“Lex? Hello? Are you still with me?” Will asked.
I smiled weakly. “Sorry, I was thinking about the other day. Libby told us that Claire and Luke were making out, and she was bothered by it. I just think Claire is out to get Luke before she heads off to college. I just don’t like her.”
Will gripped the steering wheel and shook his head. “I swear, if Luke hurts my sister again…”
I placed my hand on his arm, and he looked at me.
“Let’s just enjoy our evening, okay?”
He smiled and winked at me. “Deal.”
Will pulled up and parked next to Colt’s truck. I waited for Will to open my door, and we began walking down toward the river. I could already hear people screaming and laughing. I saw Colt talking to Rachel. She didn’t look happy at all. I knew he was breaking it off with her for good.
“Has Colt ever mentioned anything about Lauren to you?” I asked Will.
Will looked over toward Colt and then quickly bac
k to me. “Um…well, um…”
I smiled and slowly nodded my head. “I won’t make you share a secret. Come on, let’s go find everyone.”
Will took my hand in his, and we made our way over to Grace and Libby.
“Hey, y’all!” Grace said as she jumped up. She hugged me and then Will.
Libby gave me a hug and then looked at Will. They exchanged looks, and Will smiled from ear to ear. I looked between them with a questioning look, but Will quickly kissed me before sitting down on the giant log and pulling me onto his lap.
“What was that about?” I asked with a smirk.
He winked and turned to Grace. “So, is Mike here?”
Grace’s smile faded for a quick second. “Um…yeah, he is somewhere.”
I looked around and saw him over on the rope swing with his hands all over that bitch, Claire.
Ugh. What a slut.
“Grace, why do you even bother with him? He’s such an ass. He flirts with everyone and treats you like—”
“Alex, please, not again.” Grace looked at me with pleading eyes.
I knew she didn’t want Will to know how Mike had been treating her.
“Treats you like what? Has that jerk ever laid his hands on you, Grace? I’ll kick his damn ass.”
Grace laughed. “No, Will. He has never touched me. Alex and Libby just don’t like Mike, that’s all.”
Grace looked around. She must have found the bastard because when she turned back around, I swore I saw her eyes filling with tears.
We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming, playing horseshoes, potato-sack races, and tug of war. You named it, and we did it. I was exhausted by the time the sun went down. I looked over and saw Lauren leaning against a tree. She was talking to some guy I’d never seen before. Colt was standing nearby, and I noticed he kept looking over.
I nudged Will. “You need to go tell Colt that he’d better make his move if he’s interested in Lauren. I have no clue who the new guy is.”
Will looked up and nodded. “That’s Claire’s cousin, Brax. He just moved here from Montana or something like that.”
“Huh. Well, Brax sure seems to have his eyes on Lauren.”
“Yeah, he does.” Will leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. “I’ll be right back.”