Building Our Love (Griffin Brothers #2) by Crystal Perkins Read Free Book Online

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Saturday. “So, this girl Meg is saying that Rose can’t be part of
your group because she doesn’t have a lot of money?”
    “Yeah, but, I really
like Rose.”
    “Then you know what
you need to do. Is being part of this group of mean girls really that
important to you?”
    “No, it’s not. Meg
is a bitch to almost everyone and seems like she just wants to borrow
my clothes all the time. I thinks she likes me more for my closest
than for me.”
    “See. You knew what
to do without even asking me.” I smile at her. She’s grown into
an amazing young woman since I saw her last. I always knew she would.
    “Talking to you
always makes it easier for me to come to the right decisions. I’m
going to call Rose when I get home and invite her to the party this
weekend. Maybe she can bring her older sister. She’s a student at
UNLV and Rose said that she never gets to have any fun since she’s
worried about her grades.”
    “I think that’s a
great idea.”
    We pull into the
parking lot, and I’m surprised to see a mural covering the front of
the bookstore. I know immediately that it is Owen’s work. I grew up
with him and have seen his work all of my life. “Wow, Owen did a
mural here?”
    “Yeah. It’s really
cool, isn’t it?”
    “It is.” The mural
depicts people sitting and reading, while books fly in the air all
around them. The name of the bookstore, I Heart Books, as well as
butterflies are coming out of the flying books.
    “Come on inside so
you can meet everyone!”
    “Everyone?”
    “Yasmin, Erika and
Sam are all working. Plus, I see Candi’s car, so you can meet her,
too!”
    She’s excited to have
me meet her friends, and I can’t help but smile. “I can’t
wait.”
    We go in, and I see
four women standing by the cash registers. They are all stunning, and
they seem so comfortable with each other, laughing at something
without looking self-conscious. I’ve never had friends that I was
that close to other than the Griffin boys and their sister, Erin. She
was Alex’s mom. Erin and her husband Dave were murdered a little
over a year ago. The killer was Scott’s ex-girlfriend. Yasmin
helped him through one of the roughest times in his life. My dad said
that she’s a good woman, and I can’t wait to meet her.
    “Hi everyone! This is
my friend, Chloe.” I smile at them as I walk up.
    “Hi Chloe. I’m
Yasmin. It’s great to meet you. These are my friends Erika, Sam and
Candi.”
    I greet everyone and
then Alex goes off to work while they ask me how I like Vegas, and if
I miss my friends. “I don’t have any friends to miss,” I tell
them honestly.
    “Who do you confide
in or ask for advice?” Erika asks me.
    “Honestly, no one.
The only people I have ever been close to are the Griffins. I used to
confide everything to Ryan, but then I had to leave him, and there
was no one.”
    “Had to leave him?
You left him for someone else didn’t you? That’s what Scott said,
at least,” Yasmin says, looking at me curiously.
    “You left Ryan for
someone else? Girl, that other guy must be incredible because Ryan
Griffin is an Adonis come to life,” Candi tells me. “If I wasn’t
already interested in someone else, I would totally try to get that
man into my bed.”
    “That someone else is
Owen, by the way,” Yasmin says with a laugh as Candi glares at her.
“But seriously, why did you leave Ryan? He’s a great guy.”
    “He is the best guy.
I-I had my reasons.”
    “But, you’ve never
been able to talk about it, have you? I mean you said you’ve had no
one to confide in.” Sam looks at me and I shake my head. “We’re
all good listeners and know how to keep a secret.”
    “Yeah. We have a
girls night planned for Thursday night at my place if you’d like to
come over. We usually drink margaritas, watch a 90s romantic comedy,
and talk. If you want to unburden yourself or get advice, like Sam
said, we can keep a secret.” I can tell Erika’s sincere, and I’m
really