Just Once More...: Once is Never Enough / One More Sleepless Night / The One She Was Warned About

She let out a laugh, again making him feel all kinds of little brother. After all these years it was a bizarre experience, to say the least.

“Well, I guess I’m a little surprised. I mean, I know you’re dating, but for you to bring her for something like this … how serious are you?”

“We’re not.” The words fired out of his mouth, leaving a guilty aftertaste behind.

“Really? Did I just miss all the other women you’ve brought around to hang out with your family over the past decade or so?”

When she put it that way … Relatively speaking, this relationship with Nichole went far beyond the hookups he’d been making do with until now. But serious was the one word he’d had to swear to Nichole not to use. Still, the kinds of clarifications he’d have to make for his sister to understand weren’t something he was up to sharing.

“Okay, yeah, I get what you’re saying. But don’t get too many ideas about Nichole. We’re—”

“Friends with benefits?” she offered helpfully.

“No.” More than that. “I mean, we’re definitely friends too.” But it wasn’t like they were just a couple of pals using each other to get off. Not even close. They were more than friends, enjoying each other in an honest, open, safe capacity … They both understood, even if they couldn’t quite put a name to it. They were at a good place together. A place they could both handle. “Look, don’t worry about it. We’re not planning to elope. And, while I honestly care about her, the only reason I’ve been ‘bringing her around’ is because she already knows you guys. I mean, hell, with this babysitting thing tonight—she’s actually watched your kids on her own before. We already had plans. It would be weird not to bring her.”

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