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I couldn’t fight my heavy lids if I wanted to. Kane fucked me so good that sleep was the only option.
…
“Where’d you go last night?” Sierra quizzed, clicking her seatbelt into place. I checked the mirrors in the truck then pulled away from Fitzgerald’s Fine Art Gallery. I had to drop Kane off at work then take Sierra back home in time for her to get to work.
“Did you wake up looking for me?” I chuckled, trying to divert the question. I still didn’t know if I could trust Sierra with the information about my relationship with Kane.
“Yeah. I didn’t walk through the house or anything but when I woke up to use the bathroom, you weren’t there.”
“Well, you took up most of the bed on your own and I didn’t want to disturb you.”
“So, where’d you sleep? In the closet?” She laughed at her own joke but I knew she wanted answers. How could I say I wanted our friendship to work if I kept important things from her? We never kept things from each other.
“I slept in Kane’s room,” I sighed quietly. There. It was out in the open…mostly.
Sierra blinked a few times and turned in her seat to face me. I’d never been so focused on driving before.
“You sleptwhere?”
“In Kane’s room.”
“In Kane’s…bed?” I saw her eyebrow lift out the corner of my eye. Heat flushed my cheeks and spiraled down my neck. I regretted wearing a scarf instantly.
“Yes, in his bed, Sierra.”
“North, are you fucking your father?” I cringed inwardly at her question. It sounded so much worse than what it was. I blinked away the sting of her misunderstanding and shook my head emphatically.
“No, because he’s not my father.” My grip tightened around the steering wheel.
“He raised you,” she balked with wide eyes. I came to a stop at a red light and turned to her.
“We’re not those people anymore. It’s hard to explain.”
“It’s not hard at all. You’re screwing the man who raised you, blood or not. North that’s wild. It makes sense now why he’s taking care of you the way he is. You give a man some pussy and he’ll jump through hoops.”
“What?” I snapped, narrowing my eyes. “Kane isn’t taking care of me. I work and I contribute. When I find something I want to go to school for then I’ll enroll in classes.”
“And he’ll pay for them because he has his daughter in his bed.” She tossed her head back and laughed. It all was wrong.
Her laugh.
Her assumptions.
Everything.
“You are running an amazing game on Daddy dearest, North, I’ll give you that. All this time I thought you left Delta to spite me. Now I see you were trying to secure a better life at the expense of your father.”
“It’s not like that!” My voice exploded, bouncing off the surfaces in the truck’s interior. It was enough to finally render Sierra quiet for a few minutes. My lips flattened into a line as I ordered my thoughts. “The relationship I have with Kane isn’t for money. I love him. He’s the only person who never left me.”
“He left you when he divorced your mother, North or are you forgetting about that?”
“He wanted me to come with him but I refused. He was always there when I needed him though.” I flexed my fingers so I didn’t break the steering wheel in half.
“He was there when you needed him but where was he when you were hungry? I was the one who helped you. I feel like you’re letting dick blind you to who was really there.”
“Are you fucking kidding me? You and me are not in the same league as Kane and me. Not even the same fucking stratosphere. You’re my best friend. He’s…”
“Your father. Look, I’m not here to judge. If you want to fuck him then fuck him. Just don’t pretend he’s the only one who never left you.”
