Bourbon & Bonfires

My brother's best friend has been in love with me for ten years. I just found out at a bonfire.

Easton Mercer drives me to emergency calls at 3 AM. Sits next to me at every town event. Finishes my sentences. Has never once crossed the line.

Then he got hurt on a rescue. I sat in that waiting room with shaking hands and realized ten years of pretending doesn't just evaporate. It explodes.

Now he's standing too close. Looking at me differently. And at the annual bonfire, bourbon-warm and firelit, he said my name like it meant something it's never meant before.

He's off-limits. He's my brother's best friend. He's the man I've been in love with for a decade.

And I think he just figured that out.

Tropes: Friends To Lovers • Brother's Best Friend • Everyone Knows Before They Do • Curvy Heroine • He Falls First • Steamy