Because Audrey knew she couldn’t do it alone.
It had only been twenty-four hours since she walked away from Tate, but it seemed like a year. She felt horrible for pushing him away, but he needed to find someone else. He was too young and she couldn’t give him what he wanted. It was obvious that he was attracted to her, and she was attracted to him too, but it would never work. She wasn’t looking for a fling. She was looking for forever, and she doubted that Tate was.
He was a hockey player, for fuck’s sake.
“I was thinking that I wanted to do it and I kinda need a partner for it.”
Piper narrowed her eyes. “Are you telling me you’re gay?”
They looked into each other’s eyes for a long heated moment before laughter bubbled out of both of them. Audrey leaned her head back, laughing so hard her gut hurt. Wiping her eyes, she grinned over at Piper.
“No, you dork!”
Piper let out a few more giggles before saying, “Then why are we giving up guys?”
“Because,” Audrey whined playfully, “I keep picking idiots.”
“And how is that my fault? Why am I giving up penis?”
“ ’Cause if I have someone doing it with me, I won’t crave them.”
Piper shook her head. “No, that’s dumb. No Guy Break, we both like penis too much for that.”
Eh, she was right.
Piper perked up, a big grin on her face as she moved her hair out of her eyes. “I was thinking we could set up an account on a dating site!”
“Why on earth would I do that? Both our brother-in-laws play on a team full of hot hockey players,” Audrey said, rolling her eyes. “If I am not going on a break, I’m gonna find me a man. I can’t sit here all sad and lonely.”
“True that, sister!” Piper said, toasting her drink in the air before taking a long swig. “What about that sexy goalie who hollered at you at the wedding?”
Audrey shook her head. “He’s so young. Could you imagine what people would say?”
“Yeah, that you are a lucky bitch! That dude is gorgeous!”
Audrey rolled her eyes. “No way. We wouldn’t work.”
“You said it was the best sex you’ve ever had. I think it works.”
Eh, again, Piper was right.
“Well, yeah,” Audrey said, moving her hand with every word she said. “But still, he doesn’t want a forever kind of relationship. I’m pretty sure he wants a fling.”
“How do you know? And also, Levi never wanted anything but a fling and you stayed with him,” she said with a little nod of her head, like she knew she was right.
Which she was, but still.
“Exactly, so I need to find someone my age, someone who wants a long-term relationship, and someone who doesn’t mind me having so many shoes,” she added when really she wanted to say, someone who didn’t mind adopting.
“You’re crazy,” Piper said with a shake of her head.
“True, but you still adore me.”
“Very true.” Audrey smiled as Piper ran her finger along the opening of her beer bottle. When she looked up, Audrey stopped smiling. “You haven’t heard from Levi, have you?”
Audrey looked down, picking at the label on her beer, avoiding eye contact. “Yeah, I have.”
“Blah, what in the world could that lowlife want?”
Audrey shrugged. “I don’t know, he said he needed to talk to me. I didn’t answer him back.”
Piper shook her head. “Please, babe, just stay away from him. He’s nuts.”
“I know,” Audrey agreed. She looked over at her friend and said, “Speaking of nuts, are you still lusting over Erik?”
Piper let out a long, distraught breath, running her hands through her hair before nodding. She looked over at Audrey with a look of failure. “Sure am, it is disgusting too, because I’m pretty sure that he slept with Reese.”
Audrey made a face. “Ew, please say it isn’t true.”