Just Best Friends by Sarah Everly

Ben Clark is my everything.
He’s my shoulder to cry on, the person I laugh with the hardest, and the one person I can always be myself around. Which is exactly why I’d never date him.
Then, my world falls apart on my twenty-seventh birthday. My picture perfect boyfriend leaves, my grandmother’s business is on life support, and my dreams of a family feel further away than ever.
But Ben’s by my side. Just like always. He’ll get me through the next year. He’ll help me find the man I’m supposed to be with.
Only what happens if he’s that guy?
Thea Dawson just needs time.
I’ve always been the rock in our friendship: steady and unchanging. But a weekend getaway shakes the core of our relationship, leaving us both unsure of what happens next.
Still, Thea and I, we make sense. And I’ve already waited twenty-eight years. I can hang in a little longer until she’s ready to admit that we’re meant to be together.