He’s probably right.I need to just man up and ask her out.I’m getting tired of just sitting by and waiting for things to change.
“What are you going to do if someone else asks her out?”Ransom asks, finishing his beer.
Murder whoever it is that thinks they can take my girl.
“Probably murder them,” Foster says, taking a sip of his beer.
I give my twin a look, and he laughs.
“I knew it,” he gloats, and I sigh.
“Maybe.”
“I heard she was at the bar the other night,” Ransom adds, and I glare at him.
“She was.So was I.”
“Yeah, but only because you found out that she was there,” Foster points out.
“Shut up.”
They share a grin, and we all finish our beers before Ransom stands.He’s been nursing the same beer for the last three hours so I know he’s good to drive.
“I should be getting home,” he says, and I nod.
“I’ll see you around.”
“Yeah, see you later,” Foster says.
“What about you?”I ask once Ransom is gone.
“I was just here to check up on you.Now that I’ve done that, I’m headed over to Cameron’s place to pick up my wife.”
“You love saying that,” I groan, and he grins.
“I do.It’s the best,” he says before he stands and pushes his chair in.“You should try it sometime.”
His parting words eat at me and I know that he’s right.I need to do something to win my girl over.
Now I just need to figure out how exactly to do that.
TWO
Cameron
“Does anyone want another one?”Lilliana calls as she makes another batch of margaritas.
There are six of us crammed into my tiny house.We try to do a girls’ night at least once a month, and this time it was my turn to host.Everyone got here a few hours ago, and I know that things are starting to wind down, but I don’t want tonight to end.
The truth is that girls’ nights and the occasional lunch with Lilliana or someone else is the only time that I really have fun anymore.
I used to go to art shows and gallery openings.I used to paint or go out to new bars in big cities.I failed at my dream though and now I’m back in Wolf Valley, working at the diner in town and living in this little rental house.
“I’m good.I need to be getting home soon.I have the early shift at the coffee shop tomorrow,” Kerry says, stifling a yawn.
“Yeah, Ransom will be here soon to pick me up,” Ruby says.
She finishes her water and stands just as a pair of headlights flash through the front windows.
