Thea and Sahara gasp and swoon in all of the right places, it’s freaky.
“So, he’s in love with you,” Sahara concludes.
“What?! No. No, I mean?—”
Thea’s laugh interrupts me. “Men don’t just propose, Cole. He might not have admitted it to you yet, but obviously he’s all in here.”
I think back to all of our interactions over the past few months. Heisall in. He’s shown that time and time again—hell, he’s said as much multiple times. But not like that. Right? He’s not in love.
“I—” I have no idea what to say. That Ben box in my brain is so far past being destroyed. I’m currently trying to repackage it, but I’m not there yet. I feel like I’m still missing something, and I hate that feeling.
“I feel so in over my head here,” I admit.
Thea’s hand slides over mine. “Ditto.” She smiles. “These Bardots are hard to resist, aren’t they? Despite our best efforts.”
“Are you going to the cabin with him?” Sahara asks.
Of course I am. The fact that it wasn’t even a question in my mind should tell me something, but I’m still not ready to listen. I nod in answer to Sahara’s question before groaning and banging my head lightly against the table in front of me.
“What’s the holdup?” she continues. “Seems like a hot man with big dick energy wants to wife you up and take you on extravagant cabin dates. Are there any other Bardot brothers? I want one.”
“There is another one, actually,” Thea chimes in. “But it seems he’s also hopelessly in love with a woman who is engaged to another man.”
Sahara waves her hands in front of her face. “Sounds messy, no thanks.”
“It’s all fucking messy,” I mutter from my face-down position.
Someone hums in acknowledgement.
“So…” Thea starts. “Can we see the ring?”
Band of (Bardot) Brothers
Ok, I really need to lock things down this weekend
Jules
Lock what down?
My relationship with Cole. What else would I be talking about?
Bex
Seeing as we all just learned about this relationship a few weeks ago, excuse us for being confused.
*Bex changed the name of the conversation toBex + Her Idiot Brothers*
Gabe
That’s not very nice, Bexy
Bex
If the shoe fits…
Can we get back to me please?? Cole and I are going to a cabin this weekend and I need to convince her to marry me
Jules
