Page 28 of Rebel Secrets
“Saw the new girls eyeing you up.You want an introduction?”
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Erin’s face scrunch, though I couldn’t tell if she was trying to hide a laugh or a grimace.
“I think I’ve got enough on my plate before the wedding, thanks.”
“True.Plus, you’ll be leaving in August anyway.You two wanna come with us to get coffee.You don’t mind if I bring these two dull skates, do you, Erin?”
“Oh, course not.”
I had to sneak a glance at Erin to make sure she’d actually spoken.It been so…not Erin.
“And I can finally fix that leaky faucet in the kitchen for you,” Kaden said, “if you make me a pot of that amazing chocolate coconut pie coffee.”
Now she laughed, the sound snaking into my ears and down my spine, like a chill.Except I wasn’t cold.I was overheating.From class, of course.
“You’ll do anything for that coffee, won’t you?”
“It’s my one vice, what can I say?”
I rolled my eyes and could resist needling Kade.“Yeah, that’s bullshit.You’ve got way more than one.”
“Hey, man, I gotta have some secrets.”
Kade’s dark eyes narrowed as he grinned my way.I expected Erin to be staring at Kaden, mesmerized by the guy’s smile, like most of the women in this town.The guy was a serial dater, though he’d been engaged to be married when he’d come to the Devils.
Kade didn’t talk much about what happened, but a few months later, someone asked when he was getting married, and he said never, and he didn’t want to talk about it, and he never had.
Grinning, he slipped around me and opened the door with a flourish.Rolling my eyes, I waved Rain and Erin by then slipped through the door before Kade could shut it on me.His face clearly expressed his intention to do so.
Turning so the girls couldn’t see me, I flipped him the finger, which made him laugh.
“I don’t know what you two are doing but it’s probably not appropriate for adults, so stop.”
My sister sounded so much like my mom that Kade and I stopped and stared at her for second.
“Damn, you heard it too, right?”Kade said.
My sister frowned so hard, her forehead creases had creases as she stopped in the parking lot, one hand on her hip.“What?”
Kade and I smirked at each other and then I caught Erin’s gaze, and the smirk became a smile.Our gazes met and held.And held.
Until Rain smacked my chest with her hand.
“Hey!”I rubbed the spot she’d hit.“Why are you attacking me?”
“I’m sure you deserve it for something.Why are you all laughing at me?”
My smirk was back.“We’re just gonna call you Miss Rain from now on.”
It took her a second to get the joke, though it wasn’t really a joke.She had sounded exactly like our mom.
She stuck her nose in the air.“I consider that a compliment.And I’m gonna tell Mom on you.”
That made everyone laugh, including Rain.But all I heard was Erin.
Since the coffee shop was only a couple of blocks from the church, we decided to walk, Kade and Rain keeping up much of the conversation.I fell into step behind the other three but found my gaze falling on Erin more than anyone else.
She had her hair woven into a loose braid that waved down her spine to the middle of her back.It was a beautiful color, so many shades of copper and auburn and gold all mixed together.And then my gaze slipped to her perfect ass.
