friend zone.
He took a deep breath then another, refusing to hyperventilate and black out like he had the day his mother went missing. Before he’d quite recovered, he’d perched on the cracked concrete steps of a home he never intended to return to though he had only the clothes on his back.
Could today turn out to be as pivotal as that one had been?
Kaige slammed and locked his door then hauled his laptop onto his unmade bed. He only took time to kick off his boots before shoving his shoulders against the headboard and flipping open his computer.
A text to Dave alerted the man to his need to speak. I’m gonna Facetime you. In 3…2…
Don’t hang up. I need to go grab my tablet. BRB , came the response, which vibrated Kaige’s phone.
He tossed the device onto his pillow then waited for the laptop screen to flip from blackness to a live idyllic mountain scene. Trees with bright green leaves swayed gently in the breeze. A sapphire lake at the foot of the mountains that cradled Dave and Kayla’s naturist resort, Bare Essentials, came into focus.
Dave’s naked chest hogged most of the screen, his massive shoulders easily stretching the full width of the frame. Guaranteed he didn’t have any pants on either. The crew had embraced the lifestyle of one of their members. Kayla. Everyone brought something to the table. Something they all could share and learn from.
Maybe the same could be true for Hot Rods? Would they invite a new member into their midst after so long? Could they adapt and grow?
So many stranger things had happened at this point in Kaige’s life, nudity didn’t faze him. Especially not when some of the crew wives meandered across the massive deck overlooking the valley behind Dave. Super Nova figured it’d be polite to give them a heads up at least before they started getting their freak on like his own Hot Rods had done. The mechanics had learned their tricks from these sexperts. “Good evening, ladies.”
Kayla and Devon turned, flashing their pretty, tanned-all-over breasts. Damn, why had he seen a bunch of people naked today, yet not the person he wanted?
“Super Nova!” Kayla waved and bounced in her excitement to see him. That did absolutely nothing to take his attention from her gently swaying tits. Except instead of imagining her or Devon welcoming him to their group, all he could picture was Nola’s face instead.
Uh-oh.
“What’s that look for?” Dave squinted into his laptop’s camera. “I thought Eli was going to smooth things over with you? You’re still pissed from a couple nights ago? I figured you two would—”
“Nah. That’s not the problem.” Kaige cleared his throat. Obviously someone had caught their friends up on recent highlights and lowlights.
“It’s the sex. It freaked you out?” Dave’s mirth rumbled across the speaker. “It’s okay, it wigged Neil too the first time.”
“Actually…that’s not it either.” His skull hit the wall harder than he anticipated when he let his head fall back. The impact rattled his brain.
“Seriously?” Kay and Devon came to sit beside their husband and friend. “How much stuff could you have going on all at once?”
“It’s a girl. I met a beautiful, genius, funny, badass woman.” He lifted up so they could see the truth in his eyes.
“Well, that’s some timing you’ve got there, Super Nova.” Dave chuckled. “The consultant? Ms. Brown? I take it she’s not really eighty-five with horn-rimmed glasses then, huh?”
“More like smart, young and stacked.” He scrubbed his eyes as memories of her flashed before them.
“Wow. You must really like her if stacked came last in that list.” Devon snorted.
“Yeah.” He wasn’t laughing. “So what the fuck do I do? I have to be upfront, don’t I?”
Kayla nodded. “I think you do. I knew about the crew before I went on my first date with Dave. It was shocking enough to hear then. I would have felt betrayed if he hadn’t told me in the
He took a deep breath then another, refusing to hyperventilate and black out like he had the day his mother went missing. Before he’d quite recovered, he’d perched on the cracked concrete steps of a home he never intended to return to though he had only the clothes on his back.
Could today turn out to be as pivotal as that one had been?
Kaige slammed and locked his door then hauled his laptop onto his unmade bed. He only took time to kick off his boots before shoving his shoulders against the headboard and flipping open his computer.
A text to Dave alerted the man to his need to speak. I’m gonna Facetime you. In 3…2…
Don’t hang up. I need to go grab my tablet. BRB , came the response, which vibrated Kaige’s phone.
He tossed the device onto his pillow then waited for the laptop screen to flip from blackness to a live idyllic mountain scene. Trees with bright green leaves swayed gently in the breeze. A sapphire lake at the foot of the mountains that cradled Dave and Kayla’s naturist resort, Bare Essentials, came into focus.
Dave’s naked chest hogged most of the screen, his massive shoulders easily stretching the full width of the frame. Guaranteed he didn’t have any pants on either. The crew had embraced the lifestyle of one of their members. Kayla. Everyone brought something to the table. Something they all could share and learn from.
Maybe the same could be true for Hot Rods? Would they invite a new member into their midst after so long? Could they adapt and grow?
So many stranger things had happened at this point in Kaige’s life, nudity didn’t faze him. Especially not when some of the crew wives meandered across the massive deck overlooking the valley behind Dave. Super Nova figured it’d be polite to give them a heads up at least before they started getting their freak on like his own Hot Rods had done. The mechanics had learned their tricks from these sexperts. “Good evening, ladies.”
Kayla and Devon turned, flashing their pretty, tanned-all-over breasts. Damn, why had he seen a bunch of people naked today, yet not the person he wanted?
“Super Nova!” Kayla waved and bounced in her excitement to see him. That did absolutely nothing to take his attention from her gently swaying tits. Except instead of imagining her or Devon welcoming him to their group, all he could picture was Nola’s face instead.
Uh-oh.
“What’s that look for?” Dave squinted into his laptop’s camera. “I thought Eli was going to smooth things over with you? You’re still pissed from a couple nights ago? I figured you two would—”
“Nah. That’s not the problem.” Kaige cleared his throat. Obviously someone had caught their friends up on recent highlights and lowlights.
“It’s the sex. It freaked you out?” Dave’s mirth rumbled across the speaker. “It’s okay, it wigged Neil too the first time.”
“Actually…that’s not it either.” His skull hit the wall harder than he anticipated when he let his head fall back. The impact rattled his brain.
“Seriously?” Kay and Devon came to sit beside their husband and friend. “How much stuff could you have going on all at once?”
“It’s a girl. I met a beautiful, genius, funny, badass woman.” He lifted up so they could see the truth in his eyes.
“Well, that’s some timing you’ve got there, Super Nova.” Dave chuckled. “The consultant? Ms. Brown? I take it she’s not really eighty-five with horn-rimmed glasses then, huh?”
“More like smart, young and stacked.” He scrubbed his eyes as memories of her flashed before them.
“Wow. You must really like her if stacked came last in that list.” Devon snorted.
“Yeah.” He wasn’t laughing. “So what the fuck do I do? I have to be upfront, don’t I?”
Kayla nodded. “I think you do. I knew about the crew before I went on my first date with Dave. It was shocking enough to hear then. I would have felt betrayed if he hadn’t told me in the
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