get there.” I close the distance between our lips.
She nods with her eyes still closed from our kiss. “I know. You’re right.”
Our flight isn’t until 2 a.m., so we have plenty of time to get her packed up since departure isn’t for another five hours. I walk into the living room to find Preston on the phone, ordering a pizza.
“Good idea. Get cheesy bread,” I tell him, knowing Piper will never forgive me if I don’t add it on.
Preston rolls his eyes but adds it to the order. Piper finally hauls out her suitcase and leaves it by the door. I take a moment to look her up and down. She’s wearing a pair of sweatpants that hug her hips and ass nicely. She’s wearing a pair of Ugg boots and a baggy sweatshirt. Her honey-blonde hair is piled high on her head in a messy bun, and she has a dark pair of sunglasses up there as well. It’s clear she’s going more for comfort than fashion on this late-night trip. But even in baggy sweats, she still steals the breath from my lungs.
She comes and sits down on my lap, wrapping her arms around my neck.
“Preston ordered some pizza and cheesy bread,” I tell her.
“Yum, good. I’m starving.”
“Me too,” I whisper in her ear.
Preston didn’t hear, but his head whips around and he gives me that don’t-even-think-about-it look. I shoot him a smile as he rolls his eyes and shakes his head.
The three of us sit on the couch and watch TV while we wait for our food. It’s finally delivered and we kick back to eat while watching an episode of Reveal Your Secret. I can’t help the smile that forms on my lips. This is what got us to where we are now. And this episode is even better, because they used a scene from Piper and Preston’s show in their introduction.
“I can’t believe they did that!” she says, mouth hanging open.
I laugh and Preston shoots her a glare. “I’ll never forgive you for taking me on that shit show.”
She laughs. “You know you already have. Plus imagine the stories we’ll be able to tell our future kids about our weird little threesome relationship. Wait . . . on second thought, I don’t think we should call it that.”
“We definitely shouldn’t call it that,” I agree. “Any threesomes we have will not include my brother.”
“Oh, come on. You got your chance to bump uglies with Pipes. When’s my turn?” Preston asks.
Piper giggles but drills him in the thigh with a solid punch.
“Dammit, I’m going to be black and blue by the time I leave the two of you. Did you know that Calvin punched me just because I saw you naked before he did?” Preston rats me out.
Piper looks from him, to me, and back. “Yeah, he said he was going to do that.”
Preston’s mouth drops open. “And you let him?”
She shrugs as she takes a big bite of cheesy bread. “I mean, it only seemed fair.”
“How in the hell is that fair? Maybe if he hadn’t been such a stick-in-the-mud growing up, you two would’ve hooked up a long time ago instead of you wasting all that time chasing after me.”
She knocks her elbow against his. “Everything worked out just the way it was supposed to, Pres.” She leans into me and I kiss the top of her head, thankful that she was finally able to see me and the love I have for her in spite of her screwed-up relationship with my brother. I don’t know what I would’ve done if that show had gone any differently. I thank God every day for finally nudging her toward me.
When the time comes, we all load up in the car and make the drive to the airport. I give Preston a hug before he runs off. “Thank you . . . for everything. I have a feeling that this is all because of you.”
He looks at me, confused. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, if you were any smarter, you would’ve snatched Piper up before I even saw her. But luckily for me, you’re a dumbass and she’s all mine.” I offer him a wide grin and he holds up his middle finger behind Piper’s back as he hugs her.
“Remember, Pipes, if you get pissed off at my brother on this trip, just kick him in his Maglite.” He shoots me a smile.
“No way, I love that Maglite . . . until it’s going down my throat,