Brady scoffed. “Do you not know me at all? You could never lose me. Especially not over something like this.”
Rhett sighed, pulling me closer. “Clearly we were worried for nothing.”
“I’d say.” Brady closed the distance between us and cupped my shoulders. “I just want you happy. I want both of you happy. But you know.” He glanced at his dad. “Mom is going to love this.”
Rhett chuckled, his cheeks reddening. “Yeah, she really will.”
“She will?” I felt like there was some inside joke that was shared between them that I wasn’t privy to.
“Mom has been saying for years that Dad needed to find a man since he clearly has no luck with women.” Brady shrugged. “She was drunk when she said it the first time.”
“But she’s stuck with it ever since.” Rhett rolled his eyes but couldn’t stop the smile forming on his face.
“I knew I liked your mom for a reason.” I winked.
They laughed.
“Dad, can I have a moment alone with Shane?” Brady asked his father, the humor no longer there.
“Of course.” Rhett released my hand and began walking away.
I watched him go, suddenly wishing Brady and I weren’t about to have this conversation.
“Let’s sit.” Brady didn’t wait for me and walked over to a nearby table.
I joined him, bracing myself for him to blow up and demand to know how I could ever sleep with his father in the first place.
“I’m sorry for what you walked in on,” I blurted as soon as I sat in the booth across from him.
Brady grunted. “It’s not like we haven’t walked in on each other before. I think all of us have at least once.”
“Yeah, but this is different.”
“It’s not.” Brady stared at me. “You’re happy?”
“This is new but yes, I am. I’ve been worried how you would react, so I haven’t jumped into this relationship headfirst or anything.”
“Now that I know, you can. Just don’t hurt my dad or I’ll kick your ass.”
A laugh boomed through me. “Not gonna happen.”
“Are you in love with him?”
“I...yes, I think I am.”
“You are?”
My head whipped around, finding Rhett standing a few feet away.
I glanced back at Brady.
“Go.” He nodded. “But I just want you both to know that I approve of this.”
Both of us left the booth at the same time but before I could go up to Rhett like I wanted, Brady pulled me into a hug. “I’m happy for you, Shane. And it’s about fucking time.”
A laugh rumbled through me. Returning the embrace, I gave him a hard squeeze.
“Shane.”
