Page 96 of Calamity Rayne Knocked Up

When I looked back at Tyler, I shook my head.

Hale dropped onto the cushion beside me and stole a fry from the basket in my lap. “Let’s put something on. Xander, you want some fries?”

What was he doing? Those were my fries and this was mine and Tyler’s night. There was no Xander space here.

“Sure.” He slid fully onto the loveseat and took my fries. He just took the whole basket as if he paid for them.

Hale looped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer as I stared in stunned silence.

When he adjusted the blanket, I asked, “Can I talk to you for a moment?”

Hale finally read the confusion on my face. “Sure.”

I handed Tyler the remote. “Put something on.” Hale followed me into the kitchen, and I turned on him the moment we were alone. “What are you doing?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re crashing my couch time with Tyler.”

“Is that a problem?”

“For you, no. For Xander, yes.”

“Rayne, he’s not that bad.”

“Hale, he’s been hitting on me since the moment I met him.” Hale usually had a jealous temper, but this guy kept evading his radar. I didn’t get it. “You didn’t even say anything when he claimed to hear us having sex earlier!”

He laughed. “He was teasing you.”

“He’s flirting!”

“No, he’s not.”

I scoffed. “You should hear the shit he says when you’re not around.”

“What’s he saying?”

I scoffed again. “You know….Rayne….and…See you tomorrow…”

“I’ll fucking kill him,” he said sarcastically.

“You don’t get it! It’s the way he says things!”

“With words?”

“Oh, forget it. And, B-T-dubs, he didn’t just hear us fooling around today. He also watched us kissing on Thanksgiving.”

“The nerve!” He laughed. “Did you ever consider he might just be envious, Rayne? We’re happy, and he’s single.There’s nothing wrong with looking when you see a happy couple.”

“I’m telling you, Hale, something’s different about him.”

“You’re absolutely right, but I’m one hundred percent certain he’s not hitting on you.”

I rolled my eyes. “Because you know and see all?”

“No, because Xander is gay.”

“You men are so—I’m sorry, he’s what now?”

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