“You changed the subject on me, Trouble.”
With a sigh, I shrug a shoulder. “I’m not ...sad. I don’t know what I am. You saw them. I wouldn’t want to see that if it wereyou. And you’re my brother. How do you think it feels when I’m in love with him?”
“I imagine it sucks.”
“Understatement.”
“And it’s not your fault. It’s not his fault. It’s not those women’s fault.”
“Exactly. So who am I supposed to be mad at?”
“The asshole who took them, without consent, and sent them to you.”
“Who is it?”
He shakes his head. “I have a pretty good idea but can’t prove it yet. As soon as I know, you guys will know. Now, what do you need to feel better?”
“To know, I guess. So they can be dealt with and we can just move on.”
“Take them off your phone, Wills.”
“Ry already did. I don’t ever want to see them again. I think Ry and I are going to head out to the lake and swim this afternoon. It’s been hot as fuck here, and a swim sounds good. That might help.”
“Go scare the fish,” he says. “Everything else is being dealt with.”
“I know. Ry was in his office all morning on calls. Maybe it doesn’t help that there’s nothing I cando.”
“If I had a job for you, I’d give it to you. But I don’t.”
“You would not give me a job.”
Gid laughs again. Wow, two in one day. He must be feeling better. “No, I wouldn’t. Go enjoy the sunshine.”
“Okay. Did you have therapy today?”
“Yep.”
“How did it go?”
“Hurt like a bitch.”
“I’ve never understood that phrase, but I’m sorry you’re hurting. Anything I can do foryou?”
“Go have fun, kiddo.”
“Okay. Love you.”
“Love you back.”
He hangs up, and I walk to the bedroom to change into a bikini. I only own two bathing suits, because summers in Montana are short and I don’t spend a ton of time on the water. Maybe now that I live out here, I’ll do more swimming, since the lake and the creeks are so close.
I’ve just pulled on a loose cover-up when Ryker walks into the room and wiggles his eyebrows.
“Well, hello, gorgeous.”
“Hi. Are we going swimming now?”
“Hell yes. I just have to change.” He disappears into the closet for five minutes and then comes out wearing only a pair of swimming trunks.
