Snapping my attention back over to my uncle, I frowned.
Calvin chuckled.“Oh, come on now, boy.I might be old, but I ain’t blind.I know you’re sweet on that girl.”
I took a long pull on my beer, choosing not to say anything to that.I was sweet on her.Always had been.
“That one’s gonna make you work for it,” he continued.“But that’s not a bad thing.Wolfe’s momma…” The older man smiled.“God, she had me chasin’ her every-damn-where.Best time of my life.”
I glanced back at Reagan again.Yeah, I could see her being the best time of my life, too.
“Take her out,” Calvin suggested, his gaze discreetly moving in Reagan’s direction.“But I’m bettin’ she’s not the fancy-restaurant type.I know.Invite her to the lake tomorrow night.”
“Tomorrow night?”
“Yeah.Monday’s Labor Day.Y’all are plannin’ a party out there, right?It’s tradition, after all.”
It was tradition, but not something I'd even thought about this year.
The door behind me squeaked open, but I didn’t bother to turn around.I was too busy trying to figure out how to put together a party in less than twenty-four hours.Sure, Labor Day was on Monday, but our party would start Sunday night and go until people passed out.That’s how we rolled out in the country.
A firm hand gripped my shoulder, causing me to glance back.
“What’s up?”I asked Wolfe.
The man was grinning from ear to ear.
Suddenly, I had a good idea what was so urgent for Wolfe to take care of with Rhys.I smirked at my cousin, enjoying the way the man couldn’t maintain eye contact.
“So, I was just tellin’ him how y’all are gonna put together a party at the lake for Labor Day.”
Wolfe’s gaze slammed into mine.
I offered my cousin a one-shoulder shrug.“I can make it happen.”
Wolfe nodded.“I think that’d be cool.We need somethin’ to break up the tension right now.”
Damn right we did.
With a smile on my face, I got to my feet and clanked my beer bottle on the table to get everyone’s attention.
“Hey, y’all hear about the party we’re throwin’ at the Caine lake tomorrow night?Well, if you didn’t, it’s on like Donkey Kong.”
A couple of people groaned at my terminology.It only made me laugh.
“So, get your friends and meet us out there, yeah?And bring somethin’, too.Ice, coolers.”I grinned.“Beer’s good, too.”
A chorus of cheers erupted.
And just like that, I had single-handedly set up a party.
Now I just had to get some beer for them.
And the girl.
The first I could worry about tomorrow, the latter I would take care of tonight.
More like right now.
Reagan
