“No, thanks. Pot stickers.” But she leaned her head on Parker’s shoulder. “I’m glad I didn’t
manage to sneak in.”
“Be gladder I’ve decided to be magnanimous and not be insulted you tried to.”
“Best friend ever.”
“It’s so true. I am. He’s a good man. I know he can be bossy because, same mold.And I
know he has flaws, but he’s such a good man.” She laid her hand over Laurel’s briefly. “He
deserves you. You and I have to make a pact right now, that when you need to bitch about
him—or he needs to bitch about you to me—that you and I handle it the way we handle any
other bitching about guys. You don’t feel hamstrung because he’s my brother, and I don’t take
offense because he’s my brother.”
“All right.”
They hooked pinkies on the swear.
“Now I’m going up, finishing up a couple things.” Parker rose. “You know if you don’t fill
in Emma and Mac, their feelings are going to be hurt.”
“I’ll update them.” She pushed to her feet to walk to the third level with Parker