We sat at a table that gave us a perfect view of the water and ordered margaritas and calamari, and then sat back and looked at the menu. I ordered a burger for Train and asked the waitress to take it to him in his car.
“Tell me about your night with Mack,” I said. “I mean, where did you go before you were swept off your feet by Knight.”
Kim smiled and closed her menu. “He took me to a honky tonk.”
“Shut up. You hate country.”
Kim wrinkled her nose. “I know. The club had a room in the back, so they played some great rock stuff and we got to avoid the country.”
“Phew,” I said, sweeping my hand across my forehead. “Did he try to get you into bed?”
“Not even once,” she said. “We did talk about it though, ’cause, damn, he’s hot. But we decided that since we’d probably have to see each other on a regular basis if this thing with our two best friends became permanent, it was best to keep it platonic. Nice guy.”
I nodded. “Doesn’t talk much, but neither does Austin when he’s with his brothers. At least, he doesn’t talk about anything of importance. We have our in-depth life-altering conversations in bed.”
“Those are the best kind.”
I shrugged. “I wouldn’t know.”
“True, but it sounds like you have a good one now, even if he’s kind of bossy.”
I snorted. “Bossy doesn’t even begin.”
“Mack seems like that too. Knight was a lot more laid back and he opened the door and showed me that chivalry isn’t entirely dead, even amongst the bad-ass motorcycle club sect.”
I snorted. “You’re not wrong.”
“So, have you and Austin exchanged keys?”
“Yes.” I looked at my watch. “He’s probably at my place already. We try to spend weeknights at my place, weekends at his.”
“You said his place is amazing.”
“It’s gorgeous. I’ll suggest dinner sometime soon. I’ll cook. Maybe Knight can come as well.”
“Don’t,” Kim said. “Just let that one lie. If you want to invite Mack, that’s good, okay?”
“Okay, honey. I get it.”
We caught up on what we hadn’t covered... it was rare we didn’t talk at least every other day, and if we had something to share, we never waited.
I arrived home to find Booker’s bike parked in front and a thrill shot down my spine as I hugged Kim, grabbed my purchases, and headed upstairs to my apartment. I waved to Kim as she pulled out of my parking lot.
“Want help, Dani?” Train called.
“Nah, I’m good.”
“Thanks for the burger, by the way.”
I grinned. “You’re welcome.” Dropping an armload of bags on the ground, I unlocked my door and pushed it open. “Austin, are you close?”
“Yeah,” he called, and then he was walking toward me.
“I need some help.”
“Looks like it.” He chuckled, leaned down to kiss me, and took my burdens from me. “Did you leave anything in the store?”
“Not much,” I retorted. “Can you dump everything on my mattress and then leave me alone for a bit, please? I have a surprise for you.”
