went back inside Kasey’s room and shut the door behind me before walking to her bed and sitting at the foot.
She raised an eyebrow. “Coming over to the dark side? Impressed with my skills?” She gawked at my breasts again.
“Kasey.” I shook my head. “You scared the shit out of Easton. When he found out you’d been hurt, he couldn’t get to you fast enough. I don’t know you well—”
“At all. You don’t know me at all, you mean.” She turned her head and looked out the window again, avoiding any real interaction.
“You’re right. I don’t. But I know Easton well enough that I can tell he loves you more than anyone. And he doesn’t want to see you hurt.”
“I know.” She sighed and brought her eyes back to mine. “It was dumb of me, okay? I didn’t know she’d get in a wreck or I wouldn’t have done it in the first place.”
I nodded. “Of course. I just think that maybe you need to tell Easton that. He was so scared. If you could have seen his face when the phone call came in…”
“Laying it on a wee bit thick now?” She cocked her head at me.
I smiled. “Maybe a little. But he was terrified. And, though I find you amusing, I don’t think that’s working for him right now. I wanted you to know so you could smooth it over. And don’t do it again.”
“I won’t. Jeez.” She threw up her good hand. “I wanted to fuck you but now you’re acting like my mother, which makes me feel all confused and wrong. Not that I don’t like it. Your tits go a long way toward making me feel better. Flash me?”
I laughed and shook my head. “Glad we had this chat.” I stood, ready to get Easton so the two of them could make up.
“He’s a good guy, you know,” she said softly. “I’m not the only one who doesn’t need to be getting hurt. He has this reputation as a badass pitcher, but he’s still my brother. I can still kick his ass. Don’t hurt him. He’s more heart than he is brain sometimes.”
“I won’t as long as you promise not to finger bang any more women while they’re driving.”
“Fine, fine. Agreed.” She smiled, but when I turned to retrieve Easton from the hall, she said “cockblock” under her breath.
I stifled my laugh. Barely.
K YRIE
“ S O, HOW BIG are we talking?” Nikki perched on the edge of my desk.
“You are ridiculous.” I ignored her piercing stare.
She grinned, her too-red lips making her look like a cheshire cat. “Tiny, huh?”
I stopped typing my email to Tessa and looked at her over my glasses. “No, I’m pretty sure it was the biggest I’ve had, but I didn’t actually have it.” I looked toward the hallway where various coworkers walked by. “And we shouldn’t be discussing this here.”
“Please.” She kicked the door closed with her mary jane stiletto. “These assholes could use some excitement in their lives.”
“More excitement than your tampon article provided? Surely not.” I coughed into my palm.
“You know that shit was epic.” She tapped her red nails on her chin. “You think Tessa’s going to notice that I referred to them as ‘menses mops’ in a few places?”
I covered my face with my hands. “Oh my god. You didn’t.”
“I did. I surely did. I can’t think of a single phrase with more sparkle , except maybe poon plug?”
“Out. Get out.” I pointed to the door.
“Wait, wait.” She held up her hands. “I’m sorry. Let me stay. I promise I’ll be good. No more puns. Period.”
I laughed, her last joke finally breaking me until I was a giggling, teary-eyed mess. It was the sort of laughter that would only multiply if I didn’t go ahead and let it out. She just grinned, pleased that she’d finally broken me.
“Okay, new topic, you crazy whore.” I wiped beneath my eyes before my mascara ran.
“I want the same one you avoided—Easton.”
“You are like a bitch with a bone.” I repositioned my glasses on my nose.
“No, that was me and Braden last night.” She
She raised an eyebrow. “Coming over to the dark side? Impressed with my skills?” She gawked at my breasts again.
“Kasey.” I shook my head. “You scared the shit out of Easton. When he found out you’d been hurt, he couldn’t get to you fast enough. I don’t know you well—”
“At all. You don’t know me at all, you mean.” She turned her head and looked out the window again, avoiding any real interaction.
“You’re right. I don’t. But I know Easton well enough that I can tell he loves you more than anyone. And he doesn’t want to see you hurt.”
“I know.” She sighed and brought her eyes back to mine. “It was dumb of me, okay? I didn’t know she’d get in a wreck or I wouldn’t have done it in the first place.”
I nodded. “Of course. I just think that maybe you need to tell Easton that. He was so scared. If you could have seen his face when the phone call came in…”
“Laying it on a wee bit thick now?” She cocked her head at me.
I smiled. “Maybe a little. But he was terrified. And, though I find you amusing, I don’t think that’s working for him right now. I wanted you to know so you could smooth it over. And don’t do it again.”
“I won’t. Jeez.” She threw up her good hand. “I wanted to fuck you but now you’re acting like my mother, which makes me feel all confused and wrong. Not that I don’t like it. Your tits go a long way toward making me feel better. Flash me?”
I laughed and shook my head. “Glad we had this chat.” I stood, ready to get Easton so the two of them could make up.
“He’s a good guy, you know,” she said softly. “I’m not the only one who doesn’t need to be getting hurt. He has this reputation as a badass pitcher, but he’s still my brother. I can still kick his ass. Don’t hurt him. He’s more heart than he is brain sometimes.”
“I won’t as long as you promise not to finger bang any more women while they’re driving.”
“Fine, fine. Agreed.” She smiled, but when I turned to retrieve Easton from the hall, she said “cockblock” under her breath.
I stifled my laugh. Barely.
K YRIE
“ S O, HOW BIG are we talking?” Nikki perched on the edge of my desk.
“You are ridiculous.” I ignored her piercing stare.
She grinned, her too-red lips making her look like a cheshire cat. “Tiny, huh?”
I stopped typing my email to Tessa and looked at her over my glasses. “No, I’m pretty sure it was the biggest I’ve had, but I didn’t actually have it.” I looked toward the hallway where various coworkers walked by. “And we shouldn’t be discussing this here.”
“Please.” She kicked the door closed with her mary jane stiletto. “These assholes could use some excitement in their lives.”
“More excitement than your tampon article provided? Surely not.” I coughed into my palm.
“You know that shit was epic.” She tapped her red nails on her chin. “You think Tessa’s going to notice that I referred to them as ‘menses mops’ in a few places?”
I covered my face with my hands. “Oh my god. You didn’t.”
“I did. I surely did. I can’t think of a single phrase with more sparkle , except maybe poon plug?”
“Out. Get out.” I pointed to the door.
“Wait, wait.” She held up her hands. “I’m sorry. Let me stay. I promise I’ll be good. No more puns. Period.”
I laughed, her last joke finally breaking me until I was a giggling, teary-eyed mess. It was the sort of laughter that would only multiply if I didn’t go ahead and let it out. She just grinned, pleased that she’d finally broken me.
“Okay, new topic, you crazy whore.” I wiped beneath my eyes before my mascara ran.
“I want the same one you avoided—Easton.”
“You are like a bitch with a bone.” I repositioned my glasses on my nose.
“No, that was me and Braden last night.” She
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