“Oh, get over yourself, Cole. You need to get back in the game.”
“Back in the game? What if an old lady buys me, and I have to go on a date with her?” Cooper burst out laughing, but one look from me, and he sealed his mouth shut. Not that it helped with the whole laughing thing.
“Oh, stop complaining. It’s for charity. It’s to help Duke’s sanctuary, and we love Duke, don’t we?”
“I guess.” I grimaced. “But what if it’s some gross person who wants to do things.”
Enzo chortled. “We all make sacrifices.”
“But that’s an unnecessary sacrifice,” I said.
“Oh yeah? Tell that to Honeybee, or any of the other dozens of dogs and cats who just want to be safe, fed, and in peace.”
Well, when he put it like that, I couldn’t complain. I guessed I had to do my part. I just hoped I didn’t end up with a weirdo. This island had many, unfortunately, and they all loved to come out for such special occasions.
“Fine. I’ll do it. But you owe me.”
“Sounds like a deal,” Enzo replied. “Now can I go back to blowing your brother? His boner is almost gone.”
I squirmed. Literally squirmed.
“I hate you,” I told him.
“Yeah. Love you too,” Enzo said, and the line went dead without further delay.
I put my phone down and tried to take another bite of the ramen, but it was almost finished.
“Oh shoot. I finished your food,” I told Cooper.
“It’s okay. I can make another.” He smirked.
“What?” I asked.
“So you’re doing it? The auction thing?”
I rolled my eyes and sighed.
“Itisfor charity.”
“What did I say? Mr. Casanova.” Josh chuckled.
They both started laughing, and I glared at them, channeling all my bad juju energy, but nothing bad happened to them.
Unless…
“What are you laughing at? You’re taking part too.”
“No we’re not,” Josh said a little too defensively.
“Oh yes, you are!” I shouted and put the bowl down, sprinting for the door. “Oh, Kayla! I found two more bachelors.”
The guys chased after me, but it was pointless. By the time I got to the chief’s assistant’s office, she had already noted their names down and would make it official before the hour was up, no matter how much Josh and Cooper begged her not to.
“That should teach you a lesson,” I told my colleagues and went back to the day room to finish my coffee and pray to whichever gods Lilian believed in that I didn’t end up in some creepy old man’s dungeon or something.
Then again, I wouldn’t oppose ending up in Samir’s bed.
I shook my head and blinked several times.
