Page 32 of The Best Friend's Billionaire Brother
When Hunter didn’t respond, Wyatt looked up and found Hunter with his mouth hanging open.
“I didn’t mean to. I know she’s with Bandit. It was wrong. Horrible and wrong, and I feel awful.”
Wyatt’s brother looked at him, puzzled. “Wait. Bandit is dating Gabby?”
“It seems so, but that’s not the issue. How am I supposed to tell Bandit what I did?”
“Did she kiss you back?”
Did she ever. For a woman dating another man, she’d given as much as Wyatt had. Her arms had tightened around his neck, and she’d pulled ever so slightly toward him, pressing her body against his. Mercy, it was a fantastic kiss.
When he didn’t respond, Hunter said, “If she did, then maybe she’s not dating Bandit as much as you think. Gabby’s not that kind of girl. She doesn’t cheat. Or, I wouldn’t think so. Come to think of it, you ever remember her dating anyone?”
“No, I sure don’t.” In fact, Wyatt didn’t remember her even talking about guys when they were younger. “Now I feel even worse. The first guy she dates, and I go and kiss her.”
“Did she tell you they were dating? Like, outright?”
“Well, Carrie Anne kinda said they were, but when I asked Gabby, all she said was that they’d just started talking.”
Hunter took his hat off and scratched his head. “That’s it? They haven’t even been on a date? A real date?”
“Not that I know of.” And the way Gabby told it, it was just them talking at this point. Did Bandit even consider that dating? Wouldn’t he need to ask her out on a real date for it to count?
He didn’t know what he should do. Should he ask Bandit if he was dating Gabby? Or did he just let it die? Avoiding it seemed a cowardly way out, but never kissing her again? Every time the thought came to mind, Wyatt’s stomach twisted.
The battle going on inside him was enough to make him want to scream, and he was going to spend the next month with Gabby. How was he going to manage that?
Wyatt’s brother straightened. “Then I wouldn’t sweat it. I mean, just talk to Bandit. Ask him if they’re dating. Women are weird. I mean, you ever known a woman to be simple?”
Chuckling, Wyatt shook his head. “No, they’re as complicated as all get-out. I’ve yet to figure them out.”
“You’re telling me,” Hunter said, casting his gaze to the floor. “They can mix a man up something fierce.”
Wyatt stood. “What about you? You dating anyone?”
“Nope, much to Mom’s dismay.” Hunter rolled his eyes.
“She’s been on you about grandkids?”
Hunter grunted a laugh. “Yeah, it was my turn. Bear said she’d chewed on him the last couple of months. He was glad when she set her laser beams on me.”
It was no secret that Caroline West wanted grandkids. She’d spent a few months on each of them, telling them they needed to settle down. With Carrie Anne’s engagement, hopefully, it’d give them a reprieve for a while. Although, if Mom had it her way, she’d have a house full of grandchildren running around.
“I’m with Bear. After my accident, it was months of...when are you going to quit putting yourself in danger, settle down, and give me grandbabies?Boy, she was on my tail about it.”
Wyatt’s brother looked up and smiled. “No joke. Her thing with me was, you need to at least date if you’re ever going to find someone.”
“Is there another reason you decided to slink into the barn too?”
Hunter straightened and rubbed his knuckles along his jawline. “Nah, I just thought I’d check on you after the scene in the house. I didn’t realize you’d kissed someone else’s girlfriend.”
Wyatt socked him in the bicep. “Shut up. I already said I didn’t mean to, and like you said, I’m not even sure they’re really dating.”
Rubbing his arm, Hunter eyed him. “And if they are?”
“I’ll jump that ravine when I get to it. Until then, I’m keeping my lips to myself. Gabby’s just a friend anyway. It was a weird moment that probably won’t ever happen again.”
That idea didn’t sit right with Wyatt at all. Never kissing Gabby again? After that five-alarm kiss? That would take some strength Wyatt wasn’t sure he possessed.
