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“Right. We’ll let it slide this time. It should roll in around eight or nine. Then fizzle out in the morning.”
Sydney called out from the kitchen area. “I hope you guys are hungry?”
Cooper laughed. “We’re always hungry, Sydney.”
“Good. I made you a sandwich.”
Cabe went to the kitchen table and dragged a chair over near the couch, then sat down. “You look like you’re feeling better.”
“I am. If I could just get past being tired all the time.”
Cooper nodded. “I’m sure that will pass. Just listen to your body.”
“Thank you, Dr. Calaway.”
Cooper flipped him off, then grinned when he saw Sydney coming with the sandwiches. “I love my brother. I really do.”
“I can see that.” She handed Cabe a sandwich, then Cooper.
Cabe smiled. “Thank you.”
Sydney went to the couch and sat next to Gage before handing him his sandwich. She kept a few feet between them, so as not to give his brothers any hint that things had changed.
Gage glanced at her and gave her a wink, then picked up half of the sandwich. “Looks great. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.”
Cooper looked at them for a moment, then cocked his head and pointed at them. “What’s going on?”
Gage shook his head. “What do you mean?”
“You two aren’t at odds anymore.”
Gage scowled. “If we were at odds, Sydney wouldn’t have offered to spend the weekend babysitting me.”
“Right. Yeah, that’s not it.”
“She’s coming back to work. Which I’m very relieved about.”
“Hmm.” Cooper looked at Cabe. “You’re picking up on this too, right?”
“The overt sexual tension? Yeah. I feel it.”
Gage sighed, and Sydney blushed before saying, “We’re just happy to be working together again.”
Gage nodded. “Yeah. So ah…let me give this back to you.” He showed Cooper his middle finger.
Sydney laughed. “You guys are like adolescent boys sometimes.”
Cabe shook his head. “They are. I’m just sitting here enjoying my sandwich. Which is really good, by the way. You must’ve brought the ingredients with you.”
Cooper and Gage both flipped off Cabe. He ignored them and smiled at Sydney. “I don’t suppose my brother has another beer in the fridge.”
She got to her feet. “I’ll get you all one. It can’t make things any worse.”
Chapter twenty-five
"He looked a little bit like a chimpanzee."
