Deal Makers (Dealing with Love 3)

“What did Riley tell you?”

She shrugs. “Not much. Just that he and Brody came by your place to pick you up for golf. When they got there, you were clearly in the middle of something with a woman. And since you were being so cagey, he was 99.9% sure that woman was Brody’s sister.”

“Fuck.”

“He would never say a word to anyone but me, Drew. He doesn’t like it, but he knows better. I think he was hoping I could talk some sense into you before Brody figures it out.”

I rest my head against the back of the truck. “I don’t think that’s possible, Dev. This shit is way deeper than you’re thinking.”

“What do you mean?”

I turn my head to face her. “I like her. I really like her and for the first time ever, I can imagine being with someone for the long haul. I’ve felt this way for months now, but after Vegas, it’s been much harder to hide.”

“What happened in Vegas?”

I shake my head. “I can’t tell you.”

“Oh, c’mon, Drew. I promise I won’t say anything.”

“Not even to Riley?” I challenge.

She bites her lip. “Not even to Riley. I swear. You know I don’t like keeping things from him but I can see this is important to you and it’s not my story to tell.”

“We got hitched.”

Devyn’s eyes widen. “Holy shit.”

I smirk. One thing you need to know about my sister is that she rarely swears. If a four-letter word drops out of her mouth, you know it’s serious.

“Yeah, that sentiment seems to be going around.”

She stands and starts pacing. “How do you feel? How does Charlee feel? What does this mean? What are you going to do? What are you going to say to Brody? This is huge, Drew! I can’t believe you’re freaking married!”

“Slow your roll, Devyn.” I get up and hold her shoulders to prevent her from moving. “Calm the hell down; you look like you’re about to pass out. Jesus, even I haven’t gotten this worked up about it.”

“How can you be so calm?” she gasps. “Oh my God, you want to be married! Don’t you?”

“I don’t know,” I shrug. “Maybe. I mean, it’s not the worst idea in the world.”

She slams her hand over her mouth and just stares at me.

“Nothing more to say about that, huh?” I tease.

Her arm drops to her side. “Seriously, Drew. What are you doing about this?”

I gesture for her to take a walk around the perimeter of the station. Her nervous energy is really getting to me so hopefully, this will help burn it off.

“We’re getting the marriage annulled. Beyond that, I don’t know.”

“What do you want?”

“In a perfect world, Brody would be chill about this whole thing then Charlee and I could take some time to see where this goes.”

“So you want to be with her? In a monogamous relationship?”

“Yeah, and she feels the same. But I don’t know how to make it work. I don’t want to fuck things up with Brody. But I can’t seem to stay away from Charlee either.”

Devyn gives me a sad smile. “You have to tell him, Drew. The longer you keep this from him, the more upset he’s going to be. Maybe you don’t need to mention the wedding since that’ll be voided, but if you have any chance of making a relationship with Charlee work, you can’t hide it.”