Me: One-handed. I’m good with one hand, remember?
Colby: Asshole. Don’t joke about dicks with me. Just because I don’t like them, doesn’t mean I’m one of the guys.
Me: Cole…
Colby: I don’t know. I’ve got nothing here. Be patient??
Me: Should I stay all night? Or sneak out now that she’s asleep.
Colby: How drunk was she?
Me: Drunk enough to show me her vibrator named Lucifer.
Colby: Shit, now I need to meet her. But based on that, it’s going to be awkward in the morning. You think she needs to be watched?
Me: No. I think she’s good.
Colby: Leave a bucket, some ibuprofen, and a glass of water. Slip out and then text her at 10:00 tomorrow morning.
Me: Why 10:00?
Colby: Because who the fuck is awake before then?
No, I didn’t ask Colby about what Kendra said about her assault, but maybe that was because I hoped one day that Colby and Kendra would be able to form a different relationship. One where Kendra could decide what level of personal information she shared with my sister.
And yeah, it seemed like Kendra hadn’t told anyone what happened to her. Not her sisters, not her friends. She hadn’t trusted anyone with this information. So, no. I didn’tthink she wanted to blurt it out to me. While we were friends, she still worked for me.
It was the wine that caused her to say it, not because she wanted to confide in me.
I guess I would just need to get her comfortable enough to tell me when she was sober.
NINE
kendra
What the fuck.
I woke up with my head banging, and a bucket on the floor next to my bed. Thankfully, it was empty.
I blinked and found a glass of water, two ibuprofen, and a note on the bedside stand.
Hawk. Fuck. I got wasted in front of my boss. Or was he a friend? Shit. Who asks their boss to be their wingman? I was sure that HR would have an issue with that, though there was nothing against sleeping with your co-workers, so maybe that gig would be fine.
I sat up, rubbed my eyes, and almost fucking died.
Lucifer lay in the middle of the bed. If he brought me the bucket, he saw my sex toy.
I picked up the note and read it.
Kendra,
Hopefully, these will help with your headache. I know you’re technically on Christmasbreak, but we’ve got some loose ends to tie up after the Winter Meetings, and I wanted to get your opinion.
Can you meet at my office around 10:00?
Hawk
Okay. So, he left a note about business, so I must not have said anything embarrassing.
