Page 86 of My Fiancé's Brother
I shook my head and lied. “No, Matt’s fine.”
Her eyes narrowed. “Is it Jackson? Is he a bad house guest?”
“No!” I protested. “Jackson is a great house guest.”
She leaned back and crossed her arms. “Oh, my God.”
“What?” My throat tightened.
She gave a harsh laugh. “You’re crushing.”
My eyes went wide. “What?! No. No!”
She pointed her finger at me. “I know that look. You have some big fucking crush on Jackson.”
“I don’t.”
Her eyes narrowed. “Does Matt know?”
I crossed my arms. “There is nothing for Matt to know because I'm not crushing. On Jackson? Please.”
She shook her head. “You got it bad. I can tell.”
“Julie,” I said, feeling incredibly alarmed. “Don’t be crazy. Don’t even go there.”
She gave me a knowing smile and then slapped my arm. “Oh relax, I'm just teasing you.”
I heaved a sigh of relief. “Don’t even tease about that kind of stuff. It isn’t funny.”
After lunch,I made my way home. I found Jackson lying on the couch, with Chloe curled up on his chest. He was reading, and she was snoring in complete contentment. I had never been so jealous of anyone in my life. I wanted to be my dog.
I kicked off my heels and flopped on the chair across from them. Jackson looked at me over his book. He looked tired. I wondered what time he had gotten home last night. Would things be weird for us after our previous conversation? Would I ever get past the fact that I had seen him naked? Flashes of him touching himself passed through my mind. I started to blush again.
“How was your day?” he asked.
“Julie took me out for lunch.”
“How’s Julie?” Amusement traced his voice.
“She’s good. She wants to plan a little birthday dinner for me on Friday. Just a few of my friends. You're invited.”
“That should be fun for you,” Green eyes studied my face.
“I guess.”
He raised his eyebrows in question.
I shrugged. “Parties aren’t my thing. How’s your day been?”
He shrugged. “Same old. I bought some groceries.”
“Thanks.”
“What are you doing now?”
I looked around. I still had loads of things to do for the wedding, but I couldn’t seem to bring myself to do any of it. “What did you have in mind?”
“Want to take Chloe for a walk?”
