Prose Before Bros (Green Valley Library #3)

by Cathy Yardley

Fortunately, handling aggressive library patrons was something Thuy had some practice in. She could take some passive-aggressive nosiness.

Her protective instincts roared. “Listen, Drill. Maddy’s my best friend in the world. The only family I’ve got left. I don’t know who you are, or what kind of answers you want, but I’ll say this. If you hurt her, or scare her, or do anything that makes her uncomfortable,” Thuy said, her voice a deadly calm, “Satan’s gonna flinch when he sees what I do to you. Got it?”

“Don’t act like because you’re a guy, you’re not entitled to talk things through. You’re upset. You deserve someone who’ll let you vent. You don’t have to be alone.”

She’d had more changes and emotional upheaval in the past month than she had in the past ten years, and right now, she had hit her limit. So right now, she was going to shut that shit down and eat some feelings, dammit. Procrasti-baking!

“Close-minded idiot. And like so many close-minded people, she can’t seem to be close-mouthed along with it.”

“I fell in love with you stupid fast,” Thuy said with a smile. “If you’re in, I’m in.”