Page 11 of Strong Coffee (Coffee Beans & Love #1)

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Camden

I liked him. A lot. It was different with Brady than it had been with Beverly. And it wasn’t because he was a guy either. With my ex-wife, it was comfortable. We never fought but we hardly ever had sex as well.

It was more like I had a roommate instead of a wife. But it surprisingly worked well for us.

Brady and I walked hand in hand to Coffee Beans & Love. When I had my business meetings with Rhett, we always met at his bar. I had driven past Coffee Beans & Love but never actually went inside.

“If you don’t want to introduce me to your friends just yet, I completely understand.”

“Why wouldn’t I want to?” Brady asked, his eyes flicking my way.

“Because we only just started seeing each other and who knows where this is going.” I shrugged because I really had no idea what I was saying.

“And here I thought you had everything figured out,” he teased, giving me a wink.

I chuckled, gently nudging him in the shoulder. “If I had everything figured out, I never would have married a woman, but Beverly was good for me and they say everything happens for a reason, so…” I shrugged again.

“I get it.” Brady looked straight ahead, his jaw suddenly clenching.

I followed his line of sight, seeing Coffee Beans & Love in the near distance.

“I’ve never brought a guy here,” he mumbled.

I grabbed hold of his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. “I got you, Brady.” And I did. No matter what happened, I had his back. I also didn’t give a shit if Brady’s friends approved of us. As long as Brady was happy, that was what mattered to me most.