiter with the damn check. About time, I was ready to leave this dinner party before I walked in the door.
I drove back home with Chris, I didn't feel like talking. The ride home was pretty quiet. Chris thought I was tired and that I had a little too much to drink. It was easier for me to let him think that. I think he knows something's up but he's not going to say anything until I say something to him, unlike Jay who'll come right to me and say it. That's the way it's always been between us; he waits until I'm ready to come to him then he gives it to me straight no matter how hard the truth may be for me to hear.
The clock on my night stand says eleven thirty. After I wash the makeup off my face I take my
"That's 'cause I told them, 'don't let us have to break your legs for trying anything with my sister,'" Chris says.
"I can't believe you did that."
"Damn right we did. You're welcome," Nick says taking a drink from his glass.
"I wasn't thanking you, Nick. That's the reason I could hardly get a date in high school let alone a second one from those guys."
Vanessa points to each of the guys at the table. "This is why I'm glad I didn't have brothers in high school. I was a little firecracker way back in the day before I met Jay."
Putting her hand on Nick's arm, Kate smiles at me. "They were never this overprotective with me. But I wasn't the baby of the family like Cat is. We have to protect her from wolves in sheep's clothing; right, babe?"
Nick barely looks at her when he says, "Yeah." He doesn't take his eyes off me.
I notice they've hardly talked to each other or touched since we've been here. That's Ava's cue to stir the pot with Kate, accent and all.
"Well, honey, thank God you don't have to do that anymore. She's a full-grown woman with a body and a face that'll make a man want to touch."
"I know she's an adult now, but she will always be our little sister and naturally we will always want to protect her to keep her from getting hurt by the wrong kind of men," Kate says.
"What kind of men or man would that be, Kate?"
She couldn't help herself, could she? She held out as long as she could without starting trouble. I hold my hand up to stop an argument. "She's talking in general, there is no man or men I need protecting from. I've only been back for one day."
Kate takes a deep breath, sits up straight and gives Ava a tight smile. "That's what I was saying, men in general."
"If you ask me, I wouldn't push too hard on that whole protection thing. Forbidden fruit is the sweetest; you might bring the wolf to the door, Kate."
"Well, I didn't ask you! I'm just trying to look out for my little sister. That's what family does for each other." No one pays attention to the sharp tone in her voice because Ava and Kate have always been like this.
Ava grabs Kate's hand catching her by surprise. "That's good to know, sisters should have each other's backs. Consider me part of the sister circle. Cat and I are like sisters and I have her back all the way. It's a good thing she has sisters like us, isn't it?" Like she's been bit by a rattle snake, Kate snatches her hand back.
I think the wine is getting to me. I'm on my fourth glass now. I giggle at the scene in front of me. The man I've wanted since I was thirteen is now engaged to my sister, who's sitting next to my best friend. They can't stand each other and they never will. Hopefully, my brothers won't start looking at me sideways like, "you have feelings for your sister's fiancé?"
He was my man first; at least he was in my mind. Finally, I see the waiter with the damn check. About time, I was ready to leave this dinner party before I walked in the door.
I drove back home with Chris, I didn't feel like talking. The ride home was pretty quiet. Chris thought I was tired and that I had a little too much to drink. It was easier for me to let him think that. I think he knows something's up but he's not going to say anything until I say something to him, unlike Jay who'll come right to me and say it. That's the way it's always been between us; he waits until I'm ready to come to him then he gives it to me straight no matter how hard the truth may be for me to hear.
The clock on my night stand says eleven thirty. After I wash the makeup off my face I take my
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