Cody
“What do I think is going on in Quinn’s mind? Honestly, I don’t know.” Hallie sighed. She was sitting on one of the barstools in her kitchen, eating from a Tupperware of cookie dough that she kept in her freezer. “She definitely wants to be close with all of us, but she’s got some major family problems.”
“So what am I supposed to do, just follow her around and break the neck of any guy who tries to hit on her?” I asked, frustrated with both my soulmate and the situation. I couldn’t spend my whole life just hoping she’d come around.
Quinn had stolen my truck to go check on her house, so I’d had to walk to Tanner and Hallie’s. It wasn’t far, so I hadn’t minded too much though I was a little concerned she would just take off back to her apartment.
“You’re supposed to be patient.” Hallie corrected. “I think she’ll come around. If you want more details about her family, maybe you should go ask Logan. It might be awkward at first, but he probably still knows her better than any of us do.”
The idea of going to my brother-in-law for help understanding the woman the Creator had made to me was revolting. Her ex shouldn’t know more about her than me, I was her soulmate. I was supposed to know everything about her and be there for her through her struggles.
“That idea sucks.” I growled.
Hallie held out the Tupperware container, and I pushed it back to her.
“What idea sucks?” Emma asked, as she breezed into the apartment wearing her usual jean shorts and flowy white top.
“Hallie wants me to ask Logan what he knows about Quinn and her family issues.” I gestured to my sister-in-law, fully expecting Emma to be on my side. She’d been just as upset with the whole our-soulmates-are-exes thing as I was.
“I’m with Hallie.” Emma agreed, sliding up onto the counter and taking some cookie dough from the container when Hallie offered it to her too. I shot her a scathing glare, and she lifted her shoulders. “I’m secure in my relationship. They both made it clear that whatever feelings they had are long gone, and I like Quinn.”
“I do too.” Hallie nodded. “She doesn’t beat around the bush, and she’s tons of fun.”
“And she has fantastic style.” Emma pointed out.
I groaned.
“You guys are supposed to be on my side.”
“I think this is about when Quinn would say something along the line of ‘hoes before bros’.” Emma corrected, and then grinned when I rolled my eyes. “But honestly, I get the impression that Quinn needs a few more people rooting for her. If being there for her means we’re on her side, then that’s that.”
I’d had the same impression, so I couldn’t exactly argue with that.
“We wouldn’t tell you to be with her if we didn’t know she could make you happy.” Hallie reminded me. “Just take our word for it, okay? It’s going to take a lot of effort, but I think she’s worth getting to know.”
“I know that, I just wish she would make it easy.” I stood up. There was no point in waiting; I’d go and talk to Logan before Quinn had a chance to plan too many things that would piss me off.
“Love is never easy, Cody.” Emma gave me a quick smile.
“Thanks, I guess.” I left before they could make me feel any guiltier than I already felt for wondering if Quinn was worth the effort.
Of course she was, she was my soulmate. That was worth all the effort in the world.
Besides that, the three days when she wasn’t trying to get rid of me were the best days in my life. I’d felt insanely lucky getting to hold a woman so beautiful and interesting in my arms. I hadn’t gotten her to open up to me, but I was working on it.
Everything about her was intriguing, and I wanted to understand who she was like I wanted nothing else.
And to start that, I was going to have to talk to Logan.