Page 50 of Risky Play

“Let me guess, girl’s night where you tell them all the juicy details about your hot date last night? He was cute. Hope you nabbed a good one. Now, what can I start you ladies off with?”

I felt my face burning red, especially with the way Kiira was snickering into her hands. I muttered something to our server and tried to sink into my seat, but Kiira and Karen wouldn’t let it go.

“Hot dude, huh?” Karen teased.

“Give us the deets!” Kiira urged.

I frowned at her. “Why do you want to know?”

“Because we know nothing about you, and this is juicy.”

I frowned. “That’s not on purpose. I didn’t think any of you liked me.”

Karen shot Kiira a sideways glance. “Honestly? We thought you were kinda stuck up.”

“Me?” I squeaked out. That was the last thing I wanted someone to think.

Karen shrugged. “Sorry. We didn’t know you, but Kiira likes everyone, so she’s not a good judge.”

Kiira scowled. “I don’t like everyone.”

“Yes, you do,” Karen and I said in unison and then laughed.

They were still bugging me by the time we got our beers.

“It’s complicated,” I explained.

“How?” Karen asked.

“He lives and works with my brother. He didn’t want to break the code.”

“He works…” Kiira trailed off, and her eyes lit up. “Oh, he plays for the team, too.”

I dipped my head down in silent confirmation.

Karen was immediately on her phone. “Who?”

“Cally.”

“Oh. Lucky you, he’s a dreamboat.”

I gave her a funny look. “I guess? He’s really sweet. And a gentleman. But I’m pissed at him.”

“Why?” Kiira asked.

“When I woke up this morning, he was gone. I told him it was just sex and it wouldn’t change our friendship, but I didn’t expect that.”

She peered at me and then shared a look with Karen. “Do you…want it to change?”

“I don’t know. I really like him, but…my brother would get his meathead brothers-in-law to help put his body in the Schuylkill River.”

They bursted out laughing.

“That’s a bit…much,” Karen said.

“So?” Kiira asked.

“So?” I repeated.