Page 2 of If You Were Mine

I rolled my eyes because those two might be twins, but they sure didn’t have that twin-speak like others did.

Me:

Probably. We were just there, but Amy liked the place. Plus, it’s always good to check on Harper.

Harper was Joshua’s little sister. Eight years younger than us, barely out of college, and owned her own business that was doing damn well in town. Yes, she rented from us and had taken a loan from the Cages, but it was better us than the bank. At least, that’s what my father had said.

I frowned, annoyed he was in my head once again.

Flynn:

Get him to call me. I have paperwork to go over, and I don’t have time to head out to the lake this weekend.

Me:

I thought you had to work on whatever the mayor had asked of you?

While our family owned and operated much of the town, Flynn was the one who took care of many of the businesses in Cage Lake. With Hudson being his proxy, as our brother was the only one who lived there full-time. Of course, that would change in the future since Isabella was moving there for most of the year to be with Weston. And wasn’t that a change? I had known Weston for as long as I had known Joshua, though he had been a couple of years older than us. It was a damn small world it seemed. But that was small towns for you. Even though I didn’t live there, I stayed there enough that I got the idea of it.

Flynn:

I have a meeting that I can’t get out of. And I need Hudson’s help.

Me:

I’ll take care of it if he can’t. Maybe he’s working.

Considering Hudson got lost in his work when he was painting, it made sense.

But I knew we were both worried about the unsaid things. That maybe Hudson was in another spiral. Neither of us wanted that to happen.

Me:

I’ll check on him, and whatever business things you need me to do. I don’t mind.

Flynn:

You’re a lifesaver. And please check on my twin for real. He’s scaring me.

Me:

I’ve got it.

I nearly put my phone away when it buzzed again, and I smiled down at who was calling. I picked up and wiggled my brows over at Joshua.

“Hello Harper darling.”

Joshua curled a lip at me, and I just laughed.

“Hey, is my lovely brother with you?” she asked, her voice all soft and happy. She also sounded a little tired, but considering what hours she worked at the bakery, that made sense.

“He’s right next to me. We’re about to take off, though.”

“Hand me your phone,” Joshua grumbled, and I did as he ordered, grinning.

When their parents had died, Joshua hadn’t been able to get full custody of Harper. She had been shipped off to her grandparents, since she had been a minor and Joshua had just turned eighteen. It had been a huge fight for custody with only partial visitations. My best friend had done his best by Harper, but I knew he didn’t feel like it was enough. Then their grandparents had passed right when Harper had graduated high school, so she had come back to Cage Lake, at least for the summers while she finished school. I didn’t know exactly what it had done to Joshua to lose out on being with his baby sister for so long. But they made it work. They were all each other had now.

“Yes yes. I’ll bring home milk too, how’s that?”