Page 69 of Rafe: Sins of the Father

“I get that.”

The waiter delivers our margaritas.

“Thank you.” Fiona smiles brightly at him.

“My pleasure, senorita.”

Fiona’s eyes trail after the attractive man as he withdraws.

I snap my fingers in front of her face.

She grins. “What? He was cute.”

“I need your help.”

“I’m here. Go on.”

“Okay, so now I wish I’d listened to Rafe. I wish I’d never gone. I tried to text him a hundred times today. I even called him a bunch of times. He won’t respond.”

“And you want help with that?” she asks, dipping a chip in salsa.

“Yes, please. Could you? I need a chance to tell him I was wrong.”

Without saying a word, she picks up her phone and scrolls to a number, then puts it to her ear.

“Hey, doofus. Come on over to Pistol Pete’s. I’ll let you buy me a taco to make up for the time you blew me off.” She dips another chip. “Yes, now. I’m sitting here, waiting.”

She disconnects and tosses her phone on the table. “He’ll be here.”

“You’re sure?” I stare from her to her phone. “That seemed too easy.”

She shrugs. “I’m his little sister. He’s got that whole big brother thing. He never says no to me.”

I tilt my head. “I never had a sister. I wish I did.”

She huffs a laugh. “Be careful what you wish for. I have a little sister. Ella constantly steals my clothes.”

I giggle. “You must share all kinds of things.”

“I guess so.”

“Tell me about Kyle. Why don’t he and Rafe get along?”

“Oh, boy. How much time have you got? That’s a really long story. But the funny thing is, they used to get along great. They were really tight, ya know?”

“What happened?”

“Rafe had his accident, and then everything changed. Kyle started watching over him like a parent. Then Rafe just started letting him do everything for him. I think there was resentment on both sides. I don’t really know, but then when Sutton came along, things really went to hell.”

“Wait. What accident? A motorcycle accident?”

She gets a deer in the headlights look on her face, her mouth stuffed with chips, she talks around them. “Not exactly. Sorry. I probably shouldn’t have said anything. Rafe should be the one to tell you that story.”

“Okay, but what’s the deal with Sutton? She’s with Kyle, right?”

“She is now. But originally, she was dating Rafe.”

I make a face. “Oh. That’s not good.”

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