grumbled.
“You know you love me. Let’s get drunk and forget him. You can meet a new cowboy.” Lauryn smirked.
I smiled. I missed this. Macy and I acted this same way, knowing one another better than ourselves and sticking up for one another always. Sadness filled my heart. I missed her.
“I hear you met my brothers.”
“Yes. At the house. They were going over blueprints for the deck,” I replied.
“I hear that you didn’t fall at their feet.”
I turned to her, shocked. “Hmmm … no why would I?” I mean, number one, I just met them and number two, hot or not … it can’t happen.
“Most women crawl on hands and knees for them. They never give them any challenge. You’ll see tonight. They beg to be the one you take home for the night.”
Lauryn’s sigh was very loud. Turning to look at her, I asked, “What?”
“Oh nothing. I just get to endure another night of women falling all over Renzo, him eating it up, and never paying a lick of attention to me.”
“I knew it. This morning I saw it.” I smiled.
“You saw what?” Lainey asked.
“Lauryn was trying to get Renzo’s attention, and he was oblivious.”
“He sees me as his sister’s best friend. I’m stuck in this black hole and will be here forever.”
“Well, I have a solution,” Lainey chimed in a huge smirk growing on her face. “You can piss me off, I can oust you, and then you can have Renzo.”
“Stop.” Lauryn’s smile returned. “Maybe I should just oust you for the fun of it, bitch.”
“Ohhhh … bringing out the big girl words.”
My smile grew. My respect level for Lainey grew leaps and bounds in this moment. She could see that Lauryn was bringing herself down and pulled her right back out of it. That’s the sign of a good friend.
“What are you smiling about?”
“You and Lainey remind me of me and my best friend Macy. I miss her.”
“If you were so close, why did you leave her?”
Lainey’s question caught me off guard. I couldn’t really answer her the way I wanted to. I couldn’t tell her about the asshole I had to get away from.
“I just did. I need to go to the bathroom,” I said, standing up from the table.
“I’ll go with you,” Lauryn said from her seat.
“No. Stay here. I’ll be right back.” I needed a few minutes to get myself together.
Making my way back to the table was not an easy task.
More people must have showed up because I could barely get through the crowd, not to mention all the looks I received.
A loud commotion to my left caught my attention. A lady in her mid-to-late sixties fell to the ground. My instinct had me rushing over to her. “Are you okay?” Several bystanders next to me asked the same question.
“Oh yes. I just slipped. Help me up, dear.” She reached out for my hand, even though several were extended to her.
I, of course, took it and helped her to her feet.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Oh yes. You get to be my age, and you become a bit clumsy. Thank you.” She smiled warmly at me. “What’s your name?”
“Sadie, ma’am.”
“Sadie … oh. You’re staying with Jim and Maggie.”
“Yes ma’am. I’m their niece.” I smiled.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you. I wish it was under circumstances other than me falling on my behind, but it was nice anyway. Oh, and I’m Milly.”
“Hi Milly. Nice to meet you, and no worries. I’m just glad you’re okay. I’ve gotta go as long as you’re good.”
“Oh yes. Have fun.” Milly patted me on the back, and I made my way to the table.
After making my way back from the bathroom, my jaw dropped to the ground. Men. Lots of men. Lots of really hot men sitting at the table where I was currently headed. All eyes were focused on me.
Shit.
“You’re back. Sit,” Lauryn said. I took the seat next her. I looked around the table and had to pick my mouth up off the floor. Six very handsome men had their eyes pinned to me. I felt the blush creep up my cheeks.
“Hey guys.
“You know you love me. Let’s get drunk and forget him. You can meet a new cowboy.” Lauryn smirked.
I smiled. I missed this. Macy and I acted this same way, knowing one another better than ourselves and sticking up for one another always. Sadness filled my heart. I missed her.
“I hear you met my brothers.”
“Yes. At the house. They were going over blueprints for the deck,” I replied.
“I hear that you didn’t fall at their feet.”
I turned to her, shocked. “Hmmm … no why would I?” I mean, number one, I just met them and number two, hot or not … it can’t happen.
“Most women crawl on hands and knees for them. They never give them any challenge. You’ll see tonight. They beg to be the one you take home for the night.”
Lauryn’s sigh was very loud. Turning to look at her, I asked, “What?”
“Oh nothing. I just get to endure another night of women falling all over Renzo, him eating it up, and never paying a lick of attention to me.”
“I knew it. This morning I saw it.” I smiled.
“You saw what?” Lainey asked.
“Lauryn was trying to get Renzo’s attention, and he was oblivious.”
“He sees me as his sister’s best friend. I’m stuck in this black hole and will be here forever.”
“Well, I have a solution,” Lainey chimed in a huge smirk growing on her face. “You can piss me off, I can oust you, and then you can have Renzo.”
“Stop.” Lauryn’s smile returned. “Maybe I should just oust you for the fun of it, bitch.”
“Ohhhh … bringing out the big girl words.”
My smile grew. My respect level for Lainey grew leaps and bounds in this moment. She could see that Lauryn was bringing herself down and pulled her right back out of it. That’s the sign of a good friend.
“What are you smiling about?”
“You and Lainey remind me of me and my best friend Macy. I miss her.”
“If you were so close, why did you leave her?”
Lainey’s question caught me off guard. I couldn’t really answer her the way I wanted to. I couldn’t tell her about the asshole I had to get away from.
“I just did. I need to go to the bathroom,” I said, standing up from the table.
“I’ll go with you,” Lauryn said from her seat.
“No. Stay here. I’ll be right back.” I needed a few minutes to get myself together.
Making my way back to the table was not an easy task.
More people must have showed up because I could barely get through the crowd, not to mention all the looks I received.
A loud commotion to my left caught my attention. A lady in her mid-to-late sixties fell to the ground. My instinct had me rushing over to her. “Are you okay?” Several bystanders next to me asked the same question.
“Oh yes. I just slipped. Help me up, dear.” She reached out for my hand, even though several were extended to her.
I, of course, took it and helped her to her feet.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Oh yes. You get to be my age, and you become a bit clumsy. Thank you.” She smiled warmly at me. “What’s your name?”
“Sadie, ma’am.”
“Sadie … oh. You’re staying with Jim and Maggie.”
“Yes ma’am. I’m their niece.” I smiled.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you. I wish it was under circumstances other than me falling on my behind, but it was nice anyway. Oh, and I’m Milly.”
“Hi Milly. Nice to meet you, and no worries. I’m just glad you’re okay. I’ve gotta go as long as you’re good.”
“Oh yes. Have fun.” Milly patted me on the back, and I made my way to the table.
After making my way back from the bathroom, my jaw dropped to the ground. Men. Lots of men. Lots of really hot men sitting at the table where I was currently headed. All eyes were focused on me.
Shit.
“You’re back. Sit,” Lauryn said. I took the seat next her. I looked around the table and had to pick my mouth up off the floor. Six very handsome men had their eyes pinned to me. I felt the blush creep up my cheeks.
“Hey guys.
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