Chapter 15
As she’d expected, Derek showed up at her doorstep again for the third day in a row, and this time around, she let him into her apartment. Zoe was in her room taking a nap, while Rob and Taylor were in the kitchen making decorations in preparation for their niece's birthday party the next day.
“Thank you for inviting me in,” said Derek solemnly.
“Yeah,” she said and gestured toward the men in the kitchen, “That’s Rob, my brother and that’s Taylor, his boyfriend.”
“Hi,” the guys said in unison.
“Hi,” replied Derek with a small wave. He wasn’t sure if the guys would shake hands with him if he walked to the kitchen to greet them, so he opted to stay where he was until the atmosphere grew warmer with less animosity. He could feel the men shooting barbs at him with their eyes and he couldn’t blame them for that. He’d been a jerk to Rachel and he deserved the cold reception he was now getting from the people who loved and cared for her.