Page 111 of Cheap Shot

“Fuck!” Sebastian said.

Brie’s expression turned sheepish. “Shit, I didn’t realize …”

“Well, even with the fans going, sound kinda travels and …” He gestured toward the hole in the ceiling.

“I’m sorry,” Sebastian said, swallowing hard. “I know you said you were okay if Brie figured it out but …”

“It’s not Seb’s fault,” Brie said. “I guessed. He just confirmed.”

Crawford waved a hand. “I don’t give a shit, okay? When I spoke up on the phone earlier, I assumed she’d find out about us. It’s … whatever.”

“Yeah, but you’re soprivate,” Sebastian said, the guilt multiplying.

Crawford rolled his eyes. “Seriously, we have more important shit to worry about now, okay? Can we focus on that?”

When Luke left Brie and Harper’s place a few hours later, he got a hug from both of them.

Sebastian had been quiet at the start of the drive back to Luke’s place, but when they were stopped at a light, he said, “Are yousureyou’re okay with Brie knowing?”

Luke resisted the urge to beat his head against the steering wheel.

“Would it matter?” he asked, glancing over. “I mean, cat’s out of the fucking bag now. Can’t put it back in.”

“I know we can’tundoit,” Sebastian said. “But yeah, it matters. I want to know the truth. Are you really okay with it?”

“Look, I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to tell her or anything. But she’s your sister and, like I said, I knew it was bound to happen once she knew we were hanging out.”

Brie had promised she wouldn’t tell anyone else about them hooking up so there was that.

“I suppose no one was really going tobelievethat we’re just buddies hanging out,” Sebastian said.

“Not likely.”

“Still, Iamsorry.”

“Appreciated.”

Sebastian was silent for a few moments. “What she said about me getting my heart broken … I don’t know what that was about.I told her this was just a hookup. It’s not like I have feelings for you or anything.”

“Yeah,” Luke said. He kept his gaze on the street in front of him.

“I mean, let’s not be ridiculous, right?”

“Right,” Luke agreed.

“We’d fucking drive each other nuts in a week. Hell, probably less.”

Luke chuckled. “Sure would.”

“So, anyway. I think Brie is just … not someone who knows how to handle this shit.”

“She’s also probably a little gun-shy because of the divorce.”

“Right,” Sebastian agreed. “I’m sure that’s it. But I’ll make sure she understands what this is.”

“Okay.” Luke cruised up behind Sebastian’s car and put his own in park. He glanced over to see Sebastian frowning.

“What are you doing? Don’t you need to park this in the garage?”