Page 86 of Small Town Firsts
“Yeah.” Kain waggled his eyebrows. “I’m going to be your new chef.”
My mouth dropped open. “Kain?—”
He shot me a look. “It’s perfect.”
That wasn’t the word I was thinking. Insane was a better one. Trouble, even better.
“And just what are your qualifications?” Kira snapped her bowl on the table.
“Taste your food,Hina. Then we’ll discuss.”
“Don’t call me…what is it? Hina?”
Kain just grinned at her and took another huge forkful.
“Breakfast isn’t exactly what we’re looking for, Mr. N’ai. It’s specialty food that pairs with our hard cider and occasional specialty spirit.”
Kain chewed, then swallowed with a deep ahhh. “Just taste it.”
She picked up the bowl and stabbed her fork into the dish hard enough that it scraped the bottom. She lifted it to her mouth, staring at Kain as she did so.
Goddamn, my woman was hell on wheels. There was no way I should be turned on by her standing up to my friend, but—well, here we were.
Very few people tried to handle Kain, but she showed no fear.
She sucked in a breath and took another bite, glancing down at the bowl then back at him.
Then she growled and stalked out.
One second later she came back in and took her bowl, giving me a hard stare before jerking her head toward the door and pushing back through the doors.
Kain grinned and waggled his eyebrows. “I’m going to like it here. You’re probably in trouble though.”
Now I had her mad at me for two things. Great. “We will discuss this later.”
Beckett glanced from Kain to me, then shrugged. “I like it.”
“Want more?” Kain asked.
Beckett held out his bowl. “Oh, yeah. I do think it needs some hot sauce though.”
“Right?” Kain scooped up another forkful. “Needs some Inner Beauty.”
“Oh, man. I haven’t had that since college. Yes.” Beckett sighed. “Maybe we can get her to order some?”
“I’ll make it happen.”
I rolled my eyes and took my bowl with me to face Kira’s wrath.
TWENTY-ONE
KIRA
THAT WAS NOT ON MY CHECKLIST
I didn’t wantto like the food. My stomach absolutely roared when I took the second bite. It was freaking delicious, but that didn’t make him a perfect fit for Brothers Three Taproom.
Unfortunately, it made Kain N’ai even more appealing than he should be. Did Ronan align himself with brutes to match his own personality?
