Then He Happened (The Spearman Family #2)

by Claudia Y. Burgoa

“It was just a drunken hookup after all,” he says, shattering my heart carelessly. “There’s no shame in that.” I dust my chest, knowing that there’s nothing salvageable from the debris. It’s bound to happen. Naïve girl believes in a handsome, unusual, playboy asshole and he kicks you like a puppy. But I have to save face. “Of course not!” I say quickly. “Hooking up with a friend as a one-time thing? In this day and age? That’s so not a big deal.” He does that fake laugh thing he always does around Charlie when he’s ready to run for the hills. “I don’t know why I was worried,” he says. “You get me, Eileen.” Swallowing thickly, I nod. And then I realize he can’t see that, so I say, “Yeah.” After a moment he says, “You know it’s also pretty normal to hook up with a friend multiple times in this day and age.” I have no idea what’s his angle, but I’ll take the lifeline he’s giving. Anything to feel his lips on mine one more time. The last round before we leave. “You know, you’re totally right,” I say. “That’s something reasonable adults could do.” “And if there’s something we are, it’s reasonable.” I swallow again. “Well… I’m game if you are.”