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He held his hands up in front of him and shook his head. “Oh no. I am not getting caught in that trap.”
“So, what you’re saying by not saying it is that you don’t find me attractive anymore.”
He rolled his eyes, his entire body flopping with the motion before he straightened and pinned her with a gaze. “You’re gorgeous, you know it, so let’s not go there.”
“You never…” She motioned to his nether regions. “You know while thinking of me?”
She had no idea why she asked, but since they were on the topic, and he admitted to thinking about them sleeping together, she was curious.
“What? No. I don’t know. Maybe. Why are we talking about this?” He scratched his head, eyes darting around the room.
The uncomfortable shift of his body weight filled her with satisfaction. He was the one who made it awkward in the first place, and she was happy to repay the favor.
“You’re the one who brought this conversation up, or have you forgotten?”
“I was just trying to be a good friend, offering my manly physique to help you in a time of need and you”—he pointed at her, his finger swirling—“use it as a moment to humiliate me?”
She let out a sigh. “You are such a drama queen.”
He strutted over to her, placed a hand palm out against his head, and feigned fainting. His head landed on her shoulder, his dark brown eyes looking up at her. His gaze was warmth and humor and more comforting than any hug she ever had.
“Don’t hate the queen, hate the game,” he said.
Her body shook with laughter and she jokingly shoved him off. He snapped at her and pretended to toss long hair behind him.
“You’re so stupid,” she said.
“You say stupid, I say fun. It’s all about perspective.” He swiped his keys up off the counter. “I have to go pick up Mrs. Harrington and bring her to Bingo at the senior center.”
“Are you going to offer her your extra services, too?”
Milo stopped, brown eyes turning to dark depths. “No, that offer is exclusively for you.” He winked and hurried out the door.
Harper plopped down on the couch. She glanced at the door a few times, expecting Milo to come back in and yell that he was kidding. He couldn’t be serious. They’d been friends since first grade, best friends since sixth. She’d never once looked at him in a sexual way.
He was gorgeous, there was no denying that. Girls loved him for his looks and his personality, a rare combination, she was starting to believe after dating half of the online community in a fifty-mile radius. He was attentive and caring, fun and hilarious.
But he was Milo, her best friend, the one person in the entire world she could count on continuously and he never once disappointed her. Taking their friendship beyond that would ruin everything good and pure about their relationship. She didn’t want to taint the one good thing she had in her life.
So why, since he had made that ridiculous suggestion to her, couldn’t she get the idea out of her head?
***
Harper lounged back on her elbow and stared out across the water. Olivia and Isla sat beside her. Olivia had a couple hours before her shift started, and Isla was taking a long lunch. Having the beach so close was a luxury Harper would never take for granted. It was her favorite place to be, and now that the weather was warming, she’d take every opportunity to put her feet in the sand.
“How’d last night go?” Isla asked, and Harper sighed, collapsing onto the towel. “That well, huh?”
“Not really. Milo heard me.”
Isla’s eyes widened, and a laugh burst out of Olivia before she slapped a hand over her mouth. “Sorry,” Olivia said and choked on another laugh. “Only Milo would tell you he heard. I’m sure every other guy on the planet would have acted like it never happened.”
Harper picked at a string on her towel. “There’s more.”
“Did he see you, too?” Isla asked.
“No.” Harper abandoned the string and looked at her friends. “He kind of offered to have sex with me.”
“What?” both girls screeched.
