Page 34 of Blame it on the Kiss
Honor pressed two fingers to her temple. “It’s complicated.”
Shirley put her hand on Honor’s knee. “He has a girlfriend?”
No, but… “Something like that.” Not for the first time she wondered if giving in to her desires meant betraying Payton. Her best friend was gone. She and Bryce clicked. But even so, she couldn’t trust herself not to disappoint him somehow. Or do something to hurt him. And that thought bothered her more than having something that was once Pay’s.
“Hey, H., Mrs. B.,” Cooper said. Honor had never been happier to see her brother.
“Hello, Cooper,” Shirley said.
“Mind if I talk to my sister?”
Shirley frowned, obviously not done with her interrogation. Honor smiled at her as she stood. “Of course.”
Coop took Shirley’s spot and the two of them watched her skate away. “Looked like you wanted to crawl out of your skin there.”
“Thanks for the rescue.”
“Always. Hey, I’m heading to LA now and I’ll be back sometime tomorrow night. I’m crashing at Ty’s house.”
“You’re meeting with that other agent?” She posed it as a question, but she knew the answer.
“Don’t sound so happy about it.”
“I’m not.” She turned to face him more squarely. “Are you sure—”
“Chill or I’m not going to say anything more about it to you.” He drilled her with blue eyes that seemed far more mature than his nineteen years. “I’m an adult. I can make my own decisions.”
“Whatever.” She crossed her arms and slouched back against the bench. He might think he knew best, but he didn’t. Not that Honor did, but as the older sibling she should.
“Honor?”
She looked up and found Aiden blocking the sun. “Hi, Aiden.” She sat up taller.
“I thought that was you.” Aiden turned to Coop. “And it’s Cooper, right? We met at Zane’s wedding.”
“Yo,” her brother said, taking in Aiden like he had very sharp devil horns poking out of his sun-bleached hair.
“I wasn’t sure if you were still in town,” Honor said.
“I’m leaving tomorrow.” His nice green eyes shouted player and they were on her like crazy glue.
Hmm. Leaving tomorrow. Cute. Nice. Interested. Could she tick off her one night stand with him? With all these insane thoughts about Bryce she really needed to let off some sexual steam. She got to her feet. “Where are you headed?”
“Hawaii.” His gaze took a nice slow stroll down her body.
Cooper jumped up. “H, a word?” He linked his arm with hers and tugged.
“Excuse me a minute,” she said over her shoulder, then to Coop, “What are you doing?”
He took several more steps before stopping. “The guy wants in your pants.”
“I know.”
“And you’re okay with that? What is wrong with you?”
“You know what? You don’t want me in your business, so keep out of mine.”
Irritation rolled off Coop’s puffed out chest. “Personal business is different. I’m not gonna let this guy take advantage of you.”
