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She shrugs. “Yeah, that sucks. Lake’s always been a little off, though, when he comes to social interactions, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. He’ll be back around eventually.”
I smile like this is a relief while my mind is whirling. I know the logical path. Give up. Maybe contact the brother on social media and see what happens. Stop being a fucking stalker. Am I going to do it, though? Honestly, I’m not sure.
“Thank you. I appreciate your help.” I start to walk away but the barista speaks up.
“Wait!” I turn around patiently. She was very helpful after all.
“Since you got stood up, maybe you’d like to stick around a bit? I go on my break in ten. I can treat you to a coffee? I know the price is insane, but they are pretty good.”
My instinct is to make an excuse and bail. I don’t want coffee with this girl, but I stop myself. It’s been way too long since I’ve been on anything even resembling a date. She seems sweet, and she is cute, even if she isn’t my normal type. There’s no reason not to stick around. Plus, coffee.
“Sure, that sounds great. My name is Evander, but most people call me Ev.”
The girl smiles. “Hi, Ev, I’m Lucy.” She holds out her hand, and I chuckle as I shake it. It’s not exactly how I planned my morning to go, but hell, it sure could have been worse. I make the decision to give up on this whole crazy thing with Lake Simmons. We both have our own lives, and I don’t need to complicate them by trying to blend them together. I’ll have coffee with Lucy, and if things go well, maybe it’ll turn into more. Anything further than that, well, I guess I’ll have to see what happens.
SEVEN
LOGAN
“That’s it, babe, so good,” I say distractedly to Kayla, who currently has her lips wrapped around my cock. We’re lying in my bed, and typically a blowjob from Kayla is exactly what I need when I’m pent up like this, but I can’t stay in the moment.
All I can think about is Ev, and more so the guy Lake who keeps eluding him. When Ev first asked me to look into the guy, I did it strictly as a favor for Ev and his pops, since I owe them everything. But the longer this goes on, the more I have to say, I’m intrigued. Ev is getting desperate, and though he tries to play it off like it’s not a big deal, I know he’s bummed he still hasn’t seen Lake after two weeks of trying.
I promised myself I wouldn’t look into the guy any further. It’s not my fucking business. But Ev can’t let the dude go, which is so fucking strange. It’s like ever since he saw him on TV, my best friend’s been brainwashed or something and all he cares about is finding Lake. And I might think it’s stupid and a waste of time, but Ev is my best friend and I love him. So, if it’s important to him, it’s important to me too.
And I won’t lie, the longer it goes on, the more I’m intrigued by the whole thing. It’s the mystery of it, I think. Or at least that’s a large part of it. I am a detective after all. But I don’t know. Whatever invisible hold this guy has on Ev seems to have extended to me, and I’m not sure what to do about it.
Kayla pulls off my cock, and I realize, with some guilt, I completely forgot she was here. She frowns, but it’s more out of concern than annoyance. “Logan, are you ok? You’re completely zoned out.”
I feel my cheeks redden as I smile sheepishly at her. “I’m sorry, Kay. I’m just a little distracted. I didn’t mean to be a total asshole.”
I know Kayla’s not upset. She pulls away completely and sits next to me on my bed, her legs criss-crossed. Kay and I actually met in the academy and hit it off. It all started when she invited me over to dinner and her Korean mother made us the most delicious traditional dishes I ever had. Honestly, I can probably become friends with anyone if they feed me good food, but we discovered we genuinely enjoyed each other’s company as well. We’ve never been more than friends and fuck buddies though. When both of us are single and have an itch to scratch, we’re that for each other, but neither of us have any interest in taking it further.
Kayla takes my hand and pins me with one of her looks. It’s the one that has you instantly spilling your guts to her, even if you didn’t want to. Her pin-straight black hair is pulled back into a ponytail but is falling down her front, covering one of her small breasts. Kayla has a thin build, narrow, and compact, but a lot of muscle is hidden in her small frame. It doesn’t matter that she is only 5’3”, she could’ve kicked all of our asses in the academy. She had my 6’4” ass on my back more times than I could count.
Unfortunately, a career with the police department didn’t work out for Kayla, and now she’s a private investigator. In fact, it was Kayla who got most of the information on Lake that Ev asked for. I’m not sure why I didn’t just tell him that. He knows and likes Kayla, but I kinda want him thinking I handled it completely on my own for him. I know, I’m a fucking jackass, but I just wanted to do something for him for a change instead of the other way around.
“Do you want to talk about it?” Kayla asks. Since it’s clear sex isn’t happening, she leans off the side of the bed, grabs my T-shirt, and puts it on. It’s big enough to be a dress on her and covers everything. Taking the hint, I get up and put my underwear back on before climbing back on the bed.
I cringe, not wanting to tell Kayla what I was thinking about while she sucked my dick, but I know she won’t leave it alone. “I was thinking about Ev and that guy Lake.”
At first, Kayla scrunches her face in confusion, but I see when she realizes what I’m talking about. “Oh, the brother of the Omega you had me look up?”
“Yeah, Ev’s still trying to see him, and the whole thing is messing with me for some reason. I don’t really get it.”
Kayla bites her bottom lip as she tries to think of what to say next. “Babe,” she says carefully, and I know I won’t like whatever she’s about to tell me because she called me babe, which she very rarely does. “Do you think maybe you’re jealous?”
The thought is so absurd that I laugh. Like, actually fucking laugh out loud. Jealous? Of what? I’ve never even met the guy. Hell, Ev hasn’t either. He’s read a couple of online articles and a sad story about his childhood that he told at that protest that ended up going viral—that’s it. And even if Lake becomes more than that, why the fuck would I be jealous? Ev is my best friend, not my fucking boyfriend.
Kayla narrows her eyes at me, clearly irritated by my outburst. “I don’t see what’s so damn funny,” she says haughtily, her nose pointed in the air like a fucking nineteenth-centruy noblewoman.
“I’m sorry, Kay, I’m not laughing at you. Just, what could I possibly be jealous of?”
Apparently, this doesn’t soothe her annoyance at me, because Kay grabs a pillow and smacks me upside the head with it.
“Hey!” I scream, covering my face for protection as she hits me again. I don’t care how much bigger I am than the woman, she’s fucking scary.
“Ugh, I just can’t understand how men can be so dense.”
