The guy was leaning over the girl, so I couldn’t see much. Not that I was staring. But it was hard not to glance up a few times. That dude was definitely getting a blowjob later. Kinda wished I was getting a blowjob later, but I was still pretty gun-shy after Shelly. Wasn’t up for jumping into something with a girl right now—no matter how casual I kept it.
Jo brought two plates to their table. I couldn’t see the couple, but I assumed they’d quit the make-out session to get their dinner. My phone buzzed in my hand.
Cooper: Where u at?
Me: Ray’s
Cooper: Done for the day?
Me: Yeah, u?
Cooper: Yep. Mom fed me. Leftovers?
Me: Always yes.
Cooper: Cool bro. See u at home.
Dinner at Ray’s or not, I never said no to leftovers from Mrs. Miles. Cooper’s mom was an amazing cook.
Jo brought my salad, but before I could start eating, the couple at the back table caught my eye again. They were no longer sucking face—they were eating—but now I was staring. My fork hung over my plate, dangling from limp fingers. I didn’t know the guy, but the girl? That was Brynn Miles.
Brynn was Cooper’s younger sister—the baby of the family. She was almost six years younger than me and Cooper; I’d known her since she was born. She’d recently turned twenty-one, and she’d been off at college for the last couple of years. In fact, I’d thought she was still going to college, so I had no idea what she was doing here.
Of course, I didn’t pay much attention to Brynn, so for all I knew, she was moving back. Or here for the weekend. Except, what day was it? It was a Tuesday, so shouldn’t she have been in class? Or going to class tomorrow? Who the fuck was that guy she was with?
And why the hell did I care?
Brynn wasn’t just the baby. She was Cooper’s baby. Weird as it sounded, it was how he saw it. She had three older brothers, but Cooper was the alpha-brother when it came to Brynn. He’d made it his personal mission in life to take care of her. If I thought about it—which I didn’t—Brynn probably didn’t appreciate Cooper’s interference in her life as much as Coop thought she should.
But that was the thing, I didn’t think about it. I didn’t think about Brynn. She was around, I knew she existed. But it was like there’d always been this barrier around her that I couldn’t see through. Brynn was so forbidden, I’d subconsciously ignored her.
When we were kids, she’d just been an annoying little girl. As she grew up, it was like she’d faded from my vision. Like she was translucent—insubstantial. I didn’t let myself see her because deep down, I knew she was the one girl on the planet I could never, ever touch. I’d instinctively created a shield around her that I couldn’t penetrate—couldn’t see through. Even the temptation of her wasn’t worth the risk.
But looking at her now, with some dude in the back of Ray’s Diner, that shield shattered to pieces.
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Also by Claire Kingsley
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Sexy, sweet, funny, and heartfelt family series. Messy family. Epic bromance. Super romantic.
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Forbidden Miles
Reckless Miles
Hidden Miles
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Bootleg Springs
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Sidecar Crush
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Gin Fling
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Book Boyfriend
Cocky Roommate
Hot Single Dad
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The Always Series
Smoking hot, dirty talking bad boys with some angsty intensity.
Always Have
Always Will
Always Ever After
The Jetty Beach Series
Sexy small-town romance series with swoony heroes, romantic HEAs, and lots of big feels.
Behind His Eyes
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Operation Get Her Back
Weekend Fling
Good Girl Next Door
The Path to You
The Jetty Beach Box Set Books 1-4
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About the Author
Claire Kingsley is a Top 10 Amazon bestselling author of sexy, heartfelt contemporary romance and romantic comedies. She writes sassy, quirky heroines, swoony heroes who love their women hard, panty-melting sexytimes, romantic happily ever afters, and all the big feels.
She can’t imagine life without coffee, her Kindle, and the sexy heroes who inhabit her imagination. She’s living out her own happily ever after in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three kids.
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