Page 71 of Buried Treasure
Andy shrugged. "Don't care."
"You're not the least bit interested in who is in his apartment?" she asked.
He stepped back into her personal space and leaned closer. "The only reason I do this is because I like playing with you," he said in a low voice.
"Well, you won't be playing with me later if we don't eat soon."
"True," he conceded.
"So we're going to Ryan's and then food?"
"Exactly."
She grabbed her keys, put her phone in her back pocket and they were off. As per the usual routine, Andy watched from a spot in the hallway while smiling at Sydney as she loudly unlocked Ryan's door with the spare key.
"Hey, babe," she said as she closed the door. "I was in the neighborhood and thought I—"
Sydney stopped and stared. Usually, this was the part where she pulled out the whole "Who are you?" routine, but she knew exactly who the woman was sitting on Ryan's sofa wearing only a Pirates jersey.
"Lucy?"
"Morning," she said.
Sydney watched in shock as her best friend took a sip of coffee from one of Ryan's mugs.
"What… what is going on? Why are you here?"
Ryan walked out of his bedroom wearing a pair of gym shorts and nothing else. "Oh, hey, Sydney! I didn't hear you walk in."
"Don't you dare 'Oh, hey' me! What is going on?"
Ryan just gave her a huge smile. "Well, Sydney, the thing is that when a man and woman like each other—" There was a knock at the door. "Huh. I wonder who that could be," Ryan said in a mocking tone as he walked to the door.
Sydney ducked her head. "Please don't answer that," she muttered.
Ryan threw open the door, his smile disappearing. "Andy?" he said in mock surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, man!" he replied as he walked in the door. "I thought we could get a run in before training and… Sydney?"
Sydney just shook her head, hoping Andy would get the hint that he should stop. He didn't.
"What are you doing here?" he asked in mock anger.
"Please don't," she replied quietly.
"Don't what? Don't ask why my girlfriend is here in Ryan McCloud's apartment?"
"Hey, Andy!"
"Hey, Lucy," he said, waving to the woman on the couch.
He turned back to Sydney, about to say something else, when he froze. His eyes went wide, and he turned back to the living room to confirm what he thought he had seen the first time. Sydney could see the realization setting in as he stared at the half-naked woman in Ryan's apartment.
"Lucy?" he whispered apprehensively.
"What's up?" she replied. "Hey, Ryan just made a fresh pot of coffee if you guys want some. It's actually really good."
She stood up with Ryan's jersey barely covering her ass as she wandered over to the kitchen. Andy immediately responded by covering his eyes with his hands.
