Page 106 of Risky Play

“What?” I asked Dinah.

She put her hands on her hips and tapped her foot impatiently. “I’m only gonna ask you once, and I want you to be perfectly honest with me.”

“Yeah?”

“Have you been secretly dating Maddie?”

I felt all the color drain from my face, and I stared at her blankly.

“Yes!” my sister answered for me. She gave me an innocent smile. Dinah looked at her with interest. “That’s the real reason I came for a visit. He’s been a shit.”

Dinah barked out a laugh. “That’s very true.” She turned back to me. “What happened?”

“Did she tell you?” I asked.

Dinah shook her head. “Nope. You two were way too obvious, and she’s avoiding me.”

I cringed. “Does Noah know?”

She tapped her finger against her lips. “I honestly don’t know. What did you do?”

“He gave her an ultimatum,” Luna chimed in again.

I shot her another annoyed look. Damn, little sisters could be a pain in the ass.

Dinah raised her eyebrow at me and waited for me to explain.

“I never wanted to hide it. I wanted to tell Noah right away, but she didn’t want to.”

Dinah blew out a breath. “Okay, I get that. I have three meathead brothers who tried to stare down Noah. He’s protective of her, but he likes you.”

“D, what do I do?”

“Forget about my husband. He’ll get over it.”

“Or he’ll punch me in the face,” I muttered.

She shook her head. “I won’t let him do that misogynist bullshit. When was the last time you talked to her?”

“A week ago.”

“A week ago…” her eyes widened. “You thought you were getting caught on Thanksgiving, and she freaked, huh?”

I nodded. “I told her we either tell Noah or we’re done.”

“He fucked up,” Luna cut in.

“Quiet you,” I snapped at her.

Dinah cringed. “Okay, wrong thing to say. But believe me, I fucked up before with Noah. I had to be the one to reach back out. Maybe you need to do that too.”

I frowned.

“Text her and say you want to talk.”

“Okay…”

“And Matt?”