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“Actually, he’s not,” Trina said, her eyes narrowed on Camden in a way I’d never seen.
I remembered Trina had mentioned he’d helped Declan and her months back when they had gone to Chicago, but she’d never expounded. “What do you mean?”
Trina slid another glance toward Camden, who didn’t yet look chagrined at her comment in any way, and then shrugged when she turned back to me. “Never mind.”
“And what do you know about getting into a guy’s pants anyway?” Suzanne teased, taking in the strange moment I just had and turning back to Paige. “You’ve only ever been with Lucas.”
Paige pouted. “Just because I’ve never participated in one-night stands doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with them.”
“I’m not sleeping with that guy,” Camden snapped.
I jerked back and watched as red crept up her neck and her cheeks. Camden hated it when she blushed. Her chest and neck would turn red and blotchy, and I knew she was aware of it this time when her hand covered her exposed throat.
Leaning in so I didn’t embarrass her further, I whispered, “But the blush says you want to, sweetie.”
“Shut up.” She grinned, tossing a napkin at me. I threw my head back and laughed. It was cute, and sometimes frustrating, being friends with Camden when she felt like she had to struggle to maintain some sort of “perfect” appearance and life.
From across the table, I saw a devilish plan taking shape silently in Suzanne’s eyes. Her gears were turning as she looked to Camden and then swiveled slightly in her chair to get a better glimpse of David at the bar.
From the way she grinned, pulling her bottom lip between her teeth, I knew exactly who was on Suzanne’s “set-up” list next.
I leaned back, smiling into my drink, and allowed Camden to think we were dropping the subject.
We moved on to talking about Paige’s job as a teacher, both of us excited that school would be out for summer in just six short weeks when I sensed a change in the atmosphere at our table.
My back was to the door, but I noticed the way Suzanne grinned, looking behind my shoulder. I turned my head to see what had caught her attention, but I already knew.
Aidan stopped at the bar and I watched him clasp hands with David before his eyes moved directly to mine and he pushed off the bar with a wink toward David.
“Girls’ night out?” Aidan asked as he reached our table. One hand went to the back of my chair, and even though he wasn’t touching me, Ifelthim everywhere.
I shifted in my seat.
“Want to join us?” Paige asked sweetly.
Aidan looked to me and I smiled. “You can; we’re just talking about work and celebrating Suzanne tonight.”
“What’s to celebrate?” he asked, looking up.
I hesitated for a moment, we all did, before Suzanne smiled and announced. “I just found out my husband and I are expecting our first child.”
A sadness flickered in Aidan’s eyes before his hand shifted from the back of my chair to my shoulder. “Congratulations.”
His thick voice rumbled over me and his hand squeezed.
I looked up and saw him peering at me, a question in his eyes I couldn’t fully make out.
“I don’t want to interrupt,” he said, looking at everyone but coming to a stop on me and smiling. “I just wanted to say hello and pick up some dinner Declan made for me.”
“You can stay and eat,” I told him hesitantly. Not that being around five women would be spectacularly fun for him.
He shook his head and leaned down, brushing his lips against my cheek. “I’m good. I’ll talk to you later?”
“Yeah.” I sighed when he pulled back. “Sounds good.”
“You taking a cab home? I can come back and get you.”
“I’m driving tonight,” Suzanne said, and my head gave a slight jerk.
