Page 97 of Spur It On

I nodded, heading towards the dividing door, but paused. "Oh, and yeah, I'll help ya with her. I figure she needs to be shown that she deserves all of this, so I got your back."

He poked his head out of the bathroom. "And this thing we're doing?"

I shrugged. "I ain't so good with that, but I'm willing to fumble around a bit."

The smile he gave me! Yep, clearly that was the right answer. Tanner nodded, then vanished again. I could hear the sink, so he was probably brushing his teeth. I needed to do that too, plus a shit-ton of other stuff, but Cody needed time to get all pretty. So, easing open the door to the other room, I checked to see how things were going.

Cody lay half over Ty's chest. The blankets were low enough for me to be sure they were both naked. A glance showed their bags tossed on the floor by the table, but the top of it was empty. I chuckled, knowing what it looked like when someone swept a surface clear in a hurry. Evidently my girl had a good time last night.

"Cody," I whispered, making my way over to the bed.

She mumbled, but the kind that told me to leave her alone. Not happening. A few more steps and I was close enough to rub her arm.

"Cody," I said again.

She cracked open her eyes, smiled, and then realized where she was and what was happening. With a gasp, she quickly jumped back, scrambling to pull the blankets up over her chest - and poor Ty took the brunt of it all.

He let out a grunt as she pushed off him, jerked awake, and his head whipped from side to side as he tried to figure out what was happening. Struggling not to laugh, I just lifted my hands and backed away.

"Sundays in Cheyenne start early," I reminded them.

"Fuck," Ty groaned. "I forgot to set an alarm."

"I got your back," I promised before heading back to the dividing door. "Oh, and Ty?"

"What?" he grumbled.

"You cool with giving me a ride to the arena?"

"What about your truck?" Cody asked.

"Tanner's taking you in it," I assured her. "My way of paying him back for savin' my life, or something."

"Yeah," Ty grumbled. "I'll give you a ride. Let the happy couple be a happy couple."

"And make sure the right things are seen," I agreed. "This morning is going to be fucking stupid."

An hour later, Ty and I headed down together, leaving the "couple" behind to settle their own shit. Ty was moving pretty good, but damned if I didn't still hurt a bit more than I liked. If I ever wanted the chance to toss that pretty little blonde in bed, I was gonna need to stayonthe bulls today, not under them.

We were both playing it cool - just a pair of riders heading through the hotel - up until we were safely in his truck. Then, while he let the glow plugs warm up, Ty decided to prove he'd been listening to us at least a little bit.

"So how are things going with Tanner?" he asked.

That was not a typical guy question. He should've asked if I got fucked or sucked. That? It sounded like the sort of thing Cody would ask, being all worried about my feelings and insecurities or something.

"Good..." I tried.

He huffed out a laugh. "C'mon, man. You caught me asleep with Cody lying across me naked. I'm trying to act like this is chill."

Ok, that was better. "Honest truth?" I offered. "Fuck if I know."

"That doesn't sound good. So, like, it's all physical?"

I sent Ty a confused look, but subtly. Had he just put me in the guy version of the friend zone? The space where a man didn't have to worry about his balls falling off if he worried about his friend? Then again, if he had, that meant Ty honestly considered me a Friend, and the capital letter kind. The sort who'd drop everything for him. I kinda liked the idea of that.

"Don't want it to be," I admitted. "Just not the same with guys."

He started the truck. "How so?"

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