Total pages in book: 76
Estimated words: 72028 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 360(@200wpm)___ 288(@250wpm)___ 240(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72028 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 360(@200wpm)___ 288(@250wpm)___ 240(@300wpm)
Not that she’d told him. She’d made Daisy and Bri promise not to say a word. They were a sisterhood within a sisterhood, and neither she nor Bri would ever break a confidence.
“I can want Zach all day, but we know who he wants,” Devi said.
“She’s engaged.” Daisy knew what Devi thought. She’d watched Zach, and his eyes always followed Tasha Taggart. A month before they’d overheard Kenz and Kala talking about how Zach had admitted he was in love with their sister. “Tash is happy with Dare. Zach is a single man.”
“And Tasha is his type. Not me,” Devi replied. “So while I might have these feelings, I’m not going to act on them. I’m not going to make a fool of myself.”
“Did I?” Daisy mused. She thought her friend was missing the point.
Devi neatly ducked as a pillow was thrown her way. A sorry was yelled out, and one of the boys ran to reclaim it. “I didn’t say you were a fool. It obviously worked out for you and Nate.”
“I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t tried. I think it might be more foolish to have these feelings and never give them a shot. Even if he doesn’t want you. At least you know. And if you’re too scared to be forthright, there’s always masquerade night. But you should probably wear a better disguise. Apparently mine wasn’t great.” She reached out to her friend. “I know how it feels to want someone you think you can’t have. I also know what Bri is saying. When we were in college we were an unstoppable party, wreaking havoc and fun everywhere we went. Now we have degrees and we spend our weekends sitting in the locker room at a sex club trying to figure out what to do with our lives.”
“I think you know what you want to do with yours,” Devi chided.
She was wrong about that. “I know who I want to spend it with. I’m not sure what I want to do. A psych degree sounded like a real thing at the time. Turns out there’s not a lot of call for it. Maybe I should give real estate another shot.”
Bri groaned. “Or you should go back and get your master’s and become a therapist for children. Just don’t tell them about the supervillain thing you so recently convinced poor Rand of.”
“I thought we were going to let her come to that conclusion on her own,” Devi pointed out.
The idea played around in her head. She did spend a lot of her time talking to kids, and most of it was helping them with their problems. When she thought about it… It was…brilliant. “I would be good at that. I would enjoy it.”
“Yes, you would. And you’re welcome.” Bri smiled. “Devi’s got a real shot at becoming a designer. I was with her in New York a couple of weeks ago and they loved her work.”
“But they haven’t called me back.” Devi stood.
“There’s still time.” Brianna was always an optimist.
“Sure. I’m going to go check on the babies. I’ll be in there if anyone needs me.” Devi turned when she got to the hallway that would lead her to the nursery. “And Daisy, I’m happy for you. If your dad can’t be… Well, then he isn’t the Uncle Li I know. He’ll figure this out and then he’ll be all team Daisy again. He’ll go from my daughter is a saint of a girl to my daughter can drink you all under the table. Now, if you love me, you’ll remind us all Bri has written three books and never lets anyone read them.”
Brianna gasped. “She already knows that.” Bri looked her way. “You know that.”
“Yes,” Daisy agreed. “I know, and I think what Devi is pointing out is time works the same way for all of us. It’s going by, and you need to figure your shit out, sister. Be brave. Let us read them. Then let your mom read them.”
Bri went a pasty white. “Absolutely not. Maybe someday. When she’s old and can’t see. Hey, Hunter.” Bri smiled, her weird thank god something is saving me smile. “Daisy, Hunter is here.”
He was. And he wasn’t alone. Gabriel Lodge was with him, and they’d brought Lucas Taggart along. Gabe and Lucas were both a bit older than her crew. They’d been a couple of years ahead of Daisy, but Hunter had always hung around them.
“I thought y’all would be at The Hideout. Also, I thought we were locked in.” They hadn’t even given her the security code. Which was probably good because she wasn’t great at remembering random numbers. Nate had let them in, and he’d watched as she’d greeted all the kids. When Michael and Vanessa Malone had brought in way too much stuff for their infant, Nate had held the tiny girl while Daisy had helped them set up. He’d looked so hot. A big muscular man rocking this tiny infant. He’d even hummed. He hadn’t looked freaked out or anything.