STONE (Daring the Kane Brothers) by Kelly Gendron

Author:Kelly Gendron [Gendron, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kelly Gendron
Published: 2020-06-01T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

I kicked myself in the ass all the way home the day Stone dismissed me and what we shared back in Fresno. That was two months ago, and like every other regrettable thing in my life, I got over it. It helped knowing he wouldn’t be around for the next three months. It doesn’t help, though, hearing about him at work.

“Yeah.” Steele, Stone’s older brother who looks a lot like him, crosses his arms over his tailored suit coat and grins down at Crash, who’s lying on a cart beside a Benz. His light hair darkened by motor dust. “Said he’ll be back in a few weeks. I told him it better be before Ma’s birthday.”

“That’s over a month away.” Crash stands, wiping his hands with the rag he always seems to have tucked in the back pocket of his overalls.

“You never know with him. He’s been lost for months before.” Steele runs a hand through his lustrous black hair. He’s a stuntman for one of the top leading actors in Hollywood. At least, last I heard. I don’t keep tabs on the Kane brothers. Well, besides Crash my friend and Stone my mistaken enemy.

Damn, my gut is still trying to overcome that flip.

Last time, it was Nix inquiring about Stone’s return. Every time I hear Stone’s name, my heart takes a quick hard thump in my chest. It’s annoying! Nix was inquiring where Stone planned to crash when he came home. With a new girlfriend around, I’m sure Nix doesn’t want him staying at his place. Odd though, Stone never stays with Nix on account he’s got a kid. I guess, Stone’s not good with kids, or he doesn’t like them. I’m not sure which it is.

“Yeah.” Crash nods, resting his hand on the hood of the Benz. “How’d he sound? Think he’s using?”

“Fuck if I know. I talked to him last month, and he sounded good, almost happy, like he got laid.” Stone laughs, unaware of my eavesdropping. “But last night, he didn’t sound the same.”

“How so?” Crash asks as if he knows I want the answers. I close my eyes to hear the conversation better. It’s probably psychological, but I swear it helps.

“I don’t know,” I hear Stone respond more clearly. “Frustrated but like he’s still tryin’ to keep it together. Remember that time he wanted a drum set and Dad told him if he stopped asking, maybe he’d get one.”

“Yeah, and he got him a guitar instead.” Crash laughs. “Dad’s a smart guy. A guitar makes much less noise.”

“Yeah, remember how Stone didn’t ask for it, but you could tell he wanted it really bad. Every time AC/DC came on the radio, he’d go into this crazy air drum solo, and if you asked him how badly he wanted a drum set, he’d try to fight you. The little fucker was determined. It’s like that, he’s waiting for something he really wants. He’s mad and irritated about it, but he’s keepin’ it together.”

“Maybe he’s waiting to come home?” Crash’s shoulder lifts.

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