Page 65 of Rumor Has It

“Nope!” I shake my head so hard I slide off the stool. “Can’t be, not with her.”

Chord sighs hard as he helps me back to my seat. “And why do you think that is?”

“You can’t just be friends with a woman like my Kenzie; it’s against the rules,” I blabber, not believing a word I’m saying.

“This is fuckin’ hilarious!” Riley chuckles. “What rules, Boone?”

I cock my brow, wondering if I can trust him with this secret, and trying to gauge exactly how inebriated I am. Yeah, I’m fucked up. “The rules of love.”

“There ya go, you’re learning.” Chord high fives me, and I proceed to fall into the floor.

***

Light streams through the slits of my lids when I attempt to open my eyes. I can see I’m home, which is a good thing, considering I don’t know how I got here. Glancing down, I see I still have all of my clothes on, and I don’t feel as though I’ve had the crap kicked out of me.

Again, score.

My phone buzzes and continues until I find it in the sheets of my bed. It goes to voicemail before I can answer it. Stretching, I rub my palms into my eyes. I pop my neck and grab my phone again to check it.

I blink rapidly, but nothing helps. It’s there, and I can’t do a damn thing about it. “I drunk texted with Mackenzie.”