Page 40 of Protecting Gina

“It is,” Wave said.

“Good morning.” Cass moved to Wave and was about to give him a hug before she pulled back. “Oh goodness, you stink.”

He laughed. “I just worked out.”

“Go shower. I’ll heat up the potatoes. Are you okay doing the eggs?” Cass asked Gina.

“I am. I’ll cut up some mushrooms and onions.”

“Sounds good. I’ll take a quick shower.”

“Not too quick. You need to use extra soap,” Cass called out as Wave stepped into the bedroom.

“Did you sleep well?” Gina asked as she pulled the onion and mushrooms from the refrigerator and started cutting them. She was glad Jump and Blakely had bought food for them. It made coming back easier.

“I did,” Cass said as she began working on heating the potatoes.

“Good.” Gina was a little worried that Cass had heard them getting busy, but she didn’t want to bring it up. They could talk about it later if it felt right. Honestly, she wasn’t used to talking about sex with other people.

“I wanted to go out and see where my classes are later,” Cass said.

“That’s a great idea.”

“I’m excited to start college. I didn’t plan on finishing high school early, but when I figured out that I needed to finish and that I was moving out here, I made sure my dual credits transferred.”

“That’s good. Do you know what you’re going to major in?”

Cass laughed. “Heck no. I have no clue. I want to finish with my basics, and then I’ll decide. Who knows, I may take a year off and try to figure stuff out.” She started mashing the warm potatoes, adding butter and milk.

“Well, good for you. Life is long, and at thirty-five you may not like what you picked to do at eighteen.”

“Yeah. So is that how old you are? Thirty-five?”

Gina chuckled. “Yes. I’m thirty-five.”

Wave walked out right then, drying his hair with a towel. “Thirty-five. Does it bug you that I just turned thirty?”

Cass turned to Wave and narrowed her eyes. “That’s an odd question. Why would it bug her?”

Wave froze, then looked from Gina to Cass, then back to her. “So I guess it didn’t come up?”

Gina shook her head. “Nope.”

“Well, heck. I⁠—”

Cass rolled her eyes, then started laughing. “Jesus, you’re thick, but the walls in your house aren’t. Of course, I heard you two. I’m just giving you a hard time.”

Heat raced up Gina’s neck to her face. “Oh God, you heard us.”

“It wasn’t that loud. I’m happy for you two. At least you’re decent, and I like you.”

Wave wiped his hand down his face. “I didn’t know you could hear.”

“Dude, it really isn’t a big problem. I turned on a white noise application and put in earplugs.” Cass raised her eyebrows. “Are you going to start making the eggs? I’m ready to fry the potatoes.”

“Sure.” Gina whipped the eggs together in a bowl as Wave began heating the onion and mushrooms.

At least Cass knew, and they didn’t have to have a conversation. She tried not to think about Cass hearing them having sex. They would need to play music to cover the sound of them together. There wasn’t any way she would be able to live with Wave and not have sex. The man was too hot to keep her hands off him, but she didn’t want Cass to know every single time they got busy.