“Kinda,” I say again, unable to keep a smile off my face as I hear him growl in frustration. “I was straight across from you, facing your direction. It was kind of distracting, which isn't a good thing because it’s my job to pay attention to the game.”
“Fuck, okay. I think I’ve got it. You were the ref?”
“Ding, ding, ding.”
“Fuck, that’s kinda hot.”
“Don’t say shit like that,” I say with a hiss.
“Sookie,” Kei says slowly, “what are you doing tonight?”
“You really want the answer to that?”
“Yeah. I think I do.”
My heart is going overtime inside my chest. Everything inside of me is screaming for me to hang up. I should be running out the door but instead, I’m gripping my phone against my face, doing my best to keep my breathing under control.
Would Kei still want me if he knew the real me? Maybe that’s how I get all of this to stop. Maybe I show him what I’m really like. I’ll get him out of my system and once he sees the real me and how fucked up I am, his fascination with me will be done.
“I’m going to Breakdown.”
Kei makes a strangled noise at the back of his throat. “What the fuck? You’re having a breakdown?”
“No, dumbass,” I say with a smile. Why the fuck does that word sound like a fucking petname? Gross. “I’m going to the club, Breakdown. I’m planning on finding someone to take home tonight.”
“Oh,” he says softly. There’s a moment of stillness, both of us processing what’s going on between us. Finally, Kei asks, “is that an invitation?”
“There’s only one way to find out,” I say before ending the call. With that, I leave my apartment and make my way to Breakdown.
Chapter Six
Kei
I stare at thecall for a long moment, trying to process what the fuck just happened. That’s when it hits me all at once; Sookie is going out tonight and he wants me to come find him.
I scramble out of my chair, throwing my bedroom door open. “Rin! Rodney! I need your help!”
Turning back to my room, I dart over to my closet. I toss my shirt off and then my sweats. That’s how Rin and Rodney find me, staring at my closet in nothing but my boxers.
“What the fuck is going on?” Rin asks.
“Are you having some sort of breakdown?”
Just the mention of that word sets fire to my skin. I look over at my best friends with wide eyes. “I’m going out,” I say. “Rodney, I need you to help me get dressed.” Then I point at Rin. “I need you to do me a huge favor. Look up that game we went to together and look up who the head ref was. I need a face.”
They both continue to stare at me.
“Guys,” I say with a growl. “Now.”
Rodney comes into my room, starting to dig through my closet with a sigh. Rin on the other hand puts his hands on his hips.
“Explain yourself or I’m not doing shit.”
“I hate you,” I tell him through gritted teeth. “I’m goingout. Sookie invited me out.”
“Sookie? Really? He wants to meet up?”
Meet up. Hook up. Same thing, right?
