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“Yes,” she answers without hesitation. “Even though I know that there’s no way to predict the future, I just can’t imagine my life without him. He’ll always be there right beside me. If nothing else, I know I can count on that.”
“That’s how I feel about Teddy. I can’t imagine my life without him, so I don’t want to do anything to push him away or mess up our friendship.”
“I may not be psychic, but I don’t see you two being honest with each other as a mistake. Sure, you could technically lose him and that would be awful, but that’s the absolute worst-case scenario. Think about the best-case scenario.”
The best case? We spend the rest of our lives together as more than friends?
I take a deep breath in and hold it before eventually letting it out. “Okay. Tonight, I’ll tell him.”
“Good.”
“Or at least I’ll kiss him when we’re alone to see if it goes further.”
“Maggie!”
“Shouldn’t I know if he’s actually attracted to me before I tell him I’m in love with him?”
“Right, because admitting to feelings is more likely to ruin a relationship than sex?”
“Fine. I know it’s stupid, but I don’t want to do anything to ruin our friendship. Having Teddy as just a friend is better than not having him at all, you know?”
Kendall nods. “I get it. It’s the same worries I had with Monty when I worked for him. You’ve wanted to jump his bones for years, but you’ll regret it if he doesn’t feel the same way and it changes everything.”
“I’ve been thinking about us…wondering if we would be good together that way since the first day we met. And that feeling hasn’t gone away at all; it’s only gotten worse.”
“Right, well, let me know how it goes,” Kendall says with a smile. “I’m just glad that you’re not hung up on Wyatt. He was never the right man for you. I definitely don’t think he’s the right man for…” She pauses a moment then says, “for anyone.”
“That’s unfairly harsh. Especially for a woman in love about to get married,” I tell her. “I know you’ve been playing matchmaker.”
“Aren’t Hayden and Julia adorable together? Although, I think Ethan and Celia have an I-hate-you-but-you’re-hot deal going on. Still, it could lead to more.”
“It could,” I agree.
Will another kiss when Theo and I are alone lead to more?
There’s only one way to find out.
16
Theo
“It’s such a beautiful night,” Maggie says as we walk along the beach, her hand in mine after my long ass day of golf while she got pampered. The moon is glinting off the ocean and there’s a light breeze following the scorching hot day blowing the skirt of her white dress around.
“It is,” I agree, even though I’m usually in bed asleep by now. I’d rather be out here on the beach with Maggie. “I missed you today,” I tell her honestly.
“Was it that bad being around him?”
“Yes. I’m skipping pickleball tomorrow. If anyone asks, I had some work to catch up on,” I tell her.
“I don’t blame you,” she says with a smile. “And I’m glad you haven’t been working.”
“When has there been time?” I ask her seriously.
“You deserve a vacation.”
“Maybe so,” I agree. “I prefer to spend the day with you, though.”
“The days. Right,” Maggie says. “What about the nights?”
