Saylor sat on the bed and slipped on the white canvas sneakers, then looked in the mirror and realized the outfit was actually one she’d see in a magazine and wish she would have bought.
“Perfect,” he said. “How do you feel in it?”
“Great. Like myself but amped up some.”
“Just what I want. Now for the bad news,” he said. “You might want to sit down.”
Her jaw dropped. “Seriously? You set me up to give me bad news?”
Her heart was pounding, her hands were sweating, and her ears were almost ringing.
Everything had been so perfect between them and she’d just been waiting for the shoe to drop.
The fact he was doing this to her before his event was horrible.
What the hell was he going to hit her with?
“I don’t think it’s bad news, but you might. I just found out this morning at work.”
“Okay.” So it wasn’t something that was planned.
“West, Nelson, and Braylon are flying in. Actually, they landed and are on their way here.” He looked at his watch. “They should be here in about ten minutes.”
“Your brothers are coming and just told you this morning? I don’t understand how they can do it this quickly.”
“West’s private jet,” he said, laughing. “Did I forget to tell you about that?”
“Yeah,” she whispered.
She was more nervous over meeting his family than she was being next to him for a major event in front of strangers.
26
NEVER LET UP
Rowan didn’t want to tell Saylor that he was positive West was here to meet her. Not that he didn’t appreciate his brother appearing for this event. It’d carry more weight for sure.
He might have been annoyed by West’s feeling that he had to nudge things in the past, but now Rowan realized that Sixth Surf’s continued growth benefited both him and his brother.
Having Nelson here wasn’t anything new. He was looking forward to seeing his brother again.
The one he had the most fun with.
They’d go out and drink, hang with his friends. Have chicks fawning all over them.
He’d show off for his little brother who ate it up.
Those days were long gone in his eyes.
He never took what was offered, though he let Nelson believe it half the time.
Braylon coming too was just another show of support. He had to admit he felt respected in a way that they’d take the time out of their busy schedules to fly in for a day or so.
Especially since he and Saylor would fly to New York in ten days to spend time with his family before Foster’s wedding.
Saylor was already anxious about meeting so many of his family at once. He thought maybe this would be easier for her now, but he didn’t know what went through a woman’s mind.
“It’s not unheard of for my family to show up like this,” he said. “And with the event, I expected someone to come. Usually Nelson since he and I are so close.”
