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to hit you over the head
with something to wake you the hell up. But then Clint had a better idea.”
    “What?” Jacey asked.
    “He decided to ask a friend from work to push Jonas into
going out on a date,” Mischa told them. “A certain redhead who I believe you
saw briefly.”
    “Clint set that up?” Jacey asked, in full glare mode.
    “Ohh, he’s good,” Dee said with awe.
    “I told you that man was meant for me,” Mischa said. “And
yes, when I told him how aggravated it made me that you just refused to see
what was right in front of your eyes, he said that we needed to change the view
then. So he asked Bronte, that’s her name, if she would go out with Jonas. He
did tell her that she had to make sure Jonas was miserable the whole time,
though.”
    “He said she wouldn’t stop talking,” Jacey admitted with a
laugh.
    Mischa laughed. “She’s really a great girl, Jacey. And I
think you owe her for this.”
    “We’ll have to invite her to the next girls’ night,” Jacey
said with a sigh. “I guess I do owe her. Where’s she from? I don’t think I’ve
ever met anyone with a name like Bronte.”
    “East coast,” Mischa answered. “Just moved here a few months
ago. Clint felt sorry for her because she’s so quiet at work and didn’t seem to
know anyone. So we’ve had her over a few times. I’ve met her for lunch. She’s
nice, quiet, but nice. Her parents are writers and her mother was, or is
obsessed with all the Brontë sisters and their work. Thus the name.”
    “Think she can handle our language and subject matter on a
GNO?” Jacey asked.
    “Yeah,” Mischa said with a laugh. “More importantly, I think
she needs to.”
    “Why didn’t you mention her to us before?” Dee asked.
    “Because I was checking her out,” Mischa replied. “Ours is
an exclusive group, ladies.”
    “Amen,” Dee agreed.
    “I’ll drink to that,” Jacey said and finally hit the button
on the blender for their first batch of margaritas.
    As soon as it stopped, Mischa continued. “Then Clint had the
idea of waking Jacey up. So I waited.”
    “That man of yours is so devious,” Jacey said. “I might have
to try to drown him in the pool today.”
    Mischa laughed. “Or give him a big ole smooch for being the
one to give you that push.”
    “Yeah,” Jacey agreed with a laugh. “I might just have to do
that instead.”
    They took long sips of their drinks and moaned with
pleasure.
    “Nothing better than sun, fun, food and a clear blue pool to
kick off the summer,” Mischa said.
    “Yeah, this cookout was a great idea,” Jacey said. “Good
thing none of you already had plans.”
    “We would have changed them if we did,” Dee responded with a
shrug.
    “Looks like the guys need another round of beers,” Jacey
said. “I’ll just run them out and give that man of yours a big smooch.”
    Mischa laughed. “Go for it! Warm him up for me.”
    Dee laughed, reaching for the fruit-and-cheese tray to take
out to the table, her drink in the other hand. Mischa grabbed the veggies.
Chips and salsa were already on the table.
    “Here’s one for you,” Jacey said, handing a cold beer off to
her brother and giving him a smooch on the cheek.
    “Ahhh, just what I wanted,” he sighed, taking a long pull.
    “I thought I was what you wanted,” Dee said and Jack turned
to take the tray from her and set it down before pulling her close for a
scorching kiss.
    “Every day in every way,” he murmured.
    “One for you.” Jacey laughed and handed a beer to Jonas
before moving on to Clint.
    “And one for you,” she said with a grin. Reaching up, she
took his face in her hands and placed a loud kiss full on his mouth before
hugging him close. “Thanks, Clint,” she whispered for his ears alone.
    “You’re welcome, little sister,” he murmured, softly hugging
her back.
    “So how come I’m the only one who didn’t get a kiss?” Jonas
asked as she stepped away from Clint.
    “It’s because my man is so sexy,