Page 30 of Good Time Boyfriend
I looked at her, then at Noah, who just shrugged.
“Sorry, it’s a cheese house. It’s what we do.”
“Well, thankfully we’re not lactose intolerant,” Luca drawled before he picked up a kitten and nuzzled it.
“Are you sure you don’t want another cat?” he asked Greer.
Greer looked between her men who shrugged.
Ford cleared his throat. “We have the space. And right now, we’re outnumbering the cat. Might as well add some more.”
Greer beamed and Luca looked ten feet taller.
“Oh good. We’ll get these babies checked out, and then either you choose the ones you want, or the ones that connect to the other resident of the house.”
“Oh, I’m so excited,” Greer said.
We kept talking cats and cheese as we went over to the dining area where the food and drinks were spread out.
I tapped August’s shoulder and pulled him back. “You okay? Do you want to talk about it?” I asked.
August shook his head. “No, I’m fine. Just weird as always. I like being here with her though. I like that we’re a big family. I just hate sometimes the memories hit hard, you know?”
I nodded and rubbed my chest.
“Yeah. Well, we’re okay. Right?”
“Always.” He narrowed his gaze. “Except for the fact that you didn’t tell me that my ex-wife lives here.”
Everybody paused. Greer’s eyes went wide as I turned to look at him.
“How the hell did you find out?”
August smiled, though it didn’t look happy. I still didn’t know why they had broken up. Why everything had fizzled, and while I wanted to ask, I knew it wasn’t the time to do so. Though, when the hell would it be?
“One of my coworkers was in the bar and overheard you. And decided to run to tell me.” He rolled his eyes. “She’s a menace, not my ex, the coworker. She loves gossip, and wanted to make sure that I knew what was going on so I wouldn’t be surprised.” He rolled his eyes again. “But she did it in that southern drawl and spoke really slowly, as if waiting for a reaction.”
I winced and rocked back on my heels. “Fuck. I wasn’t sure how to tell you.”
“Are you okay?” Greer asked.
August nodded. “I’m fine. I don’t hate Paisley. I promise. We just aren’t together anymore. I knew she had some family connection out here, but I didn’t realize she had moved. I should have. Because we had been friends. But it’s fine. I’m fine. I just, you know, probably should have known. And I don’t hate you for not telling me,” he said quickly. “Hell, how were you supposed to bring it up?”
“I was honestly thinking about it tonight. Though I didn’t know how to start that conversation.”
“And she is your girlfriend’s boss.”
Greer’s eyes widened as she looked between us. “This is so much information right now. Seriously, girlfriend? Paisley? I need the details.”
“Well, Paisley’s my ex-wife. As you know. But she lives here now, and owns a large company that has a matchmaking section, and organizes small businesses. I don’t really know what it all does, but her head of PR is Devney. Our brother’s girlfriend.”
Noah and Ford looked between us, smiles on their faces as they just sat back and listened to us volley back and forth. Luca bounced on his heels, interested as Greer clapped her hands.
“Devney? I love her. She’s so sweet. And I honestly didn’t realize who she worked for.” She looked at August. “I would’ve told you.” Then she winced and looked at me. “Not that I’m saying you should have. Wow, this is awkward.”
I laughed, letting the awkwardness settle in. “Hell. It’s family. It’s supposed to be awkward.”
Luca smiled. “That sounds like our motto.”
