My cheeks heat, and when I glance at Miles, I’m not surprised to see he’s blushing too. We can be social when we want to be, but we’re both pretty private people.
“Online,” I say simply.
Piper rolls her eyes. “Yes, we know that much, dummy. Tell us the rest. Was it through a hook-up app or something?”
Miles clears his throat. “We were in the same Facebook group, actually. Jordan posted some pictures of some new plants, and it just kind of bloomed from there.”
“Literally,” Declan says with a snort.
I roll my eyes. “Did I give you shit when you started dating Seth?”
He holds his hands up. “Just sayin’, Jord. I like this look on you.” His smile is affectionate.
It means the world to me.
“So,areyou dating then? Is it official?” Piper asks.
Miles and I lock eyes from a dozen feet away, and somehow, I know what he’s thinking. We flew right by dating into… whatever the next stage is. These last forty-eight hours have cemented what we both suspected online. We’re right together. We fit.
We just need to figure the rest out, with him being in Utah and me here.
“Yes,” I say. “We’re official.”
Miles’ smile grows even more.
Everyone applauds, making me blush even harder.
“Is that why you’re here, then? To job hunt or something?” Pete asks. He’s practically sitting on the edge of his seat, hoping his nephew is about to announce he’s moving here.
Miles drops his gaze. “No, I only came to spend the weekend with Jordan. We’re still new.”
“Wait, so youjustmet? That day?” Piper asks.
We both laugh shyly. “Yeah.”
Declan wolf whistles. “And what a meeting it was! The whole bar saw it.”
“Dec, cut it out,” Seth says.
“What! It’s cute. I’ve never seen Jordan this happy.”
“So you’re going to do long distance then?” Andy asks gently. “That’ll be hard.”
And just like that, our smiles fade.
“We need to figure things out,” I say. “But yeah, long distance for now. We’ll make it work.”
I’m not too concerned. It’s how we met after all. And I’d felt closer to him within that first week than I had with practically anyone else. That won’t change when he goes back. Him coming here has only made that connection infinitely stronger.
“And what about you and Pete?” Piper asks Miles. “Clearly, there’s a story there too.”
Pete grins proudly. “Miles’ mother, Shelly, is my older sister, which makes Miles my nephew.”
“No shit?” Seth says.
Miles and Pete both nod.
“Damn. That’s crazy.”
