He chuckled.“I’m finally married,” he said, looking almost surprised.
“You are.Elsa is perfect for you,” I said, meaning it in a way that I couldn’t have imagined, even at the beginning of their relationship.
“She is.Thank you.”
“For what?”I prompted.
“Being my brother.Being here.Giving me a nudge when I needed to get my head straight.About Elsa, all that stuff,” Haven explained.
“Anytime, man.That’s what brothers are for, right?”
“Something like that,” Asher, another brother, said dryly from my side.
I chuckled, sliding my eyes to him.
“It’s your turn,” Asher announced.
“Excuse me?”
“I’m just kidding, but now that Haven’s fallen, somebody else has to.”
“Well, it’snotgonna be me,” I said flatly.
“Oh, I think you’re the most obvious one,” Asher returned.
“Why?”I was flummoxed.
He narrowed his eyes, his expression knowing as he glanced over toward Kendall.
Her makeshift wedding outfit looked amazing on her.It was a wrap skirt with a silky blouse on top.Of course, all I could do was picture herwithoutthe blouse.I wanted to lift her hips onto a counter, drape that skirt around her thighs, and?—
Well, there went my thoughts again.Slow your roll, dude.
“You’re in love with Kendall,” Asher said flatly.
“What?!”I exclaimed.
Haven overheard and chuckled.“Maybe you haven’t figured it out, but the rest of us have,” he pointed out.“Anytime you want to talk about it, I’m here.After our honeymoon.”
Elsa appeared at his side after parting with her mother, who angled over to chat with ours.“What’s happening after our honeymoon?”she asked.
Haven grinned.“Jude is in love with Kendall, and I told him we all know it, even ifhedoesn’t.”
Elsa nodded, her gaze understanding as she glanced at me.“When you’re ready, Jude, you can face it.”
“Oh my God,” I muttered.
Of course, the part that killed me the most about thisentire ridiculous conversationwas that the one person I wanted to vent to wasKendall.
“Wow.”I looked among them.“How about you guys steer clear of the gossip?Not cool.”
“You’re family,” Elsa said matter-of-factly.
“It’snotgossip, just observation,” Haven added, his gaze teasing.
“All right, lovebirds.Off with you.It’s getting late,” I finally said.“Do you need a ride to the airport tomorrow?”
“Actually, that’d be awesome.”They were flying to Hawaii for their honeymoon.Elsa insisted she needed somewhere tropical.
