Page 344 of Ruthless Court

“Baby?”

I consider.

“Better than Bookworm.”

His face changes.

“Wait.”

“What?”

“You’ll accept baby?”

“I said it ranks higher than Bookworm. Very low bar.”

He points at me.

“Then don’t call me honey.”

“Okay, boo.”

The room detonates.

Eli folds forward.

Noah pounds one hand against the couch.

Jalen shouts, “SHE CALLED HIM HER BOO.”

“I did not say my boo.”

Kane grins.

“You implied ownership.”

“I implied nothing.”

“Sounds possessive.”

“Take my bags upstairs.”

“Yes, boo.”

I cover my face.

This was a mistake.

A hilarious mistake.

But still.

Kane disappears toward his room while the guys immediately begin interrogating me.

“What did you guys do?”

“Did Haverhill pick the restaurant?”

“Did he talk about basketball?”