Page 23 of Pucking Off-Sides With My Brother's Best Friend

“Aiden,” she replies with an incredulous expression. “What the fuck did you think we were talking about? If something happened between you two last night, would you want it to happen again? Preferably horizontally?”

My brain nearly shorts out when I think about getting horizontal with Aiden. That direction only leads to the type of madness that would follow me like a bad habit. “No.” At Katarina’s raised eyebrow, I groan and correct myself. “Fine. Yes, something happened between us. But it was a long time ago.”

She sits up in her chair. “I Knew it! What happened? Did you two kiss? Have sex? Did he take your virginity?”

My mind reels with her spot-on assumptions. I almost don’t know how to respond. “I…” My voice trails off as I think back to the night that was never to be named.

Jax and Aiden are gone, so I know it’s safe to talk about, but I’m not sure if I want to drudge up the past without knowing what happened last night.

“First, tell me what happened last night, and then maybe I’ll divulge my darkest secrets.”

“Fair enough,” she replies. “Aiden picked us up off the floor, and then he put me to bed.”

I wait for a moment before frowning. “Okay, and?”

Katarina shrugs. “And that’s it on my end. I went to bed, so if anything happened between the two ofyou, I wasn’t in it.”

“That doesn’t tell me anything, Kat!” I exclaim, narrowing my eyes at her smug expression. “You tricked me. That isn’t fair.”

“You made the rules, babe. Now, tell me everything.” She leans forward as she takes another bite of food. Out of embarrassment, I almost tell her where to stick it but that’s really not my style.

“Fine. The answer is yes. We did… it.”

Katarina’s squeal nearly has my ears bleeding. “Holy shit, I knew it… tell me everything. Was this before or after your dick of an ex?”

“Both,” I reply with a sigh. “Right before my senior prom, my ex decided to dump me and leave me dateless. Aiden stepped in and was nice enough to take me since I had already paid for my dress, lined up the limo, and everything else.”

“Wait, what ex…Turner…No? And somehow that translated into getting your back blown out by the guy? OMG…Does Jax know?”

I shake my head before pointing my fork at her. “No, and you better keep your mouth shut. Aiden and I both agreed to keep it quiet. Nothing good could come from Jax knowing, plus it’s none of his business to begin with.”

“It’s not my business to tell,” Katarina replies, holding her hands up. I give her a look before nodding.

I don’t really think she would say anything, and definitely not to Jax. Though I’m sure I’ll have to deal with some teasing for the next few weeks before she moves on to something else.

“But babe, the way he seemed last night, are you sure there isn’t anything more there?”

“What are you talking about?” I ask, trying to push down the little flare of feeling that ignites from her words. “Aiden is Jax’s friend, his best friend. Nothing could happen between us, especially not now.”

“But he seemed so worried last night,” Katarina insists. “I mean, he was nice to me, sure, but the way he looked at you was something else.”

“I think the alcohol was making you see things that weren’t there,” I say, not allowing her words to get to me. “And even if there was something there, Aiden and I couldn’t be together.”

Katarina frowns before putting down her fork. “Why the fuck not? Because your brother won’t approve?” When I nod, she rolls her eyes. “That’s a stupid rule, and I refuse to acknowledge it.”

“Well, you might not, but Jax does. He already threatened his teammates once. Best friend or not, Jax would not be okay with Aiden and me dating.” I’m sure Jax would blow a gasket. “Besides, Aiden isn’t interested in me like that. He’s nice because I’m Jax’s little sister. That’s it.”

Katarina shakes her head at me, but I don’t want to talk about Aiden anymore. There’s no point. Aiden is off limits, and besides, he isn’t interested in me to begin with.

There’s nothing more to discuss.

As Katarina and I finish our breakfast, my phone buzzes. It’s a text from Aiden,

“We need to talk about last night. Meet me at the rink in an hour?” My heart races.

What exactly happened last night?

Chapter twelve

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