Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

POOL HOUSE JESS

I pulled Laura aside, dragging her into the hallway while the guys were still in the kitchen, laughing and celebrating like lunatics. Their voices echoed through the house, but I was too frustrated to care.

"Okay, what the hell happened?" I demanded, crossing my arms. "Did Josh tell you about Sarah?"

Laura didn't even try to play dumb. She just winced, her cheeks turning faintly pink. "Yeah, he mentioned it."

I threw my hands up in disbelief. "What the hell was he thinking, Laura? Letting her stay with you? She's practically a stranger!"

Laura let out a sigh and leaned against the wall, biting into a cupcake like we weren't in the middle of a crisis. "He feels guilty," she said, seeming a little defeated.

"Guilty?" I repeated, trying to keep my voice from rising. "For what?"

"For being the injured one on the island, or something like that. He still hasn't opened up to me, Jess. I'm worried," Laura said, her tone softening.

"He thinks he owes her-at least enough to give her a place to crash for a while."

I groaned, pressing my fingers to my temples. "This is so typical

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world without thinking it through. And you're okay

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my case one day when I'm looking at the pearly gates, you know? Don't worry, I drew the line at living under the same roof. She will get the pool house. I told Josh he's kicking her

bubbled out of me before I could stop

I feel bad for Sarah. She's been through hell, and I understand why Josh feels

could say anything else, the unmistakable pop of a champagne

Josh's loud, exaggerated voice carried

off my face. "Those two are impossible. You need to put

back at

when he's being a total idiot. And as for Sarah... well, she's

little of the tension in my chest ease. "I

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Laura said confidently. "Now, come on. Let's go make sure those two

laughed despite myself, following her back to the

the TV, watching nothing of consequence. Laura was sleeping

to that patronizing tone

host said, her perfectly polished smile plastered on the screen. "Two football players who almost lost their lives if it wasn't for the one woman who saved them-both refusing to admit there might be more to those weeks than they let on." The silence was deafening. Josh and Luke both froze, their laughter evaporating as they