Bet Me Something (Something Series Book 3) by Aubrey Bondurant Page B

to wait for him to get there first. The next one
said he was on his way, with the message that followed indicating he was home.
The final text made it clear how irritated he was.
    “Where the hell
are you?”
    My eyes widened
and then looked up into Will’s smug face.
    “Told ya.”
    I typed back I’d
be on my way shortly then Will and I walked out into the beautiful spring
night, to the bustle of Times Square. I’d only been in New York City a handful
of times, so I was still in awe of all the activity at night.
    “I can’t believe
we were there so long.”
    He shrugged.
“That’s what happens when you’re having a good time. Come on, I’ll walk you to
the building.”
    “Are you sure
you’re not going out of your way?”
    “Nope. By the
way, I’m traveling to Los Angeles in a few weeks. We could meet up if you
want.”
    “I’d love that.”
Will was fun to be around and even easier to talk to. It did make me wonder though,
how many terrific guys I might have missed out on because of my crush on Colby.
Despite dating, did I ever really give any of them a real shot?
    A few blocks
later, we strolled up in front of Josh’s address, and Will turned, giving me a
hug. “I’m rooting for you, sour patch kid.”
    I giggled in
response, and then my gaze followed his towards the big glass doors.
    “Someone waited
down in the lobby for you.”
    Huh. I hadn’t
expected that.
    Will moved me
out of Colby’s line of sight, kissing me on the cheek. “Don’t forget to mention
you’ll see me in LA soon.”
    I laughed and
headed inside to meet an irritated Colby.
    “I thought you
were just getting doughnuts until I texted you,” he started off once we were in
the elevator.
    “I lost track of
time. We were having fun, and the doughnuts were amazing. Did you get to see
your niece when you went back to the hospital?”
    His features
relaxed as he stepped off on the top floor and then unlocked the front door to
his brother’s penthouse suite. “Yes, briefly, before Haylee had to feed her.
She’s beautiful like her mother, but has all this dark hair like my mom said Josh
and I had when we were kids. I’ll visit again tomorrow.”
    I smiled,
thinking of him meeting little Abigail. “Good. Look, I feel bad I got you in
trouble with both Josh and Brian over taking me to Vegas.”
    He sighed
heavily. “Some of my most notorious party days happened there, which means they
wanted to ensure I hadn’t influenced you to make bad decisions.”
    After we walked
into the spacious living room, I took a seat on the sofa, turning towards him. “It’s
kind of ironic, considering you did exactly the opposite.”
    “I took you to a
strip club, then got you drunk enough that I had to undress and put you to
bed.” He sat down on the other side of the couch, facing me.
    My eyes got
wide. “You didn’t tell them that, did you?”
    “I’m a living,
breathing person right now, so no.”
    “I’m a grown
woman whether Josh, Mark, or Brian want to see it, capable of making my own
good or bad decisions. And whatever happens between us, stays that way.”
    The look on his
face indicated he got the double meaning. “What was with you practically sprinting
out of the restaurant door tonight with Will?”
    I grinned. “He
opened the escape hatch from having you, Brian, and Mark sit there talking
about me as though I was an eight-year-old child you guys needed to figure out
what to do with. At least he sees me as an adult.”
    “You’re into
him, I take it?”
    I decided to
answer vaguely. “Who wouldn’t be? He’s gorgeous and sweet, not to mention your
brother and Haylee seem to think highly of him.”
    “Yes, they do.”
He said it as though he had asked them.
    “Geographically,
it’s not very convenient, although he mentioned he’d be out in LA in a few
weeks.”
    “Did you let him
kiss you?”
    My eyes searched
his for a moment as I tried to gauge where this was coming from. “Why are you
asking?”
    He