Liza smiles against me, pressing her body close to mine as the kiss deepens.
“You’ve got to be shitting me,” Kai mutters, striding away from us.
I break away from Liza who huffs, her fingers lacing around my neck as she studies me.
“Crane…” she complains, her voice cutting through me.
“One second, babe, just seeing what’s up with Kai.”
Kai is necking a bottle of beer, his cheeks flushed. Beside him I see Lorena, his ex.
Oh, fuck.
Lorena D’Salzon, queen of my best friend’s heart.
They’d been together for an intense year and a half before breaking up to be “just friends.”
Except it’s clear it isn’t over between them—anyone with fucking eyes can see how they are around one another.
Lorena whips her head around to greet someone, and Kai meets my gaze with a slow shake of the head, his eyes closing in a “save me” plea.
Because whatalwayshappens is that Kai ends up going home with Lorena and falling back in love with her.
Or even more in love with her; whichever.
As his best buddy, I’m his wingman.
“Kai!” I yell, waving at him to get his attention, as Lorena turns her gaze to me.
Her eyes darken when she sees Liza in my arms, judging us before she’s even said hello to the girl.
Kai waves at us, beckoning us over to them.
“Let’s go say hey,” I mutter to Liza, who nods and follows me through the crowd.
The music is sick, underground tunes that you barely hear anymore. I’m moving my body to the beat as I move, accepting the beer that Kai thrusts into my hand.
“Lorena, meet Liza.” I take a sip of beer as the girls exchange awkward pleasantries.
“Are you in college?” Lorena asks, her gaze sweeping up and down Liza suspiciously.
“Um, no, I’m a senior in high school.”
Lorena lifts a brow in my direction before turning back to Liza.
“Let me guess, you do cheer?”
Liza smiles, nodding her head before rolling off how often she practices, and how she’s always wanted to be head cheerleader.
Kill me now.
“It has been my dream since I was a little girl,” Liza gushes, snaking her arm around my waist. “That and having the hottest boyfriend around, right?”
I swig my beer, turning my attention away from Liza who is staring up at me expectantly.
What does she want me to say? Yeah, we’ve been fucking but now I’m your man?
Fucking younger girls, man. More trouble than they’re worth.
