Page 36 of Interference
So he told them. It should probably annoy me that he told his friends without asking me first, but it doesn’t. I’m actually happy about it. I knew he was excited, and I’m glad he doesn’t have to keep it between us anymore.
“Thank you,” I tell him softly.
“You’re welcome.” He gives me a small smile. “I was hoping you would be cool with me joining you.”
“Sure,” I answer without hesitation.
I lead him into our living room area and take one corner of the couch. He takes the other as he sets the food on the coffee table in front of him.
“Brett ordered for you, so hopefully it’s something you’ll like,” he tells me as he hands me a container.
“I’m sure it’s great.”
A door opens from down the hall, and Ashley comes out. When she sees us, she frowns but doesn’t say anything. Then she turns around and walks back to her room.
“She’s friendly,” Wyatt says quietly, making me smile.
“If only you knew,” I tease, making him smirk.
We fall silent as we begin to eat. Unlike when I sit in silence with Brett, this feels weird. Awkward. I know Wyatt doesn’t talk much and that he’s a quiet guy in general, but I get the sense that he wants to say something, only he doesn’t know how.
“Is it just me, or does this feel weird?” I blurt out.
The corner of his mouth kicks up. “The only reason it’s awkward is because you haven’t really spent time with any of us. We know each other and get along, but we don’tknoweach other. You used to sneak into the house in the middle of the night to avoid us.”
I wince. He’s not wrong. I always waited to go over until the guys were all in bed or out. I didn’t care if they saw me the morning after, for some reason that always felt different to me.
“I guess you’re right,” I admit.
“Can I say something?”
I swallow hard. “Sure.”
He sets down his food container on the table and turns toward me.
Nerves roll through me.
He braces his elbows on his knees and folds his hands together.
“The guys and I have always known that you and Brett have been together. Maybe not officially, but we all knew. The man has been downright obsessed with you since I met him. Even with you sneaking into our house, you’ve been one of us even if you didn’t know it. To us, you’ve been family long before you became pregnant. We were just waiting on the two of you to admit it to each other.”
Out of all the things he could have said, I wasn’t expecting that.
Does he really consider me family? Do the other guys? When Beckett and Clay went here, they always went out of their way to say hi when they saw me, but I never thought anything of it. Did they do it because they saw me as their best friend’s girl?
“I had no idea,” I say softly.
“Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s right in front of you.”
He’s not wrong. For crying out loud, I had no idea Brett was in love with me. Not until he mentioned it, at least, and now that I know, I can’t help but look back on everything and see it.
“You’re not wrong,” I sigh, running a hand through my hair.
“Now that we have that out of the way, I have a favor to ask,” he says, catching me off guard.
“Okay…”
He takes a deep breath. “I need you to help us get Brett back on the ice. Kellan and I thought we were making some progress on him, but ever since he found out you’re expecting, he’s dug his heels in deeper. He needs to get back out there.”
