“Then let’s plan to visit Sanborn Island or Martha’s Vineyard before the summer ends. If we take the boat to Martha’s Vineyard, we can stop in Newport too.”
“I’m not sure when I’ll have a full weekend off.”
“Then we can go during the week.”
Since they’d been together, she was busiest on the weekends.
“Yeah, that might work.”
Behind him, the glass door opened, and Aiden stepped outside with a coffee in one hand and his phone in the other.
“I need to go. My appointment is approaching the door. But I’ll check my calendar later and see when I have some days off so we can go somewhere.”
Was her tone the same as when he’d mentioned meeting his parents, or was he imagining it?
“I’ll call you later,” Matt said before ending the call.
Sitting in the other chair, Aiden stretched his legs out and crossed his ankles. “You look as if you’re contemplating how to achieve world peace.”
“Just trying to figure Liv out.”
“Figuring out how to achieve world peace would be easier than figuring out a woman.”
Aiden’s comment brought some much-needed humor to his morning. “You’re probably right about that.”
“Hold on. Did you just say I’m right? I should make a note of this.”
Matt raised his coffee toward his mouth but paused to offer a reply. “Don’t let it go to your head. You got lucky.”
“I’m guessing you were just talking to Liv and not Dad.”
He nodded. “I didn’t get a chance to call her last night, so I wanted to do it before we head to the hospital.”
“Is that the problem? She’s upset because you didn’t call?”
He’d anticipated her being a little annoyed because of that, but she hadn’t been.
“Women can be weird about that. Shelly used to tear into me if I promised to call and didn’t.”
He would’ve preferred that to Liv’s tone when they discussed meeting his parents or going on a short vacation.
“She didn’t give me a hard time about not calling.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
Aiden wasn’t a relationship guru, but he was better than nothing, and he was the only one there at the moment.
“She seemed uncertain or maybe reluctant to meet Mom and Dad.”
“Dude, you’ve been together less than four months. Maybe she’s just not ready.”
Had it really been less than four months? It felt much longer.
“That’s fair. But she was also reluctant when I suggested we go away when I get back.”
“Hey, I’d be reluctant to go on vacation with you too.”
Usually, he appreciated his brother’s sense of humor. Not so much right now.
