Page 20 of The Wiener Across the Way

Dammit.

Jules grabbed my arm and yanked on it so hard, I was lucky it didn’t fall off, and only because I bent down to save my ligaments and tendons.

She angry whispered in my ear. “Declan Dumbass Kingman, if you don’t shoot your shot with Kelsey right this instant, I will take to social media and tell everyone in the world that you are a bigger wiener than Kelsey’s dog, Pooh. And I promise you, the Besties will be relentless in a shared quest to get you to ask her out. So you might as well do it now and save the universe a lot of time and effort.”

Jesus.

Jules ripped a bracelet off her arm and slapped it into my hand.

My cell phone number was on it. My fucking cell phone number.

“Give it to her and ask her if she wants to have dinner with you tomorrow night at Manniway’s.” Her tone brooked absolutely no argument. I either did what she said or faced dire consequences. And I didn’t just mean about the social media campaign she threatened to lobby against me.

“Fine, brat, but if this backfires, I’m blaming you.” What if she was already pissed I’d said no?

She gave me the patented Jules Kingman teenage eyeroll. “I promise to forfeit every game night from here to eternity if she turns you down.”

Whoa. As competitive as Kingman family game night was, that was a huge boon, and Jules knew it. I’d hold her to it too. Just because she was the baby of the family, didn’t mean we let her win.

I took a step closer to Kelsey and called upon the spirits of my suave ancestors to help me pull this off. I was going to win Kelsey Best’s heart. But I was going to do it my way. With a little help from my sister.

“Say hello to Wiener the Pooh for me, will you?” I leaned in and brushed my lips across her cheek and slipped the bracelet into her hand.

Kelsey gave the sweetest little gasp, and I accidentally on purpose rubbed the scruff of my beard across her cheek as I pulled away. Then I grabbed Jules and guided her toward the steps and security. Just before we exited the backstage area, I looked back and gave her a wink and smile.

She looked down at the bracelet, then back at me. Her lips pressed together in a kind of shy grin that she was trying to hide, but she gave me a quick little nod, followed by a soft lick of her lips.

Fuck, yeah. I was in.

FLIPFLOP POSTS

VIDEO POST #1

Shaky, grainy video of Kelsey Best tripping and being caught by huge, hottie mystery man after her show at Rust Rocks, CO on Friday night.

Video voiceover and captions:

Hey Besties,

I cannot even.

Like... I’m swooning right now. This knight in shining armor legit saved our girl from falling flat on her face. Jake the jackass could learn a thing or two from this guy, am I right?

And LOOK at how she blushed and stared up at him like he was chocolate... or cheese. I’m saying she wanted to eat him up.

And I think he’s definitely thinking about how he wants to eat her too.

Who knows who this guy is, and does he have a brother for me?

#KelseyBest #Besties #BestieFlop #Denver #RustRocks #GettingCozy #IHaveACrush #IfIFallWillYouCatchMe #JakeCanSuckIt

VIDEO POST #2

Shaky, grainy video of Kelsey Best getting a kiss on the cheek from huge, hottie mystery man. He hands her something, walks away, and winks at her after her show at Rust Rocks, CO on Friday night.

Video Voiceover and captions:

Besties!

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