“Hey.” I let out a frustrated breath and drop my hand as she turns me around to face her. “No one said you can’t get a date. But Finn, I think needs this too. The guy is drowning, between the hardware store and what’s going on with his dad, then trying to take care of his mom too. He needs some distraction. So the two of you hang out, laugh, and have a little fun.”
I arch a brow and she laughs.
“I was referring to innocent fun, but girl if you want to throw caution to the wind and have some dirty fun, there is no judgment here.” She holds up her hands in surrender.
“No fun!”
“Like no no fun?” she asks still smiling.
“No dirty fun,” I say in correction.
“Boring,” Kendall says and I glance in her direction.
“So what you are saying is that I should mount him in his truck and have my way with him?” Kendall narrows her eyes at me then looks over at Adley. Everyone else seems completely oblivious as I too should be. “The walls here are thin, Kendall,” I add.
“Mind sharing the secret, ladies?” Sutton asks, looking between Kendal and I.
“No secret,” Kendall assures everyone but no one is convinced.
“Seriously who did you mount and why don’t the rest of us know?” Lexi questions as everyone remains fully invested in the need to know information.
“Fine, assholes.” Kendall throws her hands up in the air. “Aaron is a lot of dirty fun.”
“Oh my God!” Jillian covers her mouth.
“I know it!” Sutton gasps. Adley and I already knew, though I was not supposed to know.
“Once, twice, ten times, are we talking ongoing or what? Details woman!” Lexi urges and Kendall just stares at her. “He’s wild isn’t he?”
“If you don’t fan yourself and cool off, I may have to tell Bennett that you are getting all worked up over the thought of his cousin getting it on in a parking lot.”
“A parking lot?” Lexi ignores Kendall’s threat. “So right out in the open, nice.” She nods in approval.
“It was a sporadic event that happened once and that’s it. Yes, it was a real good once, but he is the settle down type of guy and I am not that girl.”
“You could be that girl,” I add and she ignores me.
“His mom has plans to fix him up with a daughter of a friend of hers. Some sweet southern girl and we all know I am not sweet. If he showed up at his parents with a girl like me in tow, his mother’s head would spin.”
“I don’t think you give yourself enough credit,” Sutton tells her, crossing her arms over her chest. I’ve noticed how since Sutton announced she was pregnant she is so motherly and stern now. It’s adorable actually. “You are independent and confident. You are determined and strong, there is nothing wrong with any of that.”
“Thank you momma, but if you have a son and one day he shows up with a tow truck driving tomboy at his side, you might change your mind.”
“No.” Sutton doesn’t hesitate. “If I have a son and he one day shows up with a woman who is exactly like you, Kendall Warren, I will congratulate him. I will love that he’s found a woman to challenge him at every turn. Do not for a second think that you aren’t a fucking gem, because you are a diamond.”
Kendall juts out her lower lip and looks at Sutton. “I prefer rubies.”
“Fine.” Sutton laughs. “Just stop acting like Aaron wouldn’t be the luckiest guy in Hudson if he had you by his side.”
“Okay, okay.” She stands and spins in a circle shaking her hands out at her sides. “Enough of this, back to the real purpose of this night.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Finn
“So how isthis all supposed to work?” Bennett asks, handing me a beer. “Are we all pretending to be shocked to see you and Sophie together? Or has this been taking place and we all knew?”
“Dude, I have no idea.” I chuckle. “Sophie is too sweet to get trapped in a mess with a guy like Ryan. That asshole pisses me off, did when they were together, and still does now. She deserves better.”
