There’s Kendall standing on the bar top, dancing to the music blasting on the outdoor sound system. My eyes go wide.
Jordan and Micah stand in front of her, drinks in hand, cheering her on.
“Kendall’s getting wild.” Aidan says as he turns back to our bar and takes a sip of his beer.
I can’t pull my gaze from her. She looks incredible.
She’s wearing these tiny cut-off shorts and a crop-top that show off her incredible ass and tits. Her long hair is loose and wild around her shoulders.
I make myself look away. I don’t get to think about her like that. Not after I hurt her feelings. Not when she wants nothing to do with me.
The bartender refills my gin and tonic, and I tell him thanks.
“She doesn’t normally let loose like this,” Aidan says. “It’s nice to see. She’s always working so hard and taking care of her aunt too.”
“Yeah, she’s pretty amazing.”
I don’t notice Aidan staring at me until a few seconds later. He smiles as he slides his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
I frown at him. “What?”
“You like Kendall, don’t you?”
I slump against the bar top and exhale. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
I expect my brother to give me more shit, but he’s quiet.
“I noticed you two haven’t interacted much since we’ve been here in Cabo,” Aidan says.
He’s right. This is our last night before heading home tomorrow, and Kendall and I haven’t exchanged more than a couple of “hellos” when we’ve all hung out as a group the entire trip. We’re all hanging out at the beach bar tonight to unwind before heading to bed.
“Yeah. Well. She’s not my biggest fan at the moment.”
“When has she ever been your biggest fan?”
“Lately we’ve been getting along. Kinda.”
Aidan studies my face. “Yeah?”
I nod. “After I apologized for dropping the ball on the engagement party, we started to get along. It was nice. We even started a book club together.”
Aidan coughs on a sip of his drink. I thump his back.
“Seriously? You’re in a book club?”
I nod.
“I didn’t think you were into reading,” he says.
“I’ve gotten into audiobooks lately,” I say. “And it’s been fun talking about books with Kendall.”
“That’s awesome, man. Does this mean we can expand what we talk about to more than just hockey and how obnoxious you are?”
I chuckle. “Yeah, I guess.”
“So what happened? Why are you two on the outs if you were getting along so well?”
“It’s a kind of a long story.”
