One of the Guys Part 3. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

The next day, I planned to take the twins to see Casey and Wren. We packed a light bag and headed out. The sun was shining and the birds were singing songs of love. We were going to the park today. The girls really wanted to play with Wren, so what better place to go? As we pulled up to Canyon River Park, I saw Casey sitting on a swing with Wren. Her hair was up in a messy bun. She had on a green and pink sun dress, and Wren had on a blue hat and a little jean dress. She looked adorable. Her tiny little tennis shoes had pink laces and bows. “Hey James! Over here!” Casey yelled, waving us over. She hugged the twins and they immediately grabbed Wren. “Can we take her on the slide?” Kelsie asked. “Sure. She just can’t go down alone,” Casey replied. They ran off and we sat on the bench with our iced cappuccinos. I looked at Casey and smiled. “Stop it James. I know this look and I’m not doing it with you today,” she said, putting her sunglasses on. “Doing what Case? Discussing

The words were quiet, almost casual, but they landed harder than they should have.I didn’t know what to say.So I told him the truth.“Me too.”His eyes lifted to mine.For a moment, neither of us moved.The aisle seemed to narrow around us. A strand of ribbon hung between us from a nearby display, swaying faintly whenever someone passed at the far end. Keegan’s gaze moved over my face as if he were trying to decide whether I meant it.There was something in his expression that made my stomach twist.That look.The one his sister had noticed.The one I had been trying desperately not to see.“What do you miss?” he asked.I blinked. “What?”“About it.”His voice was barely above a murmur.I looked toward the shelves, anywhere but at him. “The easy parts.”“Which parts were easy?”I gave a small, humorless laugh. “You know.”“I don’t.”“You do.”“Brees.”The way he said my name stopped me.Not because it was unusual.Because it wasn’t.He had always said it like that when he wanted me

Why did I care? I didn’t. I have a boyfriend that loves me. Tate has an internship and a job proposal after graduation for a medical research clinic. That’s what my dad has always wanted for someone that I was with. Yes. Stability. Tate is stable. Keegan was not. He wasn’t even sure what he would be doing after graduation or where he was going to be living. It wasn’t my problem. “Come on James. I gotta get Wren in the room for her nap or she will terrorize us all,” Casey said, holding Wren on her hip. Wren reached out for me, so I grabbed her. She snuggled deep into my shoulder. She was tired for sure. Casey grabbed my bag and started making her way to the front desk. I decided to sit in the lounge area with Wren until we were all checked in. I snuggled us into a large armchair. It was a beautiful cream color and the fabric looked so rich. As we cuddled, someone tapped my shoulder. It was Cyman’s mom.“Brees Hamlin! What a sight for sore eyes. We have been watching you play ball on

I told Baylen I needed a minute and I ran out into the hallway to talk to Cyman. Keegan followed me. I knew he could tell I was upset. “Cy, are you in your room?” I asked.“Yeah, but I’ll come to you. I have your itinerary on my phone,” he said.As I waited for Cyman to meet me, I went over every possible scenario that could have made his mom think I would ever sleep with her son. The elevator doors opened and Cyman walked out. He had a blank look on his face but I could tell he was upset from his demeanor. “Cy, I can assure you I have never told anyone that we slept together. I’m not sure why your mom would say that. Is she mistaking me for Casey?” I asked. His face softened a bit. “Wait who slept together? You and Cy?” Keegan interjected.“No bro, that’s all you! It’s a misconception my mom had from an interaction she had today with Brees,” Cyman said.“I’m not Keegan’s at all first of all. Second of all, what did your mom say exactly?”I was still confused as to how my run in

“I’m going to go to my room, Kee. I’ll see you later,” I said, turning to leave.He grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him.“But what if we didn’t end our night here? Come and have a drink with me,” he offered.I didn’t want my night to end, but I also knew Tate would be so upset if I had a drink with Keegan. Tate. Just saying his name made me angry at the moment.“You know what? Yes. Let’s get that drink!” I said. Keegan led me to the bar on our floor at the end of the hall. It was actually pretty large for a hotel bar. It was less classy than the rest of the hotel and I loved it. The ambience was exactly what I needed to help me get over this ego trip Tate was on. “Two mojitos please,” Keegan ordered. The bartender was a small blonde girl. She looked to be maybe my age. She was adorable. “Two mojitos coming right up,” she said. I watched her go back and forth between stations. Her ponytail whipped all over the place. She had on small black shorts and a white crop top with b