“Hey, Parker.”

Turning, he got here nose to nose with one of many guys from his crew. His good temper rapidly dwindled. Though he usually wouldn’t care, Drew wasn’t able to share Beth with the fellows. They’d need to know every thing about her, and nicely, he was nonetheless attempting to determine her out himself. “Hello, Baily.”

Baily regarded round as if looking for one thing. “You assembly somebody?”

Earlier than Drew may reply, the little lady standing subsequent to Baily spoke as much as get her father’s consideration. “Daddy, are we going to go see the princesses now?”

Profiting from the chance, Drew opened his automobile door. “I don’t need to make you miss your film. I’ll catch you later.”

“You coming by Romeo’s home tomorrow to assist with the pool?”

Crap. He’d fully forgotten about that. “Received one thing within the afternoon, however I’ll be there for a number of hours. You?”

Baily, in fact, didn’t let it go. “Received a scorching date?”

Drew determined to make a joke of it. He winked at Baily, and slid in behind the wheel of his automobile. “One thing like that.”

The subsequent morning, Drew contemplated the knowledge of displaying as much as Romeo’s in any respect. Positive, he mentioned final week that he’d assist, however that was earlier than Beth had agreed to spend any sort of time with him outdoors the membership. He had little doubt that by the point he obtained there his ‘scorching date’ can be the primary subject of dialog. Drew had to determine what he was going to inform his crew concerning the girl he wasn’t really relationship.

Pulling up in entrance of the two-story home, he may see that Baily and Irwin have been already there. Taking a deep breath, he turned off the engine, and made his approach into the yard the place he knew they’d be ready.

The teasing started as quickly as they noticed him.

“Hey, hey. He made it,” Baily mentioned.

“Up late final evening?” Romeo requested wiggling his eyebrows up and down suggestively.

Drew ignored their feedback, and reached for one of many blueberry muffins laid out on a desk arrange alongside the again of the home. “You mentioned eight thirty, didn’t you?”

The fellows chuckled, however settled down some when Sophia stepped into the yard carrying a pitcher. “Thought you boys would possibly like some juice to go together with your breakfast. I’ve obtained some espresso brewing as nicely. I’ll convey it out when it’s prepared.”

Romeo took the pitcher from her and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, child.”

She smiled and disappeared again inside the home.

After stuffing their faces with muffins, espresso, and the apple juice Sophia had offered, the 4 of them set to work. By the point lunch rolled round, that they had the bottom cleared and leveled with sand, and the pool mendacity in elements on the garden. Total, it was a really productive morning.

At midday, Romeo fired up the grill and cooked some burgers and brats. They lazed on the again patio consuming and capturing the bull. It was then that the topic of his upcoming afternoon actions resurfaced.

“You going to inform us what’s so essential that you just’re abandoning us this afternoon?” Irwin requested.

Kyle Irwin was the quietest man on his crew. He often saved his head down and went together with no matter was happening. For him to be talking up, Drew knew what the primary subject of dialog had been earlier than he arrived that morning.

He shrugged. “I simply have plans, that’s all.”

“Lady plans?” Baily requested.

“Not precisely.”

There have been a number of suggestive noises adopted by Romeo lifting his beer in salute. “Effectively, don’t allow us to get in the best way of you getting some pussy.”

Whereas Drew knew he shouldn’t let the fellows get to him—particularly because it was nothing he hadn’t dished out earlier than himself every now and then—it irritated him all the identical. Beth wasn’t some random hookup. “It’s not like that. We’re mates.”

“You’re blowing us off to go hang around with a woman you’re not banging? One thing incorrect there, man,” Baily mentioned.

Drew let it go and completed off his burger. He tossed his trash within the rubbish bag Sophia introduced out earlier that morning, and headed into the home to make use of the lavatory. On his approach again out, he bumped into Sophia. She had her arms full with two extra pitchers. The solar was beating down on them, and so they’d been downing water nearly as quick as she may convey it out to them. “Right here, let me enable you.”

She smiled, and handed him one of many pitchers. “Thanks.”

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