"It's loving appreciation."
"Of his ass."
"Well." I motion to said ass—Brendon is standing to grab something off a shelf. His customer is finally taking a break. "Look at it." It really is a thing of beauty.
"I've seen it."
"Try seeing it without the clothes."
"Been there, done that."
I clear my throat.
"You don't want to know."
"Actually, I do."
He shakes his head. "Nah, Kinky K. It's too kinky even for you."
"Then wouldn't that make me un-kinky K? Vanilla K?"
"Special K?"
I stick my tongue out. "Say it again and I'll—"
"Sic your boyfriend on me?"
Boyfriend. That's a nice word. It makes me warm everywhere. Brendon as my boyfriend. He basically is my boyfriend. Except for the matter of this being a secret from my best friend slash his sister.
And all of my family.
My mom will flip when she finds out.
Okay. The warmth is receding.
"Why have you seen Brendon's ass?" I ask. "Don't tell me you two—"
"Threesome."
"What?" I turn so I can examine Dean's expression. It's earnest. Well, not exactly. But he's not lying. Probably. He's hard to read what with his penchant for fucking with people. "You and Brendon had a threesome?"
"Forever ago."
"Oh."
"It was a nice ass."
"Don't even."
"This guy bothering you?" Walker moves behind the counter. Motions to the appointment book to my left. "You mind if I do some actual business?"
"Who died and made you Ryan?" Dean asks.
Walker looks from Dean to me. "You and Dean, huh? Pretty crazy, how Em seems to think he's blowing your mind."
"Crazy," I agree.
"Must be some book you're working on," Walker says. "To be as kinky as—" He nods to Brendon, now back in the chair, working on the sleeve. "Dean."