me.” Although Stephanie’s setups were looking
pretty good—pretty safe—right about now.
“Doesn’t look to me like you need any more men in your
life.”
Jordan looked at Stephanie, surprised. “What’s that mean?”
“Casey and Gabriel. Details. Now.”
Jordan sighed. These women were her friends and they were
all far more experienced than she was. “I need advice.”
Sophie grinned. “Actually, I think you need to write a book.
Two days after declaring yourself on the market, you manage to snag the
interest of two of the most eligible bachelors in Portland. You are my
goddess.”
Jordan laughed despite her anxiety. “I wish it were that
simple.”
Sophie leaned forward. “Gabriel said he was bringing you as
his date Friday.”
“He said I was his date?”
Sophie nodded. “Casey’s going, too. Is that going to be
awkward?”
Jordan started to shake her head, but it quickly morphed to
a shrug. “I don’t know. I’m so fucked-up right now.”
Stephanie crossed the room and perched on the end of her
desk. “Why? You’ve been hot to get in Gabe’s pants for years. You’ll go to the
party Friday night, get laid and live happily ever after.”
Jordan crinkled her nose. “Nice to know my future can be
wrapped up so easily.”
“What’s wrong, Jordan?” Jayne asked.
“Casey. He’s terrific. Really awesome.”
Stephanie shook her head. “Wow. Talk about irony. You get
Gabe on the day you decide you don’t want him.”
“It’s not that simple. I still want Gabriel.”
Jayne tucked her hair behind her ear and let out an amazed
whistle. “You’re interested in both of them?”
“They’re so different. I like how easy Casey is to talk to.
He’s silly and he makes me laugh. But then, Gabriel and I have so much in
common. We read the same books, like the same music. We can talk about stuff
that interests us for ages. He challenges my ideas and makes me think.”
Sophie adjusted her skirt and crossed her legs. “You’ve only
known Casey for a couple of days, Jordan. You’ve know Gabe forever.”
“I know that. And there’s a nasty little part of me that
feels like Gabriel had his chance. For years. Then the second another guy
notices me, he finally makes his move.”
“No.” Jayne shook her head. “I don’t think it’s like that.
You weren’t honest about your feelings for Gabriel. You never told him how you
felt or even gave him any hints. I’ve watched you with him, Jordan. If I hadn’t
already known you liked him, I wouldn’t have had a clue you were attracted to
him. Instead you dismissed him out of hand and went on a date with his friend
Casey. Your first date in two years, I might add. Gabe saw it and realized he
didn’t like it. He approached you about Friday night, right?”
Jordan nodded. “Yeah. He did and you’re right. I’ve said the
same thing to myself at least a dozen times today. It’s completely impractical
for me to harbor this secret crush and then get mad at the man for not
noticing. I keep using that as my excuse for picking Casey. Then I realize I
haven’t known Casey very long and I’m back to picking Gabriel.”
Sophie dismissed Jordan’s concerns with the wave of a hand.
“You’re two days in. Who says you have to pick right away? Date them both.
That’s what I’d do.”
“I’ve thought of that too, but it doesn’t feel right to me.
Casey and Gabriel are best friends. I’d never want to mess that up or turn it
into some sort of competition.”
“Yeah, but trying to make a decision now is too hasty and
uninformed. I think they owe it to you to at least give you a few dates each.”
Sophie, for all her debutante ways, was always surprisingly practical. She gave
the appearance of being a spoiled princess to anyone who didn’t know her, but
Jordan knew better. Her gorgeous friend had a heart as big as Texas and a soul
that matched her beautiful exterior.
“So I shouldn’t be worrying about this?”
Sophie sipped her
pretty good—pretty safe—right about now.
“Doesn’t look to me like you need any more men in your
life.”
Jordan looked at Stephanie, surprised. “What’s that mean?”
“Casey and Gabriel. Details. Now.”
Jordan sighed. These women were her friends and they were
all far more experienced than she was. “I need advice.”
Sophie grinned. “Actually, I think you need to write a book.
Two days after declaring yourself on the market, you manage to snag the
interest of two of the most eligible bachelors in Portland. You are my
goddess.”
Jordan laughed despite her anxiety. “I wish it were that
simple.”
Sophie leaned forward. “Gabriel said he was bringing you as
his date Friday.”
“He said I was his date?”
Sophie nodded. “Casey’s going, too. Is that going to be
awkward?”
Jordan started to shake her head, but it quickly morphed to
a shrug. “I don’t know. I’m so fucked-up right now.”
Stephanie crossed the room and perched on the end of her
desk. “Why? You’ve been hot to get in Gabe’s pants for years. You’ll go to the
party Friday night, get laid and live happily ever after.”
Jordan crinkled her nose. “Nice to know my future can be
wrapped up so easily.”
“What’s wrong, Jordan?” Jayne asked.
“Casey. He’s terrific. Really awesome.”
Stephanie shook her head. “Wow. Talk about irony. You get
Gabe on the day you decide you don’t want him.”
“It’s not that simple. I still want Gabriel.”
Jayne tucked her hair behind her ear and let out an amazed
whistle. “You’re interested in both of them?”
“They’re so different. I like how easy Casey is to talk to.
He’s silly and he makes me laugh. But then, Gabriel and I have so much in
common. We read the same books, like the same music. We can talk about stuff
that interests us for ages. He challenges my ideas and makes me think.”
Sophie adjusted her skirt and crossed her legs. “You’ve only
known Casey for a couple of days, Jordan. You’ve know Gabe forever.”
“I know that. And there’s a nasty little part of me that
feels like Gabriel had his chance. For years. Then the second another guy
notices me, he finally makes his move.”
“No.” Jayne shook her head. “I don’t think it’s like that.
You weren’t honest about your feelings for Gabriel. You never told him how you
felt or even gave him any hints. I’ve watched you with him, Jordan. If I hadn’t
already known you liked him, I wouldn’t have had a clue you were attracted to
him. Instead you dismissed him out of hand and went on a date with his friend
Casey. Your first date in two years, I might add. Gabe saw it and realized he
didn’t like it. He approached you about Friday night, right?”
Jordan nodded. “Yeah. He did and you’re right. I’ve said the
same thing to myself at least a dozen times today. It’s completely impractical
for me to harbor this secret crush and then get mad at the man for not
noticing. I keep using that as my excuse for picking Casey. Then I realize I
haven’t known Casey very long and I’m back to picking Gabriel.”
Sophie dismissed Jordan’s concerns with the wave of a hand.
“You’re two days in. Who says you have to pick right away? Date them both.
That’s what I’d do.”
“I’ve thought of that too, but it doesn’t feel right to me.
Casey and Gabriel are best friends. I’d never want to mess that up or turn it
into some sort of competition.”
“Yeah, but trying to make a decision now is too hasty and
uninformed. I think they owe it to you to at least give you a few dates each.”
Sophie, for all her debutante ways, was always surprisingly practical. She gave
the appearance of being a spoiled princess to anyone who didn’t know her, but
Jordan knew better. Her gorgeous friend had a heart as big as Texas and a soul
that matched her beautiful exterior.
“So I shouldn’t be worrying about this?”
Sophie sipped her
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