“What?Why?”Kai asks.“Not like Owen or his parents are cleaning the sheets.”
I roll my eyes at his comment.“No, but it is their place.Do you really need to take your dirty sex habits there?”
His grin widens as he says, “It was kinda dirty, actually.She was insane, wanted to fuck all over the suite.”
“Oh my god,” I say, pretending to gag.“Please, stop.”
Kai lets out a loud laugh.“Dude, just because you aren’t getting laid, don’t shit on my bedroom action,” he says, just as our food is dropped off.
“I don’t even want to know about your bedroom action,” I mutter before taking a bite of my food.
Kai laughs, unwrapping his burrito.Just as he’s about to take a bite, something catches his eye behind me.“Yo, Daze,” he calls, as I turn to see Daisy, still wearing the same clothes as last night, standing at the counter, now looking over at us.“Come join us when you’ve ordered,” Kai calls.
“Dude, what the fuck,” I mutter, kicking his foot under the table.
Kai waves Daisy over in case she missed his verbal invitation before turning back to me.“Time to step it up, bro,” he says with a grin.
“Kai, fuck,” I groan, weirdly nervous all of a sudden, even if I’m certain Daisy isn’t even going to join us.While things are definitely better between us, in that we can now actually be in the same room together, that doesn’t mean we’ve suddenly built a bridge and gotten over everything.
Shit is still tense, and as long as she stays with that fucking asshole, I don’t see that changing.Actually, I know it won’t be changing, because I can’t even stand the thought of it, let alone seeing it.
“Hey.”
I look up to see Daisy standing beside our table, an iced coffee in her hand and an almost nervous look on her face.“Hey,” I reply.
“Sit down, Daze, join us,” my brother says, gesturing to the spot beside me.The fucker is certainly working the angle, and I don’t know whether to be grateful or pissed at him.For a guy who seems to give zero fucks about most things, he’s certainly very interested in my love life right now.
“How are you feeling?”I ask, not looking at her.
Daisy takes a long sip of her coffee before she says, “Okay, I guess.Thanks for helping me out last night.”
I nod, just as Kai chimes in with, “Word on the street is you two had a little sleepover last night?”
And yep, there it is.
“She just crashed at ours, Kai.Don’t need to make a big deal out of it,” I murmur before taking another bite of my burrito.
Beside me, Daisy fidgets in her chair as she says, “Yeah, and if we can keep it quiet too, that would be good.”
Kai gives her a look as he says, “From who, Daze, Isaac?”
She squirms beside me, clearly uncomfortable as I say, “Dude, seriously.”
“Not sure it’s the sign of a healthy relationship, is all I’m sayin’,” Kai replies, hitting me with a pointed look now.“But your secret is safe with me, Daze.”
Daisy’s food is dropped off before she can answer, and as she unwraps her burrito, I lift my gaze to Kai’s.He just shrugs, giving me a grin as he takes another bite of his, like nothing about this is weird or uncomfortable or whatever.
There are times when I would give anything to be like my older brother.Because while you can definitely tell we are related, the two of us sharing the same brown hair, brown eyes combination, our personalities couldn’t be more different.
He’s always been the chilled-out extrovert.The one who isn’t fazed by anything or anyone, and while a lot of people probably think he’s an aimless slacker, I know he’s anything but.Kai works super hard for our family business, learning the whole board-making thing from our dad and taking every part of it very seriously.
He’s always said I’m his polar opposite, and in a lot of ways, that’s true, preferring solitude and music to picking up tourists in bars for a one-and-done night of fun.But despite our differences, we get along really well.He’s my best friend, and I know I can always count on him for anything.
“So, what’s on the agenda for today?”Kai now asks, and I’m grateful for the subject change.“You guys wanna go surf?”
I turn to Daisy, who turns to me at the same time, our gazes locking and the two of us silently looking at each other, as though we’re both wondering what the other is thinking.Back in the day, surfing together would be a given.Fuck, we practically did everything together, but those days are long gone now.
She blinks, licking her bottom lip as she shrugs and says quietly, “I could go for a surf.”
