Page 51 of Nothing to Tell

“Thanks.”Roxie let them go and returned to her drink.“I’ll call him later.”

“Tripp?”she asked.“Who was that person you stopped?”

“No idea, never seen them before in my life.”And Roxie must’ve read her confusion.“Everyone knows Tripp Breckenridge.He’s probably not in Madrid, but I buy he’s not in town.I haven’t spoken to him for a while—since the wedding, I think.”

“You think?”

“Ah, parts of the last week or two are a little… hazy.Zairn has not been shy about handing out those orgasms.Not that he ever is.”Confident.Proud.Together.The enviable list went on and on.“I’d call Tripp but my phone is dead…” The beauty’s head turned this way and that.“Probably.Wherever it is.”

“I didn’t know Bastian was seeing anyone.”And why should she?Their contact was supposed to be fleeting.“I don’t want to step on toes or cause issues for him.”

“They are not together.”Roxie took another drink then linked their hands.“They broke up way before you… Before you, anyway, I don’t know exactly when.I can find out.”

The openness, the kindness, it was humbling.

“Everyone in Bastian’s life is so nice.”

“Not everyone.Z’s more in his life than I am.I’m closer to Carolyn.”

“He’s apologized for her being so bold, but I’m amazed just how much she loves her children.”

“Who loves their children?”Another female joined them: Keely.“Who are we talking about?”

“Your mom,” Roxie answered without hesitation and gestured to the bartender for another drink.“Not everyone grows up with such a dedicated mother.”

“This is cause of Bastian, right?”Keely asked, the warmth in those big, beautiful eyes nodding one way then the other.“Is he mad at Mom?”

“No!”God, she was worried about embarrassing the man, now she had to be aware of stirring up mischief in the family too.“He’s not mad.”

“It’s difficult to tell with him,” Roxie added.“He plays his cards close to his chest.”

“Yeah, he never talks about relationship stuff,” Keely agreed, going to the stool behind her, putting Harper in the middle.“Mom tries to talk to him, I do, even Dad.He just doesn’t like talking about that stuff.”

“He doesn’t want to let anyone down.”The sweet liquor coated her throat.“Your mom is eager for him to settle down, he doesn’t want to give her false hope.”

“You don’t want to settle down with my brother?”

Her horror went to Roxie first, the woman raised her brows.

“I didn’t say that,” Harper said.How was she digging herself deeper…?Again!“Your brother is a wonderful man.”

“Wonderful?Is there a less sexy word to describe a guy?”Keely said, grinning when the bartender came with her cocktail.“Thank you…” She picked it up to drink.“I love it when you come out to play, Rox.”

“I love it too.”Roxie touched the surface of her drink.“When are we going to hook you up with your forever guy, Keely, honey?”

“Bastian will never accept any guy.I’ll die a spinster.”

Roxie leaned in.“Who says he has to know?Come stay with us in New York.We might even hook you up with a Breckenridge.”

Keely laughed.Her drink dropped a little as she shook her head.“Oh my God, that’s practically incest!”

Ew, okay, the less said about that…

“Your brother is sexy,” she said in hope of leaving a better lasting impression.“Too sexy.”

“That why you made out with him?Bastian’s not usually… naughty.”

“Harper brings it out in him.”