I grin. Threats only work on him if Allie will be pissed or hurt by something he’s said or done.
Connor hadn’t done anything wrong. He was lifting with us in the hotel gym when an attractive blonde came over and started flirting with him. He shut that woman down right away. But she was relentless. Until Jake told her to leave his lover alone.
“Why are the hottest guys always gay?” she asked before she finally left him alone.
Jake: Does Peyton know you own exactly three groceries?
Connor: That was BP.
Me: BP?
Connor: Before Peyton. Now he’ll buy her the goddamn store.
I glare at my phone.I’m gonna punch that bastard.
Connor sends another message.
Connor: TellPeyton I said hi.
Cole: Shit. He’ll buy her more than groceries. Probably a car. Unless he’s afraid she’ll run away.
“Connor making you mad?” Peyton asks.
“When doesn’t he?”
“Who said bromance is dead?”
“Me. Cause there’s no way Connor and I have any type of bromance going on. Ford is his bromance partner.”
Peyton bursts out laughing beside me. Full-on laughing. And fuck if it doesn’t make the cabin feel less empty.
My chest tightens hard enough to make me uneasy.
Ford: In all seriousness, you good?
The teasing abruptly settles something low in my chest. Despite all their bullshit, these idiots are my family.
I type back quickly.
Me: We made it home. She hurt her ankle at the airport. I ordered a CAM boot. We’re monitoring it.
The chat goes silent for approximately three seconds before it erupts again.
Connor: HE ORDERED HER A MEDICAL BOOT
Jake: BRO YOU ARE DOWN HORRENDOUSLY!
Cole: This man is one flannel blanket away from building her a nursery.
Ford: You brought her home injured and started nesting.
I narrow my eyes.I’m going to kill these assholes.
“I’m blocking all of them,” I mutter.
“I thought it was Connor?” Peyton blinks at me.
“It is. And some of my teammates.”
