One Wright Stand

I scoured my brain for that information, but no, I must not have been there when they announced it, and Jordan hadn’t told me. Maybe he’d thought I already knew?

“But…but why are they moving here?”

Sutton looked down, clenching her mug with a white-knuckled grip. “Their mom has cancer. She’s coming here for treatments.”

“Oh, Sut,” I whispered.

So much loss in her life. She wouldn’t handle any more of it well.

“It’s fine,” she said simply. “They’re moving here for treatments. I guess she’s always wanted to move back, but she didn’t want to leave her kids.”

“And Julian is moving with her?”

Sutton nodded.

“But not Jordan?”

“As far as I know…no. But he’s going to visit. His mom and brother are moving here, and she has cancer. He’s going to be here, Annie.”

“Fuck,” I whispered.

“I’m pretty sure they’re coming to Jensen and Emery’s wedding next month.”

My eyes widened. Why hadn’t Jordan told me any of this? Not that I’d expected much from a one-night stand, but a part of me had thought—unrealistically—that this was more. I didn’t know when it had happened last night. But it felt almost like…fate had brought us together. Then when I’d woken up and seen him leave, I’d tried to convince myself that it didn’t matter.

And now, here was the proof that I’d been right.

Because if Jordan Wright hadn’t told me that he’d be back, then he hadn’t wanted me to know. Which made me the one-night stand that I’d been telling myself I wasn’t.

“It’s fine,” I said instantly. “Why should I care?”

“Annie…”

“Seriously, Sut, it’s cool. It was a one-night stand. He’ll visit, but it’s not a big deal. It’s not like he’s moving here.”

“But I thought you were into him.”

“I was, but I’m starting medical school. You know I won’t have time for anything. Jordan was a fun…and that’s all.”

The lie must have been convincing because my friends moved on to different topics. Sutton’s issues with David and Jennifer’s upcoming pharmacy applications and the wedding she’d been asked to be a second shooter for.

I sat back and let the conversation wash all around me.

Jordan was going to be in town to see his mom and brother. He clearly hadn’t wanted me to know that. So, while last night might have been the best sex of my life and I might have said something outrageous about wanting him to stay, he didn’t actually feel that way.

It was just a one-night stand.

It wasn’t like I’d fallen in love with him.

Right?