Page 153 of Forever

“We were too,” Rob said. “Sanders was just telling me how much she wishes she could suck it before she says ‘I do’ tomorrow. She’s always regretted not hooking up with us.”

James laughed. “I’m sure it’s the regret of her life.”

I scoffed.

He chuckled. “But I know it’s much more likely that you were actually down here talking about the prank. And I hope you’ve called it off.”

“Never,” Rob said. “The three of us planned a real winner this time.”

James shook his head. “I only just found out about it.”

“And yet you’re down here whispering, looking like our number three.”

“Shit.” James quickly sat back up.

“You’re so immature,” I said to Rob.

“I do feel young again.” He smiled. “God I love pranks. So about that blowjob…”

He was completely infuriating. “Daphne is going to murder you in your sleep one day.”

“Nah, she’s too busy riding me for us to ever get a proper night’s sleep.”

I slapped Rob’s arm. “Rob, I’m on my hands and knees. Begging you. Call it off, seriously.”

“You’re acting like I’m not being serious. I’ve been so much more serious these last 16 years when you were gone. Now that you’re back, I finally feel like me again. It feels like old times. You and me doing this together.” Something in his eyes softened.

And the way he was looking at me made my chest ache.

“We were all broken without you. I couldn’t even eat pudding for 16 years.”

I swallowed hard. I understood that. But…

“I don’t want to think about 16 years ago when I think of pudding. I want to remember a fun prank. Not losing you. This will undo all of it the only way I know how. A Hunter Sanders mess around to top the last one and erase it from our memories. I’m doing this for us. So we can move forward. I’m just trying to right my wrong.” He had a little frown on his face and he was giving me puppy dog eyes.

Oh, Rob.He was going to make me cry. I hated how much I’d hurt all of them. And in Rob’s weird way, this was how he could let all that pain go. I got it. I did. And I could tell by his determination that there was no changing his mind. He said he was doing this for us. I didn’t need it. But he did. He needed it in order to move forward. And maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.

“Okay,” I said with a sigh.

His puppy dog eyes disappeared and he smiled. And it looked so freaking devious. “I knew you’d come around.”

“But nothing as bad as last time, right?”

“Just wait for it.”

“Promise me.”

“Just wait for it,” he said again.

I sighed and climbed back up into my seat.

Rob took his time coming back up.

Crap, was there actually a string down there that he was messing with?

When Rob finally reemerged he winked at me.

Tanner stood up and clinked his knife against his glass.

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