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He opened his mouth and then closed it. He tilted his head in confusion, and a battle broke out behind those eyes.

I thought things were fine when we arrived and we were smiling at one another, but maybe I was wrong.

“Goodnight, Chris,” I said, shoving past him and heading down the sidewalk. It wasn’t my job to soothe him, and I didn’t want to share how uncomfortable the entire night had made me. I needed to get home and crawl into bed with a good book.

“Savannah!” someone else called, halting my steps again. I was thoroughly annoyed, spinning around to find Lucas jogging over to us. He smiled pleasantly at Chris before walking past him. “We didn’t exchange numbers,” he explained, pulling his phone out of his pocket.

“Oh, right,” I said. We had agreed to stay in touch.

Chris glared at Lucas, stepping closer to make it clear he wasn’t going to leave us alone. Lucas ignored him. “You rushed out of there before you could give it to me,” he said. “I went to get some water, and you were su
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  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   038

    Chris cooked a fantastic meal. He made steaks with mashed potatoes and chopped broccoli. I tried to help by cleaning areas after he was done, but he insisted I sit at the island bar and relax. We sipped wine and talked about anything and everything that came to mind.I found myself enjoying simply staring at his back while he cooked and talked. I liked hearing the passion in his voice as he talked about White Oak Construction.He also mentioned that his sculptures sometimes get displayed in nearby galleries. I had no idea. I was even more impressed.We sat at the bar and ate. I couldn’t stop staring at him. I’d thought about the last time he’d touched me and how I was spending the night in his bed.I was nervous, but the anticipation was starting to wear at me.Forget the food and fuck me, please.Once we finished dinner, Chris put everything in the sink and rinsed the dishes. He stood on the other side of the bar and kept up the small talk for a while, and it seemed like he was tryin

  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   037

    SAVI was exhausted in a new way as we headed back to Carswell. Last night had been an emotional rollercoaster, and today filled me with excitement and wonderment over the idea of developing a new skill. Chris made me feel better about the disaster at the restaurant, and I felt understood in a way I hadn’t experienced before.The feeling inspired memories of the last time we were close. Chris used to pick me up from school and take me out for pizza and milkshakes before taking me home. In college, I called him at least a few times a week to hear his voice while lulling myself to sleep.All the memories inspired a sense of comfort I’d been missing since that stupid drunken night that had put distance between us, but I was also terrified about what it all meant. The distance over the years hadn’t lessened my true feelings for him. If anything, they’d grown stronger, and our new relationship was already beginning to feel . . . permanent.I only hoped I was right. I wasn’t sure I’d surviv

  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   036

    “Hey,” I said, reaching out and grabbing her hand. I squeezed it, and she squeezed back. “It was an unusual set of circumstances. I mean, there was no way to predict she would be there. Or that they’d have such clumsy waiters who couldn’t even hang on to a damn plate, right?” I teased.She snorted and shook her head.“We got out of there without setting the place ablaze or committing any other crimes. I’m counting it as a win. Maybe we should even celebrate it, you think?”Her grin slowly grew. “You’re amazing, you know that?”“You are too, baby,” I said, closing the distance to kiss her again.Her gaze was soft when I pulled away, looking at me with that adoration I’d always loved seeing in her expression. I hadn’t understood what it was when we were younger, but it was clear now. I wanted to soak myself in the feeling and never let go, but we needed to get going. She needed a good mental health day, a day of nothing but fun, and I was there to give it to her.“Come on. Let’s get up

  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   035

    CHRISMy first realdate with Sav had been a shitshow. I’d texted Sav after I dropped her off, promising that next time would be better, but she hadn’t replied.I still couldn’t believe that Katelyn happened to work at the new restaurant I took her to. Last I’d heard, she lived in Denver. Not a tiny town super close to Carswell.I hadn’t realized how shaken Sav was until she got up to leave. After the fiasco with the server and the spills, she hadn’t been hungry anymore and wanted to go home.I looked at her hands, worried she’d really burned herself, but she said it had been too fast to do any damage.I didn’t want the night to end that way.I didn’t want her to, I wanted to go somewhere else and start over, but she’d clearly been thrown by Katelyn and embarrassed by what happened after. There was no saving the date after that, and I didn’t want to make her feel worse by acting too disappointed.I’d dropped her at home. She hadn’t even kissed me goodnight.I needed to do something to

  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   034

    This time Chris laughed with me. We helped Penny collect her things, and then I locked up. I said goodbye to my best friend, and she waved before climbing into her car and driving away. Chris opened my door for me, and then we were off. He drove me out of town to a restaurant called Mario’s. It was new in a town where we didn’t venture too often, farther down the lake and closer to the city. Chris held my hand for most of the drive as we talked, catching up on what happened over the last week or so we hadn’t had a chance to discuss. Suddenly, I felt silly for putting distance between us after Grampa’s hospital visit. I’d been so afraid of a repeat from four years ago that I quickly shut everything down, blaming myself for messing things up again. I didn’t give him a chance to explain, and I thought it was impossible that he would ever feel even close to the same as I did. I’d been standing in my own way. He parked in the lot and opened my door again, holding his arm out for me

  • Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend   033

    SAV“I’m soglad you texted me,” Penny said, placing her duffle bag on my loveseat and zipping it open. We were in my living room, and I was preparing for my date with Chris. She started digging around in the bag. “I haven’t been anywhere but work and home for a few weeks now.”After Chris officially asked me on a date, I texted her as soon as possible, asking for her help to get ready. I also filled her in on what happened between us the night before, including me admitting to being a virgin. We agreed that it was highly likely I was a few short hours away from sharing that special moment with the man I’d always fantasized about.She placed a curling iron on the table, a pair of sky-blue heels, and her makeup kit. Then she turned and sat on the edge of the couch, arranging the items and side-eying me. “I haven’t been getting any invites to come over for drinks. Seems like you’ve been too preoccupied dating multiple guys.”My cheeks heated as I looked away. “Oh, shut up. One dinner wit

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