Page 25 of Reckless Storm
“Just the one. I couldn’t exactly tell him I wanted to share it with another man.”
“Very true. You’re not just a pretty face.”
“Oh, there’s so much to learn about me, Reed. So much.”
“I don’t doubt that at all. You take the glass; I’ll take the bottle.”
Hayley grins, handing over said bottle as she lifts her glass for me to fill. “Such a gentleman.”
“Always.”
***
“And you don’t think you should have told him that?” Hayley struggles to speak between laughter as I tell her about the time Luke was flirting with our teammate’sveryoff-limits sister, after spending the better part of a month complaining about Thomas and Lainey.
“What happened? Please tell me that your teammate saw it.”
“He sure did. But it turns out, he’d sent his sister over so that Luke would quit whining about Thomas. We all knew Luke didn’t care that Thomas and Lainey were together. In fact, I think he secretly loved it. But that guy craves being the center of attention and he was using that to keep him there.”
“Oh, I am loving this. I need more Luke stories. Amelia will die for these. She loves to tease him.”
“Still? Even though they’re married with a kid?”
“Hell, yeah. People shouldn’t change when they get married.”
“Very true. I guess I just assumed they were different behind the scenes.”
“Nope. But something tells me you are.”
I take another swig of Jack and smile, bopping Hayley on the nose. “Wouldn’t you love to know?”
“Yes!” she squeals, making me chuckle as I top off her glass.
A fresh gust of wind blows through the space and Hayley shivers, tightening my jacket around her.
“I think it’s time we went inside. You’re shaking.”
“I’m fine. It’s just a breeze and I have your jacket.”
“True, but you’re practically naked beneath it. I’m well aware of how thin the material is on those dresses.”
Hayley has her glass pressed to her lips as I respond but lowers it with wide eyes. “And how would you know that?”
“I’ve taken a few off in my time.”
Doing a double take, Hayley puts her glass down and grins. “Now this I’ve got to hear. But first…have you ever slept with Bria?”
“I haven’t.” I snort. “We kissed in college, but she freaked out and begged me to pretend it never happened. She valued our friendship too much.”
“Ouch.”
“Yep.”
“So it wasn’t Bria’s dresses you were removing?”
“It was random hookups after events like these.”
“So we’re not as different as some might think. I was right. We’re going to be great friends. But I kind of like it being our little secret. It’s been fun alone out here. Like we’re sneaking around.”
