Without You (Love Wanted in Texas 1)

Oh God, he called her Lib.

Luke was the one who had started calling her Lib.

Libby swallowed hard and turned to face Luke, who looked like it was taking everything for him to stay calm.

“Um…Zack, this is, um…this is Luke. Luke and Grace are brother and sister.”

Poor Zack. I felt so sorry for him.

Luke reached out his hand and shook Zack’s. He didn’t give Zack a chance to talk first. “Hey there, Zack. So, how long have y’all been dating?”

Libby’s mouth dropped open as she glared at Luke.

Zack looked back at Libby, and she quickly smiled.

“What? About two weeks now?”

“Yes, almost three,” Libby said.

Zack pulled out her chair. Libby sat down, and Luke, Will, and Zack followed.

“What year are you, Zack?” Luke asked.

Will gave Luke a look. Luke peeked at Will and smirked. The boys were always overprotective, but I could hear it in Luke’s voice. He was beyond jealous.

“I’m in my sophomore year,” Zack said.

“Where are you from?” Luke asked.

Will cleared his voice.

“With the twenty questions, I’d think Luke was the brother,” Zack said with a laugh.

Both Will and Luke snapped their heads at Zack, and Grace chuckled nervously.

Libby attempted to laugh. “Zack, one thing you need to know is we are all very close. We grew up together. Will, Luke, and Alex’s brother, Colt, have always been a bit…overprotective. Let’s chill out on the questions, Luke. Okay?”

Luke glared at Zack and then looked at Libby. “Fine,” he said between gritted teeth.

“Well, to answer your question, I’m from Colorado Springs.”

“I love Colorado,” I said with a smile.

Zack turned to me and smiled.

“So, what? No good schools in Colorado? You had to come to Texas?” Luke asked.

Zack’s smile lessened just a bit. “No. We have plenty of good schools. My father lives in Austin. I wanted to be close to him while I attended school. My mother passed away during my senior year of high school.”

Grace and I both sucked in a breath of air. “I’m so sorry,” we both said at

the same time.

Luke looked down and then back up at him. “I’m really sorry to hear that.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, Zack,” Will said.

“No worries. Thank you though. It’s much appreciated.”