Just for that, Miles tries to shove a gummy worm into Calvin’s mouth. He reaches between them and attempts to pop it right in, and Calvin curses and tells him to knock it off. Cackling, Milessettles back in his seat and puts the bag away as Calvin glares at him one last time before driving out of the gas station.
“Have you eaten?” asks Miles.
“I had breakfast with my sister before coming to your place.”
Right, Calvin did say he didn’t have a car because his sister wanted to borrow it. “Did your sister drop you off at my apartment?”
Calvin’s grip on the steering wheel tightens. “Yes.”
“I didn’t notice her.” Miles wonders if she has the same jet-black hair as Calvin, and if she’s just as stoic as he is.
“She was in a hurry.”
He can’t tell why Calvin’s acting uneasy about his sister, though he does remember him being protective about her with Chase. Miles fights back a laugh—Calvin can’t possibly think Miles would be interested in her. He’s sure she’s nice and gorgeous like Chase says, but Miles has never had an interest in women that way.
Calvin squints. “Why are you smiling?”
“It’s cute how protective you are with your sisters.”
“I’m not—” Calvin splutters, his ears going red. “My sisters are nightmares.”
Miles shrugs. “I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to have a sibling.”
“Do you have cousins?”
“Nope.”
“You and Gabby are quite tight.”
“Yeah, she’s the closest thing I have to a sibling.” Admitting that turns his chest gooey, but it’s true. He’s always had nothing but love for Gabby. The way they’ve looked after each other since they wereyoung, and how they were there for every milestone—the good and the bad—was something he cherished. “Gabby’s like my parents’ long-lost daughter, and she knows more about running an inn than me.”
“She’s cool. My family liked her a lot the last time they were in town.”
Miles nods. “Gabby has that effect. I wish I had been around, though. Would’ve been cool to see your sister.”
Okay, he’s not sure why he said that. That was definitely a weird thing to say, but Calvin doesn’t seem to notice.
“My sister actually wanted to meet you,” he says. “She wasn’t really in a hurry to leave, but I told her I’d introduce you next time. Honestly, I didn’t want her chatting your ear off. We would never have made it out of the city.”
Miles chuckles. “Why would she want to meet me?”
“She follows you on social media. Cassidy was very excited to find out who I was hitching a ride with.”
Huh?Miles rubs his nose and fights down a blush. “Did she watch you at the festival? Why wasn’t she backstage?”
“No. My family doesn’t watch us live. It makes me too nervous.”
It’s such a transparent confession, and Miles doesn’t want to admit how happy he is to learn something so trivial. There’s much to be said for that, and he’d rather not unpack it. “They could still sneak in without telling you.”
“Maybe.”
“I would’ve thought you were hiding your sister from Chase,” Miles says, chuckling.
He scoffs. “Chase is harmless.”
“Yeah, and he seems pretty committed.”
“Really?” Calvin sounds surprised. “Did he mention he was dating someone?”
