“It was boring ‘til you got here.” She giggled and there was something about the sound that made Kenzie wanted cringe.
Bogs chuckled and hugged her tighter. “That’s ‘cause these assholes don’t know how to have fun. Where’s your man?’
Her smile turned from friendly to seductive. “We broke up.” She pouted. “I’m single.”
She flickered her eyes up to Bogs, who had the decency to look a bit uncomfortable. He released her waist and moved away slightly. Not enough to be overtly obvious. Kenzie refrained from smiling. “Not for long I’m sure.” He winked and then looked over to her. His smile faltered.
“This is Kenzie.”
She glanced over her shoulder and smiled. “Hi.”
“Hi.”
Bogs stepped forward and grabbed Kenzie’s hand. She watched Kami immediately gaze down. “Catch you all later, we’re getting a beer.” Bogs tugged her hand and she walked with him.
“Who’s that? An ex?”
Bogs jerked his head. “No.” He huffed a laugh. “Though she’s tried. She’s a friend of my sister’s.” He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm over her shoulder. He leaned closer brushing his mouth over her ear. “You jealous?”
“No.” It was a lie and from the smile he was giving her, he knew it.
He chuckled. “No need to be jealous of anyone, pretty girl.”
It was said in jest but she could read between the lines. There it was, her insecurity showing. It was hard to not to be when she was face to face with a woman who obviously wanted hers and wasn’t even trying to hide it. But was he? Hers?Yes!
“Ya know you don’t have to hang with me the whole night. I know ya got friends here, I can handle myself.”
“Maybe I wanna hang with you all night.”Perfect answer, Bogs.
They made their way up the stairs to the deck where a few people were gathered. She recognized T and Stone, who stood taller than the rest of the group. Their backs were turned to them. She glanced over amongst the women standing with them. Cassie was facing them and when she glanced up and looked at Kenzie, a huge smile spread across her face. Kenzie raised her hand for a short quick wave.
Cassie pushed T, who was standing near her and rushed over. “Hey, Kenzie.”
She seemed overly excited to see her. She was unprepared for the hug T’s wife landed on her. She didn’t release Bogs’ hand but stepped forward when Cassie hugged her.
How this girl, who was so sweet and friendly, was married to T would remain one of life’s big mysteries.
“I’m glad you’re here. Come on, I’ll introduce you to the girls.”
“Hey, wait, I was going to do that,” Bogs said, humor in his tone. She looked up to see him make a face at Cassie, which was returned with an eye roll.
“Then you should have when you first came in. You didn’t so now I get to do it.”
“Baker girl, we just got here.”
“Shut up, Bogs, you’ve been here like ten minutes. You lost your chance. C’mon, Kenzie.” She gripped her hand pulling her toward the house. Kenzie glanced over her shoulder to see Bogs furrow his brows but he winked at her and shrugged. Cassie was slightly crazy and she liked her even more.
“You better bring her back, baker girl,” he yelled as they made their way in through the sliding glass doors.
She had met boyfriend’s families before but none of them seemed this excited to meet her. She followed Cassie into the empty kitchen, her grip still being held by T’s tiny wife.
“Does everyone call you baker girl or just Bogs?”
Cassie giggled and turned around. “Just Bogs.” She blushed and rolled her eyes. “When I met T, he was working undercover. He saved my ass one night. It’s a long story I’ll save for another time but after he helped me out, I made him brownies and brought them down to his office.”
“That’s sweet.”
Cassie burst out laughing. “That’s what I thought! Until I got there and well, let’s just say T wasn’t as appreciative as I had hoped.”
