CHAPTER EIGHT
Take it like it’s yours.
To say Benny was distracted was the understatement of the century.Less than twenty-four hours ago he’d taken his ex-girlfriend up against a wall and now, here he was, in his friend’s backyard, pretending his head wasn’t fucked while everyone around him celebrated.
“Crazy shit, right?”Zach saddled up beside him, beer in hand as he nodded over at the happy couple.
The happy couple were Cat and Cody, who had just announced they were pregnant.They already had a ten-year-old son together, and despite not being his biological mom, Cat, had quickly claimed Dylan as her own.
All the gang were here today.His friend Hunter and his wife Rachel.Luke and his girlfriend Bella.Wade, who was one of Zach’s brothers, and his girlfriend Riley.Then there were Zach’s other brothers, Matt and Jonah who helped Wade run the Evans ranch.
The baby news wasn’t a shock, not really.Cat loved being a mom and never hid the fact she wanted a house full of children.Benny was happy for them.Despite what his face probably looked like.
“You good?”Zach asked when he didn’t reply.
He wasn’t good.He was going out of his mind.Which is likely why he opened his big mouth.
“I slept with Bethany,” he blurted.
“Today?”
“What?No!Last night.It happened last night.”
“And that’s better?”Zach joked.Benny glared.Unimpressed at the huge grin on his friend’s face.“Man, for someone who just got laid—”
“Don’t say it,” he warned.
Zach held up his hands in surrender.“Okay, okay.All I’m trying to say is I’m surprised.That’s all.I thought you’d be much happier when the time finally came.”
When the time finally came?What was he talking about?Which is exactly what he asked him next.
Zach offered a nonchalant shrug.“We all knew it was only a matter of time.”
They all knew?“Don’t tell me you assholes had bets on this shit?‘Cause that’s messed up!”
“Hey, chill.”Zach put away his dimples and turned more serious.“Of course, we didn’t have bets on this.We just know you, man.We were there when you got that wedding invite.We were there when you beat the shit out of the punch bag at the gym after.And we were there biting our tongues when we found out she ended up back at your place the night of her wedding.We’re not stupid, we know how you feel about the girl.”
“You bit your tongues?”Benny raised a brow.
