Talk Dirty To Me by Ali Parker

Author:Ali Parker [Parker, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2020-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Rhys

Vanny’s brother sat in the passenger seat of my Porsche, his cell phone engulfed in his big hand as he held it to his ear and talked to his daughter, Sandi, who had apparently lost her most precious stuffed teddy bear of all time. I could hear her wailing into the phone as Chris pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath.

“Sweetheart,” he said evenly, “Toto couldn’t have gotten far. He’s in the house somewhere. Is Nana there? She’ll help you look.”

I couldn’t hear the little girl’s reply, but based on the weary sigh that left my friend, I assumed she was in near hysterics.

“I can drop you off at home?” I suggested.

Chris looked imploringly at me as his daughter sobbed. His face briefly glowed green as we passed under a traffic light. “Yeah. That’d be good. Hey, Sandi. I’m on my way home, okay? I’ll be there in ten minutes and we’ll find Toto. Go splash some cold water on your face. Daddy will be right there.”

She pulled herself together and the two of them exchanged some sweet words before he hung up and slumped in his seat. “Sorry, man. I was looking forward to this.”

“Don’t sweat it.” I hooked a right, followed by another, and pointed the car back toward Chris and Vanny’s parents’ place. He and I had made plans to hit up one of my distilleries while he was still in town between games. We didn’t see as much of each other as we used to since he started playing pro ball, but we always managed to squeeze a bit of time in here and there. Tonight was supposed to be a night for the bros. But Sandi came first. Always and forever. And if she didn’t, Chris wouldn’t be the kind of man I could call a best friend. “So the bear’s name is Toto?”

“Fuck off, man.”

“It’s cute. You name it?”

Chris gave me a side-eyed glare. “Maybe.”

I laughed as we came to a red light. “Isn’t that the dog from—”

“The Wizard of Oz. Yeah.”

“Your age is showing.”

“Your douche bag is showing.”

“Fuck off.”

Chris chuckled and rested his arm against the door panel. “Think we can reschedule this? I was looking forward to it.”

“Definitely. Perks of being the boss is having access to the distilleries after hours. You just let me know when you have a free night.”

“Will do.”

I licked my lips and considered not asking the question that had been nagging me since Chris got in my Porsche fifteen minutes ago. Fuck it. “So your Nannie is a bit of a bitch, huh?”

“Watch it.” Chris turned to me. “My Nannie might be a bitch, but only me and Vanny have the right to say so.”

“She’s especially hard on your sister.”

Chris nodded and his tone softened. “Yeah. She’s definitely gotten the brunt of it ever since we were kids. I’ve tried to talk to Nannie about it. To ease up. But she’s a stubborn old bird. She thinks she’s doing Vanny a favor but in reality…” He trailed off and shook his head.

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