They’re not related. They’re both single. They have chemistry. It’s weird, but I see it. So congratulations.
Beau
I mean, I guess…
James
They never acted like siblings.
Luke
How would you know? You don’t have any.
James
You do. Do Pippa and Ryan remind you at all of you and Brinley?
Luke
Gross!!!! No way, totally different.
…so I guess I see your point.
I shake my head. Nice try. James might be trying to make up for his betrayal by talking everyone into me and Pippa, but I’m still pissed at him.
Beau
Damn, Ryan’s girlfriend can kick his ass at poker.
Luke
Plus she’s hotter and smarter and funnier.
James
Stop hitting on Pippa, she’s dating Ryan AND she’s not even here.
Luke
Why should I? Ryan didn’t stop hitting on Cat just because she got engaged.
My head doesn’t hurt quite so much now. Even though there’s no more me and Pippa, at least now I know that the guys would’ve had my back. There might’ve been a little confusion in the beginning, but it wasn’t judgment, and that means the whole fucking world. Smiling a little, I type out my reply.
Ryan
Thanks, bros. But you skipped over the part where Pippa and I broke up. (Luke, you still can’t date her.)
Beau
No, you didn’t.
Ryan
Uh, yes, we did. I distinctly remember her dumping me.
Beau
It won’t last. You didn’t cross the line between you two just for fun. You did it because you wanted each other so much, you had no other choice. Those kinds of feelings don’t just go away. You’ll find your way back to each other.
