Page 148 of Catch Me
“Speak of the devil,” he muttered.
Kai leapt onto the deck instead of using the stairs a few feet away. He grinned as he took Sen’s glass and drained it.
“Come on,” Sen exclaimed. “I was just saying you were loveable.”
“And insane,” I reminded him.
Kai kissed his hand and winked. “There are more. Wanna grab me one?”
Sen scoffed. “You grab them.”
“Do I have to do everything?”
“Fine. Fuck.”
Kai watched him march away with a smirk on his face. After a second, he turned to me. “How’s life, Travis?”
“Can’t complain.”
“You never do.”
I smiled around my champagne glass. “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
He shrugged. “You’ve gotta have a complaint once in a while.”
“We have to make the most out of life. If I have something to complain about, that means I need to change something. Complacency breeds unhappiness.”
“Hm. I like that. Might coin it as my own phrase.”
“Kai’s thing is Disney quotes,” Sen announced as he came back with three glasses. “Even though he tries to claim they’re original.”
Kai kissed his forehead as he took the champagne from him. “Prove me wrong.”
“I have.”
“Okay, here’s one. If you can name the moviewithout Google, I’ll be your slave for a day.”
I laughed. “You’re always his slave.”
“Shush, Travis. No relationship, no opinion.”
Sen narrowed his eyes at him, then smoothed his expression. “And if we don’t guess it?”
Kai looked at me. “I get to pick an activity for each of you tomorrow.”
“An activity? That’s weird.”
He just took a long drink, still watching me. I shrugged and waited for Sen to make a decision. When he nodded, Kai smiled.
“‘To face the future with another, who means more than any other, is to be loved.’”
“That’s cute,” Sen crooned.
“I think so. No matter what the future holds, it’s me and you. Isn’t that cute, Travis?”
“Sure,” I replied.
“Any guesses?”
