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Kye remained quiet, her very silence a warning that she was thinking too damned hard. All he could do was wait. With Kye, there was no rushing her.
They were nearly at the edge of town before she shifted around once again to stare at him. And he didn’t like the look. His one brief glance at it assured him that his sister really was thinking too damned hard.
“I have an idea,” she stated serenely.
“Kye, look, let the Mackays handle this for now. If I think she needs my help then I’ll step in and take care of it. Agreed?”
“No, that isn’t agreed.”
Fuck.
He glanced at her again.
One knee was bent and resting on the seat as she turned toward him. She’d propped her elbow against the seat back while pushing her fingers through the side of her hair.
Classic devil child pose, he thought fondly even as he braced himself for what was coming.
“Hurry and get it the hell over with,” he growled. “I can see the wheels turning, Kye, but I don’t know how the hell you can come up with an answer that I haven’t.”
“But you have, Graham,” she said softly.
He frowned, not just at the tone of her voice but at the statement she’d made.
“Did I?” His hands tightened on the steering wheel. “And when did I do that?”
“Last winter when bimbo number eight nearly caught you making out with Lyrica in the living room during the blizzard. Take Lyrica as a lover and she’ll be with you safe and sound until you and Elijah can figure out what’s going on.”
He blinked.
Damn, was that sweat he could feel popping out on his brow?
And why didn’t it completely offend him that his sister had suggested he do such a thing just to protect her best friend?
“Uh, Kye?” And how the hell had she known what had nearly happened on that couch?
“I actually made it into the room without either of you realizing I was there. Except I turned around and left as soon as I realized it was you and Lyrica.” Her expression was far too serious now, far too intent. “Don’t tell me you don’t want her. And I know she wants you. She always has.”
“And if I hurt her when it’s over, Kye?” he asked. “She’s your friend. Her brother and cousins are well able to protect her. If I step in, when it’s all over with, her heart will be broken and you know it.”
“If her heart gets broken and she’s still alive, then I’ll forgive you, Graham,” she promised. “Even if it breaks our friendship, I’ll forgive you. I wouldn’t have forgiven you for just playing with her. But I’ll forgive you for saving her. And if the Mackays are so damned capable, what the hell is she doing back at her apartment alone?”
Graham swallowed tightly.
“She’s already kindly turned down the offer of my protection,” he admitted softly, giving her another short look.
“Of course she did,” Kye laughed, amusement filling her face as she watched him. “She’s not stupid. She knows what a tomcat you are, brother dear. And your bimbos aren’t exactly complimented by your friends. But Lyrica’s different. No one will think badly of her. And she’s scared, Graham. If you approach her the right way . . .”
“Enough.” A hard shake of his head and he bit the word out with a hard rasp.
He couldn’t handle this. He was not going to discuss seducing her best friend with her.
It wasn’t going to happen.
Kye just smiled serenely. “Very well.” She shrugged, turning to face forward once again. “But if you change your mind, I’m here. Lyrica’s not every other woman you’ve taken to your bed. She won’t be easy. But she would be safe.”
“What the hell do you know about the women I’ve taken to bed?”
Her lips parted as though to actually answer him.
