Page 124 of Spurred On

“Because,” Cody scrubbed his face, “she doesn’t approve.”

“She doesn’t approve?” Logan shook his head. “Sidney is awesome. Why wouldn’t she approve?” Although they weren’t related yet, Logan had accepted Sidney as his sister-in-law and was acting just like a protective older brother. In other circumstances, Cody would have found this amusing. At the moment, not so much.

“Claire wanted me to marry Porsche.”

“What?” Ford bellowed.

Cody glared him down. “Chillax. She wanted me to marry Porsche. They had some childhood pact or something. I don’t know. But it hardly matters. I love Sidney.”

This announcement fell like a nuclear winter.

Silence and shock rocketed around the room.

“Love?” Logan said. “As in love love?”

Cody hung his head and nodded. “Yeah.”

“You don’t sound happy.”

“Did I mention she just found two naked women in my bed?”

“That could be a snag,” Charlie said. “Did you explain it to her?”

“I tried. She wouldn’t listen.”

Ford patted him on the shoulder. “You need to give her a little time.”

“Right.”

“You should talk to her in the morning.”

“I will.” If she was still here. Oh, God, he hoped she’d still be here.

“Have you told her how you feel about her?” Logan asked.

Cody nodded and raked his hair.

“What did she say when you told her you loved her?”

“Wow.”

Logan’s eyes flared. He shared a chagrined glance with Ford. “Wow?”

Charlie scrubbed his face. “Not wow, man. Not wow.”

Cody frowned. “What’s wrong with wow?”

“In the female tongue,” Ford said, “it’s the worst word you can hear. In any circumstance.”

“Except when you say something that is truly amazing,” Charlie added.

“Like what?”

“I pulled one hundred and fifty sit-ups this morning.”

Logan stared at Charlie in awe. “Wow.”

“See?” Ford said. “Like that.”