He was about to start the sander when he noticed Kenzie standing in the same spot, staring at him. She was acting strange, even for Kenzie.
“You need something else?” He narrowed his gaze. “And don’t say the chair.”
She flattened her lips and squinted but remained silent.What the hell is up with her today?
Clearly, Kenzie had something to say. “Kenz?”
“How come you didn’t ask who won the bid?” She sighed. “I mean, aren’t you curious to know who spentall that moneyon something you made?”
What? Why would it matter? Once he made the donation, it was no longer his possession. Though his curiosity was now piqued not only with Kenzie’s strange behavior but with the recipient’s identity.
“How would you know? I thought it was a silent auction.”
Her cheeks pinkened. “It was and usually it remains anonymous, but Evie handled it, so she had the list of all the winners. You know Evie, right? Declan’s wife?”
“Yeah.” He hadn’t actually met her, but he knew about her. It wasn’t long after he returned to Houston that both Declan and Trent reached out to him. They’d filled him in on everything that’d gone down in the past few years. And it had been a lot.
“Evie let it slip.” She flattened her lips, but he noticed the small twitch. Kenzie rested her hand on her chest. “I mean, she didn’t tell me, but she told Cassie, who mentioned it to Emory,” Kenzie chuckled and spread out her arms, “who told me and Sadie because that girl can’t keep a secret.”
Jonah folded his arms, amused by the story. “So, who was it?”
She scrunched her nose. “I can’t tell you.”
“Why not?”
“Girl code.” Kenzie gave a curt nod.
What the fuck?
“Girl code?” He cocked his brows. “Didn’t you all break that by telling each other?”
Kenzie stared back in silence as if contemplating his logic.
Seconds later, she shook her head. “No, we broke the silent auction code, if there’s such a thing. But ifItoldyouwho won the bid, that’d be breaking girl code.” She paused with a small smile playing on her lips. “Now, do you get it?”
He could tell from the look on her face that she really wanted him to understand what she was saying. The problem was he didn’t. Why couldn’t she just tell him? Clearly, she wanted him to know.
“No, I don’t get it.” He turned toward the workbench and leaned over to get his sander. “But I get the feeling you wanna tell me who it was?”
“I do,” she blurted.
Jonah slowly angled his head. Kenzie had her quirky mannerisms, which he’d always appreciated. But this was a little over the top, even for her.
“But I can’t.” She narrowed her eyes and spoke slowly. “Girl code.”
What the hell is happening?Jonah didn’t have female friends except for Kenzie. His interactions with the opposite sex were usually limited to pleasure. Even with all his experience, Jonah was at a loss.
“This right here.” He pointed, waving his finger between them. “Is the reason I’m single.”
She rolled her eyes. “Jonah, how can you not get what I’m trying to tell you?”
He sighed, turning to face her.
“One. Because you won’t tell me. And two, because I’m not a female, so I have no clue what you’re trying to do here.”
“Ugh.” She groaned and for a brief second, he thought she was going to stomp her foot in frustration. Jonah tried to steel his features, but it was impossible. This whole conversation was ridiculous, and he caved into his amusement, smiling.
“I’m leaving.” She waved her hand and headed for the door.
