Page 73 of The Sweetest Mistake

“Sure! Why not?” Harper said, answering for all of them.

“This is going to be my last drink,” Megan said, “since I’m the designated driver.”

After Connor had told her about his guys’ night out, Julia had arranged a girls’ night out for the same evening. Looking around the table at her friends, she was glad she had. It was nice to have other women to share things with, and with these three women, she didn’t have to hold back.

“So, how are things going with you and Connor?” Megan asked.

“I thought we weren’t going to talk about men tonight,” McKayla huffed.

Harper scowled at her. “Talking about men is what girls’ night is all about! We have to dish about our men—it’s a requirement.”

McKayla rolled her eyes and took a sip of wine.

“In answer to your question, things are going pretty good considering his ex-girlfriend is in the picture,” Julia said.

“How do you handle that one?” Megan said.

“Very carefully,” Julia replied.

“She’s a rock star,” Harper said, rubbing Julia’s arm encouragingly. “Only a strong woman could deal with it the way she has.”

“He’s worth it,” Julia said, smiling unabashedly.

Harper gave her a knowing look, and Megan smiled.

“Why are you two so hung up on those O’Brien brothers, anyway?” McKayla asked.

They all gaped at her.

“Are you kidding? If I wasn’t engaged to Will, I’d have been all over those boys,” Megan said.

And now they all gaped at Megan, who, up until then, had seemed like the most conservative one of the bunch.

“What? They’re gorgeous. I’d have to be dead not to notice. Of course, I’m very happy with Will,” she added, perhaps for Julia’s benefit. He was Julia’s cousin, after all.

“Will’s a great guy,” Harper said, smiling at Megan. Harper and Will had dated for a short time, but if Megan was jealous, she never let it show.

“How about a toast?” Megan said, holding up her wine glass. “To all the wonderful men in our lives!”

Harper and Julia immediately held up their glasses. The only holdout was McKayla, who was tracing a finger around the rim of her glass like she hadn’t heard a word they’d said.

“Kay, aren’t you going to toast with us?” Harper asked, eyeing her curiously.

“I can’t. I don’t have a wonderful man to toast to. But you guys go ahead.”

The three of them clinked glasses and took a drink, but Harper continued to study her sister over the rim of her glass.

“What happened to that guy you were dating recently? What was his name again?” Harper asked.

“Dylan?”

“Right. What happened to him?”

“We went out a few times, but it was no big deal. I haven’t heard from him in a while.”

“What about Liam?” Julia said.

McKayla’s hand tightened around the stem of her glass. “What about him?”