“Why the hell not?” I demanded.
“What if they don’t like people like me?” he asked quietly.
“Then we’ll leave,” I said simply. “If they don’t like you, I don’t like them.”
Landon pulled me in for a hug. “Thanks, B.”
“You don’t have to thank me. You’re my best friend. This is what I do,” I said.
We both jumped when someone suddenly knocked on the door. Grant was still downstairs helping get the basement ready in case we needed to move down there when the storms hit, so I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to answer the door.
“It’s Spazz.”
My eyes widened in surprise as did Landon’s. “Answer the door,” he mouthed.
“You answer it,” I mouthed back.
Spazz knocked again. “I know you’re in there.”
Landon turned the knob and pushed me in front of the door as he stepped behind it. “Hey, Spazz. How’s it going?” I asked awkwardly.
He grinned. “Hey, Blakely. I wanted to talk to Landon. Can I come in?”
“Sure,” I said and stepped to the side so he could enter. Spazz closed the door behind him, and I had no idea what to do. I glanced between the two of them. “If you two need a minute, I can step into the bathroom.”
“Does she know?” Spazz asked quietly.
“She does,” Landon confirmed.
“You don’t need to leave,” Spazz said and turned back to Landon. “I wasn’t expecting to see you here, and I didn’t know how to react,” he started and shook his head. “I mean, I didn’t know how you wanted me to react. I wasn’t sure how open you are, and I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable.”
Landon’s forehead wrinkled in confusion. “Wait. Are you saying they don’t have a problem with it?”
“Who’s the one being judgmental now?” Spazz laughed. “They don’t care. I wouldn’t have wanted to be a member if they did.”
“Oh, well, in that case, I have nothing to hide,” Landon said.
Spazz smiled. “Great. You want to crash in my room tonight?”
“I’d like that,” Landon said softly and turned to me. “You okay if I ditch you?”
“I’ll be fine,” I assured him.
Grant returned to find me reading in bed while Kalen slept in the portable crib Layla brought to the room earlier. “Where’s Landon?” he asked.
“He’s in Spazz’s room.”
“Do they know each other?” he asked carefully.
“Yeah. They’ve been on a few dates, but Landon didn’t know Spazz was a member until tonight,” I told him.
“Is that why he was acting weird at dinner?” Grant asked. I hadn’t realized he noticed the change in Landon and was impressed that he did.
“Yep. Spazz stopped by your room, they talked, and all is well,” I said.
“Are you ready for bed?” he asked.
“Yes and no. I’m tired, but I never sleep well when the weather’s bad,” I explained.
