Breaking Fences (The Breaking Series) by Juliana Haygert Read Free Book Online Page B

was never hard for me to make friends, but things had been different this last year, living in my brothers’ shadows. Besides Hannah, I hadn’t made any friends, and for some reason, I believed I wasn’t good at it anymore. But here I was, making friends.
    I smiled. “I’m honored.”
    “You should be. Audrey and Sarah are hard to please. If they want you around, it means you’re special.” He fixed those blue eyes on me.
    I stared back at him, trying to figure him out, trying to understand why my insides weren’t twisting and curling when he looked at me that way. Hadn’t I just established he was handsome? For flirting, that was enough.
    Garrett stepped between us and put my glass on the counter with a loud thump. “There you go.”
    Wait. What? Why was Garrett bringing this over? I glanced at the bartender. He was busy concocting other drinks. Facing Garrett again, I opened my mouth to thank him, but he turned and walked away before I could utter a syllable.
    “What was that about?”
    “That’s just Garrett. He’s moody. Sometimes I think he must have PMS or something.”
    I laughed. Again, Jonah stared at me with intent. “You should smile and laugh more. It illuminates your pretty face.”
    I brought my glass to my lips and took a big swallow, unsure what to say.
    Jonah glanced to the doorway. “Here comes the lionesses,” he whispered as Audrey and Sarah walked into the dining room.
    With a plastic smile, Audrey stopped beside us. If it was anyone else, that plastic smile would have thrown me off, but I was starting to believe it was normal for her.
    “Bia,” Audrey said. “How are you, dear?”
    “Hey, Audrey. Nice mixer.”
    “Thanks.” She put a hand on Jonah’s arm. “It’s great that the guys let me do what I want.” She winked, and Jonah raised his eyebrow in a see-what-I-told-you way.
    I bit back a laugh.
    A slow song started playing and several couples started dancing.
    Jonah offered me his arm. “Would you like to dance with me?”
    I gaped. Hmm, I always found it odd when people slow danced anywhere outside the dance floors of clubs or balls.
    Audrey lost the smile. “I don’t think it’s her thing.”
    Wait. The few times I had been around Audrey and Jonah, she was always tense. Oh, there was something going on between them.
    “You don’t know that,” he said, not looking at her. He nudged his arm toward me again. “Let’s dance?” I glanced from him to her and back to him. “I don’t bite. Unless you ask.” He winked.
    Droga .
    “I’m … I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’m a terrible dancer and I would only embarrass you.”
    He laughed. “Nonsense. Just hold on to me and I’ll guide you.”
    “Sorry,” I whispered.
    He leaned closer to me. “You do realize that I’ll ask again when the next slow song starts, right?”
    I wasn’t one to back away, but apparently, Jonah and Audrey had unsolved issues, and seeing as I was trying to make friends, I decided not to give her a reason to hate me.
    I stood from the stool. “Excuse me.”
    Not looking at them both, I walked out of the dining room, but not before hearing the harsh tones being exchanged between them.
    Great. I was now a thorn between a couple, or whatever they were. I hoped that Audrey would notice I had done nothing, no more than talk to him, as if he were a friend, and she would be cool with it. I hoped that she wouldn’t be one of those touchy girls who went crazy whenever her guy talked to another woman.
    In the foyer, Molly leaned over a guy, speaking slowly and smiling in a let’s-do-it way. Well, at least one of us was in a good mood and might get lucky.
    What was I thinking? I wasn’t here to get lucky. I mean, if it happened, good for me, but that wasn’t my focus right now.
    Sipping my drink, I walked around the house again. In the kitchen, several guys grabbed beer from the fridge and food from the island, and Garrett prepared another glass of whiskey.
    I noticed several of the