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I swipe it to answer on speaker through the car. “Hey, Aut. Long time no hear.”
It’s buzzing in the background.
“Yeah, I’m down at Moose’s. Why don’t you come down for a drink? Are you still at work?”
“No, I just left.”
“Brook is here, he’s getting a drink at the bar.”
“Yeah, he told me he was coming down, we had words on the phone earlier.” I haven’t even had a chance to tell her about my night with him with being busy all freaking day. And I only barely got time to send Carrie a quick message to say I needed to talk later about me and Brook.
Girl advice is probably what I need right now.
“Words? What do you mean?” she says loudly into the speaker.
“Nothing, it’s a long story.”
“You better hurry up and snaffle him if you want him. Beau has convinced him to go in the charity raffle this Friday.”
I balk at that. “The bachelor auction?”
“Yeah, apparently he, Beau and Easton are all going in it, with Travis being the star attraction.”
“Oh wow, I didn’t know that.” I wonder why he never mentioned it. My heart drops a little.
“You could bid away like a crazy woman, take him off the market for good.” She giggles. “It would really send a message to anyone else trying to snag him.”
“Wouldn’t that be crazy.” I try to sound bright, but I know I’m failing at even doing that.
“Or come grab him right now. I think Dolly Simpson and Amber Jenkins are both on the prowl tonight.”
A surge of jealousy runs through me, which is ridiculous. Brook isn’t mine, certainly not after one romp session. But the thought of him flirting with anyone else, much less hooking up with someone, makes my blood boil. I may not know exactly how to navigate things with him, now we’ve just taken a massive leap forward, but I know I don’t want him showing interest in anyone else.
“God, are they both there?”
“Yeah, sure are. Why? Are you thinking about coming down here to stake your claim!”
She’s clearly a bit giggly like I was last weekend, and has probably had a champagne or two after today’s celebrations for the loved up couple she photographed. I know Autumn is a bit of a romantic deep down.
“No, nothing like that. I don’t have any claim over him.” Even if I want him more than ever before.
“You should come. Beau is heaps of fun and such a cutie.”
“You’ve been saying that for years.”
“Is it just me, or did he suddenly get a whole lot cuter?”
“A, what the heck? I didn’t know you felt like that toward Beau?”
“Well, I didn’t before. I mean, he’s always been sweet. But since my breakup with Michael, he’s been really supportive.”
“He’s definitely a keeper, I’ve always said it.”
“We should meet up over the weekend so we can catch up. You sure you won’t come down? It’s fun tonight. No one will even remember you being carted out last week!”
I laugh, running a hand over my face. “Thanks for reminding me. I might go take a shower and if I’m still feeling half awake, I’ll head down for a drink.”
“Yay! Well text me, okay!”
