Without Fear - Reese Knightley Page 0,8
look gorgeous. And wear your hair loose.”
He rushed to the bed and hugged his friend tightly before turning back to the mirror. “I can’t believe after all this time we’re going on a date.”
“Wait…Logan’s been coming here for months and you haven’t gone on a date?”
“Normally, he just finds me in the park, gym, or coffee house. We chat for maybe a half an hour and then he leaves.” He twisted this way and that in front of the mirror. It was nice to put away his work and just act normal for a while.
Justin tipped his head. “Is he the hold up?”
Macy sighed and sank to the bed. “No, it’s me.”
“Well, no more of that.” Justin shook a finger at him.
Macy plopped back on the bed with a long sigh. “He gives me butterflies.”
“That’s a good thing.” Justin moved next to him.
He turned his head to meet his friend’s gaze. “I’m scared to get involved with him until after everything is over. So, I’ve kept him at arm’s length all this time.”
“Tell him you want to take things slow.”
“Hey! Why didn’t I think of that?” He gave an exaggerated eye roll.
Justin laughed. “Okay, so you’ve told him that already.”
“Yeah, and telling a Cobalt to take things slow is like trying to stop the wind. I fought it, but he finally got me to commit to a date tonight.”
“Sometimes, fast is better.”
“Like you and Elijah?” The pair had met and gotten engaged in only a few months.
“Yeah.” Justin’s smile grew dreamy. “Sometimes, it works out like that.”
“Sometimes.”
“You don’t want to wait two years like Spencer and Liam,” Justin said.
“Yeah, and from what Ashley said, Liam was chasing Spencer the whole time,” he snorted on a laugh.
Liam was Logan’s twin brother. Altogether, there were four siblings in the Cobalt family: Logan and Liam, the twins, Elijah, the younger brother, and Ashley, the baby sister.
“How long has Logan been pursuing you?”
“Since last January.” He pulled on his bottom lip. “And he hasn’t tapered off.”
“So, his perseverance paid off!” Justin giggled.
Macy grinned and jumped up before catching his reflection in the mirror, and then he snatched up his phone.
Logan
He eased out of the car just as his cell phone rang and answered it with a smile, rubbing at the warmth filling his chest.
“Well, hello there.”
“I can’t find anything to wear!” Macy’s sexy whine washed over the phone and Logan pictured those pretty pink lips pouting.
“Just put on jeans and a t-shirt.”
“What?” Macy gasped, bringing a grin to his lips. “I can’t do that!”
In the background, Logan imagined he heard giggling laughter. “Who’s there with you?”
“Justin.” Macy sniffed.
“Doesn’t he have something you can borrow?”
He knew for a fact that his brother, Elijah, indulged every one of Justin’s whims, and that had included a recent New York shopping trip.
“Oh!” Macy paused, then his voice grew muffled. “Justin? Logan suggested I wear something of yours. I mean, after all, your husband did just buy you a new wardrobe.”
“Of course.” Justin’s laughter came through the phone.
“I’d buy you a new wardrobe if you’d say the word,” Logan said huskily into the phone. Hell, he’d buy Macy the world if the guy gave him the green light.
“No, you won’t!” Macy scolded him, but he could tell by the softening of his voice that he’d caused another smile.
“Hurry up and get here,” the man said instead.
“I’m on my way,” he returned, but the snarky sprite had already hung up on him.
He laughed, a deep belly laugh, one that he hadn’t done in a long time. Tucking away the phone, he adjusted his crotch and groaned under his breath.
The walk across the terminal was brief and he boarded the plane that would fly him from Colorado to Washington.
Flying first class with Echo sleeping in the aisle seat, he sat his head back and took a nap during the short flight.
It was drizzling when they landed, and he hurried across the tarmac with his overnight bag until he reached the overhang and doors that took him inside.
He scanned the area looking for Macy. Which was crazy, because he hadn’t asked Macy to pick him up. But what if he had come anyway? His gut rolled as he walked through the tiny terminal looking for any signs of the dark-haired beauty. He knew Echo was searching as well. The dog made it his mission to find Macy whenever they came to Crumpet.
Instead of Macy, he caught sight of his own brother and his stomach settled back into place.
Echo tugged on the leash