My Best Friend's Brother: A Standalone Friends to Lovers Romance (Soulmates Series Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

seriously taking you that long to come up with something
moderately reassuring to say?"
     
    " It's fine," I said, trying to ignore the drop in my
stomach. "It's a perfectly fine lip."
     
    Her
face dropped. "More like a perfectly fine busted lip."
     
    I
shook my head. "You don't look busted. I promise."
     
    Her
lashes cast shadows on her cheeks when she dropped her eyes. "Maybe not,
but people aren't exactly going to line up to get a piece of-"
     
    I
tilted her chin up with my fingers, leaned forward, and kissed the side of her
bottom lip where the crack had formed, holding my lips there just long enough
to notice she'd stopped breathing.
     
    Then
I pulled back and placed a hand on her cheek. "See-" I said, staring
into her shiny eyes. "There's nothing wrong with your lips."
     
    She
swallowed and leaned away, staring at me like she recognized me but couldn't
place who I was. "Why did you-" She brought the fingertips of one
hand to her lips.
     
    "Because
you're beautiful, Andi. Unconditionally. And it's time you got that through
your thick head."
     
    Her
eyes smiled. "You can be really sweet when you want to be."
     
    "Don't
tell anyone," I said, leaning back against the pillows and sliding my
hands behind my head. "I don't want to ruin my reputation."
     
    "Your
secret is safe with me," she said, curling her bare legs up into my
oversized sweatshirt.
     
    "Good."
     
    "Will
we do one more?" she asked.
     
    I
grabbed the edge of the bag and peeked inside. "I swear to god if I don't
get the icing this time, I'm going out to buy more and we're doing this all
night."
     
    "Choose
carefully," she teased.
     
    "There's
only one left."
     
    "You
still get to choose your side though."
     
    I
straightened up and stretched my arms in front of me and then out to both
sides, cocking my head like I was preparing for the game winning pitch.
     
    She
laughed, and the sound made my heart glow in my chest. How could I have gone so
long without that life affirming sound?
     
    "Come
on already," she said. "Don't keep the fans waiting."
     
    I
exhaled and reached in the bag. Then I pulled out the final Oreo and held it up
between us.
     
    "Are
you sure that's the side you want?" she asked, raising her eyebrows and
looking between me and the cookie in question.
     
    "Don't
fuck with me," I said. "Just twist the damn cookie."
     
    "Okay,
but only if you're absolutely sure you're ready. I mean, if you need to do some
lunges or something-"
     
    "Shut
up."
     
    Half
her mouth curled into a smile as she took the cookie facing her and gave it a
twist.
     
    I
fist pumped when I saw that I had the icing covered side.
     
    "Ridiculous.”
She shook her head. "I can't believe you won after that silly
display."
     
    I
tapped my temple with two fingers. "It's all about visualizing the win.
Maybe I can give you a few pointers next time."
     
    "I
won all the other ones!"
     
    "Because
I let you," I said. "I threw them so I could get the game winning
Oreo."
     
    "The
game winning Oreo? I thought every one was a game
winner."
     
    "Good
point," I said, tired of gloating. "Pick your poison."
     
    She
sighed. "Truth."
     
    "Are
you sure?" I asked. "Because the dare involves those boots and-"
     
    "I'm
definitely sure."
     
    I
can't believe I mentioned the boots again. What the hell was wrong with me?
"Last chance to change your mind?"
     
    "Truth,
please. Final answer."
     
    "Do
you want to stay?"
     
    She
scrunched her nose. "Stay what?"
     
    "Here.
Like stay the night?"
     
    She
glanced at the Miller Time clock on the wall and then back at me. "Like on
the futon?"
     
    "Actually,
the futon is- unlike your lip- genuinely busted."
     
    "Uh-huh."
     
    "I
just thought we could watch-"
     
    "Oh
god please don't say Netflix and chill."
     
    I
laughed. "Come on now. My game is better than that."
     
    Her
lips fell apart.
     
    "Not
that I'm playing games." Shit . "I just meant that I've got
this movie I haven’t seen, and it's been a long day for both of us-