Page 85 of My Little Doe
“How long are you here?” Kai asked once I got back to my chair from taking my dishes inside. His chair seemed closer to mine, but being tipsy, I wasn’t sure.
“Um… I’m not sure,” I said.
He wrapped his arm around the back of my chair. “Maybe I could show you a couple of the hidey spots.”
“Maybe,” I said. Yeah. Definitely not. It wasn’t that he wasn’t attractive. He was. Honestly, if I didn’t know otherwise, I’d have thought he was Quinn’s brother, except that he had darker brown eyes. They both had golden brown skin with gold flecks in their eyes. Both of them were tall and fit, Quinn being a smidge taller.
“Wanna dance?” he asked.
“I’m a horrible dancer,” I said.
“Impossible, it looks like you would spin me right around,” he said.
“Actually, she’s a horrible dancer. Sorry, Zay,” Quinn cut in. I wasn’t sure when he got behind us.
“It’s only the truth,” I said, then laughed.
Quinn leaned down close to my ear, away from Kai, and whispered, “he does this with every girl. Just so you know.”
I turned my head to look at him, narrowing my eyes.
“Fixin’ to get another drink. Another?” Quinn askedme.
“Yeah… just one more,” I said, then I turned back to Kai, smiling at him.
“He seems pretty protective of someone who is just a friend,” he muttered.
I squinted my eyes at him. “We’ve been through some things together.”
“We can go through some things together,” he said, smiling at me. Dimples showing on both sides. Shit.
Quinn handed me my cup back and sat back down in his seat.
Graham started to ask Kai questions, grabbing his attention from me. I leaned back, staring at the fire, taking everything in.
“Remember that one time… you and I … in New Orleans…” Julie said to Quinn, her hand landing on his knee.
“Nope,” he said.
“Oh, of course you do… You and I went skinny dipping and—”
“What have you been enjoying down here?” Kai asked, grabbing my attention from Julie and Quinn.
My throat went tight. “Running on the riverbank and watching the eagle nest upstream.”
“Running, huh?”
“Yeah.”
“Must have been his idea,” he said.
“Actually, no, but um… I’m gonna go use the bathroom,” I said.
I slid out of my chair and headed inside the house and into the bathroom. I splashed some cold water onto my face before using the bathroom. Then I headed to the counter and poured my drink down the sink. I felt quite tipsy and didn’t feel like I wanted more. Hangovers sucked. Plus, I’d need to care for Lucy. The door opened, and I spun around. Kai walked in and shut the door behind him.
“Oh, hey,” I said.
“Whatcha doing?” he asked.
