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“Are you kidding? This conversation far outweighs any discomfort I have keeping them out.”
Jess frowned. “What?”
I felt P tense slightly and knew it wasn’t a good time for all that. “It means he’s a nosy eavesdropper,” I replied. “Now about the pizza. I can get it to go.”
“Isn’t everyone waiting for us?” she asked.
I pointed out the three Jeep Rubicons parked nearby. “Ryan’s is the black one. Jamie’s is red, and Wes drives the bright-yellow one,” I told her.
“And the blue Corvettes belong to Rush and Lars.”
“They all have matching cars?”
“It’s a bro thing,” I said.
Jess looked at Prism. “So you have an Audi?”
Prism made a sound, and I laughed. “P doesn’t drive, baby. He’s a passenger princess.”
“Bullshit,” Prism spat. “I have my license.”
I dipped my head. “True, true.”
“I just don’t like to drive.”
“Why?” Jess asked.
Prism sucked in a breath and blew it out. He was tensing up. This was a lot of convo and probably overloading his patience. But look at him trying for Jess.
This was why he was my best bro and her self-appointed brother.
After a second, he banked his frustration and shifted to Jess to answer, but I popped open the driver’s side door.
“C’mon. I’m starving,” I announced. Before popping the seat up to make room for P to unfold from the back, I leaned back inside. “Stay there, sweetheart. I’ll come around.”
After pushing the seat forward, I started around the back of the car.
“Kruger.” Prism’s voice had me turning at the fender.
The look in his eyes said everything, and I doubled back and held out my fist.
He smashed his against mine. “Thanks.”
“It’s what we do,” I said and moved off. I didn’t need to say anything else and neither did he. Having each other’s backs was what we did, and it wouldn’t change.
In the open door of the passenger seat, I bent down. “You sure you wanna go in?”
“This is something we usually do?” she asked. “Like normal routine?”
I heard the nerves in her voice and squatted right there in the open door. Reaching for her hand, I curled my fingers around hers. “I can’t imagine how scary it must be right now. To look at literally everything with new eyes. To see places and faces you feel like you should know but don’t. So don’t push yourself, okay? I know the doc said to do stuff you normally would, but there’s no pressure. We can do that stuff on your clock. When you’re ready. If being out for pizza is too soon, then I’ll take you home.”
“I don’t remember that place either.”
I made a rough sound. “You know what I remember?”
“What?”
“That you’re a badass who goes after what she wants. You’re strong, Jess. The strongest girl I’ve ever met.”
