Forbidden Friend (His Best Friend's Brother Book 2) by R. Cayden

Forbidden Friend (His Best Friend's Brother Book 2) by R. Cayden

Author:R. Cayden [Cayden, R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-12T23:00:00+00:00


Chapter Sixteen

River

“Ow! Shit! Ow!”

Kai hopped on one foot and held his ankle. We were all down at the water, just starting a lazy day. Shawn was in the middle of telling me about the Trifid Nebula, a cloud of star dust he promised to show me in the night sky that evening, while his boyfriend rubbed sunblock on his arms.

“You okay?” I asked, jumping up from my seat. Kai was holding the ankle he’d injured in high school volleyball, which pretty much answered my question for me.

“I forgot my brace,” he winced, then glared at the ground. “Stupid stump.”

Leo appeared by Kai’s side and slid an arm around my brother’s shoulder to support his weight. It struck me that he’d done this before, just like I had, and a wave of satisfaction hit me, knowing that Kai was taken care of.

“We can get one at the drug store, right?” Leo asked. “Easy fix.”

“Probably,” Kai answered. He lowered his injured ankle and gingerly set his foot on the ground. “I didn’t twist it that bad.”

“Don’t worry,” Leo offered. “I can run to town and get it for you. You all just enjoy the day, I’ll be back later with some cold beers.”

“I should go with you to see what they have,” Kai said. “I’ll be able to make the hike if you don’t mind going slow.”

“No!” Cass interjected abruptly.

His boyfriend looked up to him, perplexed. “No?”

“I just mean that Shawn and I have a few things we need in town, too. Let us go.”

Leo tilted his head slightly to the side and shot Cass a look I didn’t understand, but relented. “Sure,” he finally said. “I guess that’s fine.”

Everyone shuffled around for a bit to make the plan. When Leo shot another funny look at Cass, I realized that he and I were going to be left alone together at the swimming hole.

Had Leo told Cass what was going on between us? I guess it only made sense. His other best friend was obviously a no-go if he needed advice on whatever we were doing, and Cass and Shawn both seemed like total sweethearts. They were definitely the kind of guys he could trust.

I just felt nervous that the conspiracy was getting out of hand. If everyone except for Kai knew what was up, that was pretty crappy of us.

And it wasn’t helping my guilt that I felt a little excited about this alone time Leo and I were about to catch. It was definitely bad form to celebrate my brother’s twisted ankle and the fact that Leo’s other friends were about to disappear.

Definitely bad form. Very selfish of me, but that didn’t make it any less of a thrill.

Once they disappeared down the path, Leo and I turned to each other. He was wearing a pair of mesh basketball shorts and a tank top that allowed me to study the lean muscles of his biceps. He hadn’t been styling his hair the same as he did back home, and the wind tousled the loose strands as he smiled.



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