“How do you know?”
He chuckles, scratching his beard. “The next time you go for a drive on my property, you might want to check for cameras.”
My eyes grow wide. I itch the back of my neck as my skin burns scorching hot, sweat trickling down my back like lava from a volcano. “You watched?” I hold my breath, wondering exactly what he saw.
He doesn’t answer, just sips his pint with that shit-eating grin. The grin alone answers my question.
“You dirty bastard.” I shake my head and huff out a laugh. “You fucking watched, didn’t you? Dirty fucker.”
“Watched what?” Kane says as he bats his head back and forth between the two of us.
Fuck. I run a hand over my face. I’m never gonna hear the end of this.
Dom nods towards me. “Sarge in charge here was having some fun last night on my land.”
Kane stifles a laugh with a mouthful of beer. The spray hitting my face. He swallows, almost choking.
Dom gives him a hard pat on the back and Kane takes in a lungful of air as he coughs the rest up.
“Sarge in charge?” Kane splutters with a laugh.
I roll my eyes. “All right, have your fun.” I glare at Dom. “At least I can control my woman.”
“Yeah, I could see that… sarge.” Dom laughs along with Kane, the pair like a bunch of hyenas.
“I’m glad I could entertain you for the night. Did you get off on the show? You dirty fucker.” My head shakes. “I can’t believe you watched.”
Still laughing, Dom says, “I had to watch to see who the fuck was on my land.”
“Didn’t the cop car give it away?” I fold my arms over my chest, glaring at the two of them.
“Oh, I knew it was you. I just didn’t know who you were with. It wasn’t until she was splayed out on the bonnet that I realised. Then I turned it off.”
“So who was it?” Kane asks, his lips curving into a smile as he stares at me, probably noticing the beads of sweat on my forehead.
“Shit.” Dom rubs a tattooed hand over the bristles on his jaw. “I thought Kane knew.”
“He knows how I feel.” I give Kane a nod, as if to acknowledge what he’s already thinking.
“You finally grew a pair and asked her out, then?” Kane says, taking another sip of his drink.
“Yeah. It’s official. We’re together, but you can’t say anything. She wants to tell her sister herself.” I check my watch, thinking she should already be here by now. She finished work hours ago. My chest tightens, wondering if she’s gone to her sisters and hoping it’s going all right, but the longer she takes, and the longer my text goes unanswered, the more tense I get.
“Did anyone else see?” My t-shirt sticks to my back, knowing how people in this town talk. Though Lilly would probably get off knowing she had an audience.
“No, man. I deleted it.”
I nod in approval. Though I can’t deny I’m not disappointed. That would have made one hell of a movie night. “Thanks, man.” Getting more agitated by the second the longer my text goes unanswered, I press the call button this time, hoping to hear her voice.
My jaw clenches when the phone rings, then goes to voicemail. “Lilly, call me as soon as you get this.” I slip the phone in my pocket and curse under my breath.
“What’s going on?” Kane says as if he’s sensing my agitation.
“She should be here by now.”
“Mate, she’ll still be doing her skincare routine. She spends fucking hours getting ready. You know that.”
Dom places his pint down on the ledge. “You’re worried after the break-in? The doctor?”
