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“Yes.”
“Fine. And you know it’s late, right? Don’t you have to be up early for work tomorrow?”
“Nope. Vacation day. Kaden is doing a charity thing in the afternoon, and Ali wants to go, so I’m babysitting my nephew.”
“I told you there was just a lot of dirty dancing going on. You weren’t dry humping or anything like that, if that’s what you’re worried about.”
“Expand on the dirty dancing, please. Was it rated PG?”
“Umm, I wish it was more like rated R; you could use a little loosening up. But it was more like PG-13. You know, some grinding, and if I interpreted your expression correctly, you liked what you were rubbing up against. Ooh, especially when he was standing behind you at the bar and whispering in your ear.”
Shit. She did recall that. The way his hot breath on her neck gave her chills. And his hard body pressed against hers. Yeah, she had liked it. But Quinn would never get her to admit it.
“I don’t remember that.”
“Do you remember the shots?”
“Shots?” Oh no, it was coming back to her now.
“The Blow Jobs?”
Kassie moaned and covered her face, even though no one could see her. “I hope that is the name of the shots.”
“As far as you’re concerned, it is. Your sexy, hunky, muscular man friend restrained your hands behind your back while you sucked it down.” Quinn’s choice of words made her wince.
Every second of that moment came back to her in vivid detail. There was no doubt in her mind that Luc had enjoyed that display.
“Look, girl, I gotta go. Some of us have to work tomorrow. Say hello to your sexy man-friend for me!”
Quinn hung up before Kassie could say anything more. There was no redeeming herself from taking that poorly-named shot with Luc securing her arms behind her back. She just had to hope she could stay out of his way for a few days and pray he’d forget.
Kassie sat down on her brother’s couch, exhaling a long sigh after a lengthy half hour of trying to get Kaleb to sleep. She was babysitting while Ali was out with her mom, and Kaden was with the team. They had a charity event at the practice facility this afternoon. Ali and her mom were stopping by to check on Kaleb, before going shopping.
Kaleb was fed, bathed and finally rocked to sleep. The little guy looked so sweet in his soft, cuddly pajamas with tiny penguins all over them, and penguin faces for feet. He even slept with a smile on his adorable, chubby face. Unfortunately, prior to the cute sleeping baby, feeding him was touch and go. Ali had instructed her to try the lima bean and turkey baby food that she’d made him, and as gross as it sounded, it apparently tasted even worse.
Kaleb took one little taste and spit it right in her face, as well as all over her shirt. From the small amount of lima bean and turkey puree that she’d inopportunely tasted, she agreed it was disgusting. She didn’t blame little Kaleb for his response. The back-up plan was a container of squash puree. It had an orange tint, so she could only assume there were some sweet potatoes or carrots in it, too. Whatever it was, it was better than the lima beans, apparently. That had gone a bit smoother, right up until the end. The last bite must’ve been amusing, because Kaleb let out a burst of air with a laugh, propelling the last spoonful of orange squash in her direction.
After his bath, she rocked him for half an hour until he fell asleep. Then she had to wash the rogue squash off the wall and had tried to clean herself up as best as she could. She’d just go home after and shower, but she needed to soak the green lima beans and orange squash that stained the Renegades t-shirt she was wearing. Knowing her brother wouldn’t mind her borrowing a shirt, she grabbed a Renegades t-shirt from his closet. It was too long on her, so she tied a knot at the waist. The knotted shirt, in addition to her current attire, was comfortable. Her hair was in a ponytail, she had athletic shorts on, and she was barefoot.
She probably looked like a bum, but she was just babysitting; she didn’t need to be dressed to impress.
After getting comfortable on the couch, she channel surfed until she found a home decorating show. She was self-proclaimed crafty and enjoyed these shows, always picking up little ideas and hacks for her apartment.
Kassie helped herself to the leftover pizza from the refrigerator and some potato chips. It was only six o’clock, and her body was exhausted. With the baby monitor at her side, she lay back on a soft couch pillow, and took a few quiet moments to re-energize in the stillness of the house.
She didn’t move at the sound of the front door opening. Still staring at the television, she called out, “I don’t know how you guys do it. Babies are exhausting!”
Her brother answered, though not as loudly as her. “Yeah, and if you keep yelling like that, he’ll be awake and ready for round two. Hush, girl!”
“Woops. Sorry.” She tossed a chip into her mouth and crunched down, still watching the television.
“Since you say that, it is an excellent reason not to have one any time soon.” Kaden and his big-brother wisdom. His comment simply meant that he wanted her to stay his little kid sister forever.
Crunching down on another chip, she chuckled, and because she was eating, it sounded more like a little snort. “No worries, bro. Not planning on it.” Not to mention, it would have to be an immaculate conception at this point.
“Good,” Kaden answered.
Hearing more racket than she should behind her, she turned around to see what Kaden and Ali were bringing into the house. It sounded like Ali had been on a serious shopping spree. Wrenching her head in his direction, what she saw instead had her jumping out of her seat. In the process, she knocked the baby monitor and bowl of chips onto the floor, and almost landed there herself.
