I’m not seeing Shannon—not seriously, anyway.
Regularly? Yeah, I guess.
We’ve fucked a handful of times, and she did mention it was her birthday in a couple of weeks, so I should probably do something about that.
Women tended to get a little tetchy about birthdays.
I make a mental note to figure out a plan then finish getting undressed and hit the showers.
There’s a lot of dick, but as usual, I ignore it. Seeing a bunch of dudes naked comes with the territory, so much so it’s just background noise for me at this point.
For the other guys too, the conversation not pausing as we all towel off and get dressed.
“Hey, Leo,” Aiden calls when Smitty snags his bag and heads for the door. “You never did share that wombat fact with us.”
I grin as Smitty speeds up. “I didn’t, did I?”
He stops, jabs his finger in my direction. “Don’t you dare,” he growls.
“It’s important we discuss these things, don’t you think?”
“No.”
“I’m super interested in biology,” Sawyer quips. “I definitely watch Animal Planet every chance I get.”
Smitty turns his finger in Sawyer’s direction. “Asshole.”
“Me too,” I lie because I like animals, but I don’t give two shits about TV that isn’t sports. “Plus, I don’t think we’ve properly explored the defensive capabilities of wombat asses?—”
“La. La. La. La!” Smitty shouts.
“—because did you know they use those juicy wombat booties to?—”
Smitty freezes. “Seriously?”
“—crush predators in their burrows?—”
He gags. “La. La. La!”
I grin, tap my lips as though thinking deeply. “So, some might say they have Deadly Dump Trucks.”
Gray snorts.
“Or maybe Savage Seats of Doom?” Sawyer asks innocently.
Aiden fails to hide his laughter.
But it’s when Ryan adds, “Biological Butt Hammers?” that we all lose it.
“I hate you all.” Scowling, Smitty sweeps from the room.
We all congratulate each other and the conversation continues as we finish up and then Gray, Sawyer, and I hit the bar for a few beers.
It’s what I wanted.
But even though I try to enjoy myself—much like I’ve been over the last couple of months—I’m not in the room.
Not really.
