“Figured you might like some pajamas to sleep in.”
“Probably a good idea.” A devilish glint sparkles in her eyes as she steps closer, barely a breath separating us. “Otherwise, I’d be forced to sleep in just my bra and panties.” Her eyes drift up to meet mine, her voice growing sultry. “And we wouldn’t want that. Now would we?”
“Parker,” I growl through a clenched jaw. I’m trying so hard not to cross that line between us.
But before I can say anything else, a familiar voice cuts through. “Callum?”
I freeze, my heart dropping to pit of my stomach.
For a moment, I give serious contemplation to ignoring it and whisking Parker away to our room. But when I notice the expression on Parker’s face as she looks between me and the man standing only a few feet behind me, I know I can’t pretend I don’t know him.
It’s kind of hard to pretend you don’t know someone who looks like a carbon copy of you and knows your name.
Slowly turning around, I look into my brother’s eyes for the first time in three years. Just my luck,she’swith him, too. Why wouldn’t she be? After all, she married him.
“Hello, Mason,” I say evenly, his name leaving a sour taste in my mouth.
“What are you doing here?”
“We came for dinner and got stuck because of the snow.” I straighten my tie as I glance at Parker.
“This is Parker Holley. Parker, this is my brother, Mason, and his wife…” I swallow hard as my eyes lock on hers, then finish, “Sadie.”
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
PARKER
I blink repeatedly, struggling to form a coherent thought. And not simply because I’m staring at a near mirror image of Callum, minus the suit and perfectly groomed hair. This guy is definitely a bit more rugged.
It’s that name.
Sadie.
If it were something like Mary or Jennifer, I wouldn’t have batted an eye. But Sadie? There’s no doubt in my mind this is the same Sadie he just told me about.
The same Sadie who was his first kiss.
And now she’s married to Callum’s brother.
But not just any brother.
His twin brother.
Hisidenticaltwin brother.
Is Sadie the reason Callum closed up during dance lessons? Were they supposed to get married and she called it off at the last minute, as I’d joked?
Based on the tension crackling between Sadie, Mason, and Callum, I get the feeling something like that happened.
I can’t even imagine how much that must have hurt Callum. I can understand why he’d be so closed off and cold. If someone I trusted went behind my back and engaged in any kind of relationship with someone I loved, I’d be bitter, too. Would have trouble trusting again.
“Nice to meet you, Parker.” Mason extends his hand toward me.
“You, too.” I shake his hand, then glance toward Sadie, her expression wide and nervous. I push down the pang of jealousy that bubbles inside me at the idea that this woman once knew Callum intimately.
“Mom’s been trying to reach you,” Mason tells Callum.
“I’ve been busy.”
