“Yeah, you?”
I nod, rubbing my free hand down my face and yawning myself. I’m not lying either. The two nights we’ve fallen asleep together have been the best I’ve had in a month. Boobies make everything better. Seriously. Have you ever fallen asleep palming a tit? You should try it.
Sure, I joke, but I’m not kidding when I say it’s obvious she brings me some kind of comfort I can’t put words to.
I don’t know what’s happening. And I won’t deny that I hunger for more of her. Yes, sex, but more than that too. I just want to be around her. Make her laugh. See what happens. There’s no harm in having a good time together, in letting things unfold.
“You want to get breakfast with me?”
Lyric sits up in bed, gathering the sheet over her chest, but her back is exposed to me. The curves of her ass and the gentle slope of her spine are enough to make my dick twitch.
“Sure, I could go for a stack of pancakes,” she says excitedly. She even does a little happy wiggle as she hops off the side of the bed. Her feet pad against the wooden floor as she heads toward the door. “Just give me like twenty minutes.”
“Okay, perfect.” I stand and stretch my arms over my head as I step into the bathroom to relieve myself. The morning piss is essential.
Twelve minutes later, I’ve changed into some basketball shorts, a T-shirt, and a baseball cap and I’m on the back porch letting Tater get his morning piss, too.
I check my phone for the first time since my eyes opened and find it completely blown up with messages in the group chat that includes the girls.
I don’t remember when, but someone re-named it “The Wedding Party.”
RIDGE
Is Lyric ok this morning?
DARCY
I can assure you, she’s fine.
RIDGE
How do you know that?
BANKS
I think when two girls become best friends, not only do their periods sync up, but they also just KNOW, you know?
DARCY
Dear god, no, that’s not it. She texted me, dipshit.
BANKS
Oh.
RIDGE
When did she text you?
DARCY
When they were on their way home.
I vaguely recall Lyric being on her phone in the truck. Itwas a split second, so I don’t know what all she could’ve said in that time.
KILLIAN
Yes, something in my gut is telling me they’re both totally good.
