Word has it that opposites attract. Jessica Keith would give the pithy expression two middle fingers because a wild party girl like her and the prim do-gooder, Matthew Parkinson are opposites hopeless to attract, let alone breathe the same air.
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Matthew tugged on Christian's arm which seemed to have him in a headlock. He looked over to Cade who was nodding at their mother in approval. They were moving around the Chesterfield sofa for about half an hour.
Matthew knew better. Cade just wanted to make the moving around to stop, so he'd probably approve even if they put the damn sofa straight into the furnace.
Nathan laid the ottoman carefully on the spot she instructed.
"Christian, I missed you too. But you need to stop choking me," Matthew finally says.
His brother loosened his arm around his neck. "Sorry. I didn't realize you don't miss me as much as I do."
"You've been gone just for a few days. Besides, it wasn't like you weren't snuggling with Kylie the whole time." Matthew has an inbox full of evidence. He understands that Christian wanted to show off his flourishing love life, but he draws the line at ten pictures daily.
In the back of his mind, he knows there was something more about it than a full inbox. Christian—including his happily married brothers—makes him feel so single. It hadn't bothered him before, but it does now.
He still doesn't know why, though.
Matthew caught sight of Jessica coming toward the expansive living area. She stood in her yellow halter mini dress, beautiful green eyes finding his. Her hair rested over her shoulders like breathtaking strings of fire.
Her lips curled into a pretty smile as she waved him over.
Christian gave him a teasing nudge on the arm.
He ignored it.
"What's up?" He asks, trying not to pay attention to the idiotic smile on his face.
She clasped a hand around his wrist and pulled him to a corner. "I think I might cancel our trip to Vren's cabin."
"Oh." He could hide the disappointment in his voice, but he couldn't deny that his heart sank to his stomach.
"I have a wedding gig coming up." She scrunched her nose. "My boss needs me to cover for someone."
"It's okay." He hears himself say.
Her eyes glinted. "Really? Okay. Maybe we can go the next day."
He felt a smile bud. "Sure."
She smiled back. "Great! Now, I'm off to your mom's kitchen."
Matthew tried not to laugh at Jess' voracious appetite. Even then, he worries about one thing. Andrei chose today (Jessica is around) to test out his peanut recipe.
"Wait. Do you have your EpiPen with you?"
Jessica turns around. "Yep."
"But that doesn't mean you're going to eat the muffins with peanuts in them, right?"
