Page 82 of Just for Fun
I stomp my foot on the floor. “I can’t believe what fiasco this turned into. The one time I think I want to do my own thing.”
Owen puts a hand up to interrupt me. “Your own thing is lying abut having the flu? That’s the level of wild you are?”
My lips are pursed, and I am ready to slap him. Instead, I grab the pillow that’s next to him on the couch, and I beat him over the head with it. Owen is laughing so hard, he can’t even stop me. He brings his arms over his head and tries to get away from me, but his entire body is shaking.
I am finally tired and drop the pillow to the floor. A glance in Kyle’s direction shows that he is in the same state of amused disarray as my brother. As I look at it from a purely objective point of view, I have to admit that he is right, and it is funny. I start laughing with them.
”I hate you,” I tell Owen. “And I will figure out a way to get you back.”
He wipes at his eyes, tears of amusement still running down his face.
“I am looking forward to it, sis,” he says. “What are you going to do? Switch my shampoo for shaving cream?”
At the mention of the shaving cream, my face feels like it is instantly on fire. I look at Kyle in the corner of my eye, only to catch him staring back at me with a shit eating grin on his face.
I wait for Owen to calm down, but every so often, he still gets this little burst of laughter that’s shaking his entire body.
”I think you’ve had enough fun at my expense,” I tell him in a haughty tone.
Owen waves me off. “Nah, I could use some more. How about you order us some pizza while I get to know your man better?”
My eyes bug out of my head. “You’re not leaving?”
”You’re trying to get rid of your big brother?” He smirks at me. “Did I interrupt anything important when I got here?” He then points at me. “Oh, that’s right. You were sleeping, which means you two could use a break and eat.”
I cross my arms over my chest and lean back, huffing in annoyance while also well aware that I am losing this battle. Kyle and Owen have moved on to talking about something else by now, and I guess I should order that pizza.
Since I’m not sure where my phone is, I get up to search for it. Laughter from the living room brings my attention back to the two men sitting in my space. I never in a million years imagined that one day, my brother would be hanging out with my boyfriend in my house. I also never imagined that I would have a boyfriend. It just wasn’t on my to do list. Meeting Kyle changed everything, including me losing my virginity to him.
“Hey!” Owen points at me. “How’s that pizza coming?”
I stick my tongue out at him. “It’s not!”
Once I placed the order, I go back to the guys. They’re laughing their heads off about something, and now I feel like athird wheel. If Kyle is my boyfriend, shouldn’t Owen be the odd one out?
“Oh, dude, I’d love to be a part of this focus group you have!”
The excitement in my brother’s voice brings my attention back to them.
“What focus group?” I ask.
Owen looks at me with his face all lit up. “For Kyle’s games!”
I nod along, pretending like I know what he’s saying, but my mind goes completely blank. When Kyle’s phone goes off, he looks at the screen, then jump up from the chair.
“Let me get this!” He walks around me and right out the door.
“I like your boyfriend,” Owen declares. “He’s cool, funny, and he creates video games. I couldn’t have picked better for you if I tried.”
Ah, that explains the focus group. Kyle creates video games, and he has focus groups for them. This is very unexpected. I don’t know what I thought Kyle did, but I didn’t picture something too successful.
I roll my eyes at Owen. “Well, you didn’t pick for me this time, so there’s that.”
“Zara!”
Kyle’s head pops in through the opening of the door, and he yells my name so loud, you’d think I was at the other end of the street and not only a few feet away from him.
“Do you mind if my friends stop by for a bit? They need to drop something off.”
