Page 57 of Sharing Shadow Secrets
“I get to be the best man, right? Since I pushed you to go to High Five.”
Oh Patch … about to talk himself out of attending the St. Patrick’s Day party at High Five. But I saw the way he and Rachel looked at each other when they first met in the lake house foyer. It was an instant connection. She even took the initiative, inviting us to the party during our first conversation.
“My best friend since I was five might want to fight you for that role,” Patrick says with a laugh.
“Well, that’s great. I’m happy for you,” I say, giving his shoulder a squeeze.
“Do you want to come up with us and go to the Halloween party?”
“I’ll be in Puerto Rico,” I say, removing the weight from the bar.
“Right. That fucking sleaze fest.”
“I know …” I groan.
Patrick tilts his head. “Are you dead set on never going to High Five again?”
“Yup.”
“You don’t care that it's renovated and has a new owner?”
“Nope,” I say tightly, then mutter, “I don’t need those triggers.”
Patrick shakes his head, and I clap him on the back. “See you at work tomorrow.”
Walking back to my condo, my phone lights up.
Taylor
Be honest with me. Is my vampire cheesy or cool?
Staring at this shirtless guy in a cape, I nearly freeze on the street. I haven’t seen him in a while.
Brandon
Not cheesy.
Taylor
Good. I’m starting to fret about every little thing for this party. Should I ask Kyle to not cut his hair until then? Or is that too weird? I just don’t think a vampire should have shorter hair.
Kyle?I know him as Andrew.
Brandon
You’re the boss.
Entering my unit, I can’t stop replaying memories with Andrew. Especially naked ones. Scrolling through my contacts, I find his. I wonder if he still has this number.
Don’t do it.But if Tayor and I end up dating, we’ll talk about him at some point. I’d rather her not hear it from him first.
Brandon
Do you have a twin? Or did you change your name to Kyle?
Andrew
Kyle is my modeling name.
