Page 70 of Comeback
“This is unnecessary.”
He keeps smiling as he brushes past me. He finds a free chair nearby and pulls it to sit on the other side of Billy, who now looks like he wants to be anywhere but here.
I head to the bar for another glass of wine. I have a feeling I’m going to need it. Olivia joins me a minute later.
“Don’t say it,” I warn her. She’s smiling a little too smugly.
“I wasn’t going to say a word.”
We watch as Brogan and Archer talk with Billy. Rob’s joined in on their conversation and while it looks friendly enough, I can’t imagine what they’re saying.
Olivia is quiet for as long as she can stand it when she says, “Okay, but if I were going to say something, it’s just that I think it’s sweet.”
“Sweet that they marched in here to ruin what could have been a great first date?”
“Oh please, you’re only here entertaining other guys because you have it bad for your hottie roommate and you don’t want to admit it.”
I glower at her. “I liked you better when you weren’t saying a word.”
She laughs then we both fall quiet.
“Brogan’s a pretty good guy,” she says more sincerely.
“Yeah, he is. Slightly clueless but there’s something very endearing about him.”
“And Archer.”
I shoot her another glare that absolutely does not intimidate her.
“He’s not clueless, honey, and neither are you. He wants you. You want him.”
“He friend-zoned me.”
“Only because of his relationship with Brogan.” A slow smile spreads across her face. “It just occurred to me; Brogan marched in here to threaten your date when the guy he should be threatening is his best friend.”
Groaning, I let my head fall forward.
“Ah, cheer up. This night was very entertaining.” She drains the rest of her glass and sets it on the bar, then takes a step away, shifting her purse to her shoulder.
“Where are you going?” I ask.
“To deep clean my fridge.” She leans forward and kisses me on the cheek. “Call me later and let me know how this all ends.”
20
ARCHER
“Poor Billy,” Sabrina says as Brogan tells the story (not for the first time) of how we crashed her date earlier this week.
“We showed up in our T-shirts and baseball caps and showed him what was up.”
“Wait!” Sabrina shrieks. “You wore that on purpose?”
Brogan’s lips curl up and he nods.
“I should have known,” she says, but her tone doesn’t hold any malice.
We had an afternoon game today and came to the bar near the apartment after, where we’ve had a chill night. A lot of the guys have already left, but a small group of us remains at a table in the back.
