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Me: …

After a solid minute, he doesn’t respond, so I text again.

Me: Don’t leave me hanging

Calvin: Well, I don’t know if I should tell you

Me: Well, you should

Me: Nobody likes a tease

Calvin: I agree *wink emoji*

Me: *eye roll emoji*

Me: Just spill already

Calvin: Okay

After an obscene amount of time, or maybe just two minutes, another text from Calvin rolls in.

Calvin: Your brother asked me about asking somebody out today

Me: For you or for him?

Calvin: I was confused at first, too. I thought he wanted to set me up

Calvin: But I’m not interested in her. I’m interested in someone else *wink emoji*

Me: *eye roll emoji*

Calvin: We’ve never talked about women before, so it threw me off at first

Me: He must really like her then

A huge grin takes over my face as I type those words. My brother has never brought anyone home to meet the family, at least in the past five years. The smile quickly vanishes when I realize that maybe he has previously, but I just didn’t know. I missed a lot of family gatherings for several years during my marriage.

I shake my head, trying not to dwell too much on the past. I glance down at my phone to concentrate on the now: Calvin.

Calvin: Yeah, I think so. Hopefully, he follows my advice and asks her out soon

Calvin: I really want to go to another wedding

Me: Whoa. Don’t you think that’s too soon?

Calvin: That’s exactly what your brother said

Me: Please don’t say things like that to me again

Calvin: Noted

Chapter Sixteen

Scarlett

My phone pings from the counter, and I reach for it instantly. I glance down at the screen to find a text from my brother. Disappointment flashes through me quickly, although I don’t know why. I love hearing from my brother. I open the text chain and find a few new messages from him.

Sebastian: Hey