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“You and Xavi dating now?” I scoffed.
Nate’s face flushed and he turned away from me way too fast.
I hit him. “What the fuck, Nate!? No way!”
“No! Fuck no. Of course not.” He glared at me, but his cheeks remained red. “He’s my best friend.”
“But?” I knew there had to be a but.
“But… shit’s been sexy for a bit. That’s all.”
“That’s all? Shit’s been sexy? What the fuck does that mean?”
“It doesn’t mean anything. We’ve just been… you know, with the same girl, so things happen sometimes. No big deal.”
“Uh, yeah big deal. What things? You better not fuck up your friendship.”
“I won’t. Jeez, give me some credit. Our friendship survived you and Madd’s bullshit for twenty years.”
“What things happened?”
Nate rubbed the back of his neck and lit a cigarette, stalling. “You know, like the odd accidental cock touch… that doesn’t really put me off.”
I spilled my coffee in shock. “You wanna fuck around with him?”
Nate shook his head and bit his lip at the same time. If that wasn't enough, he also added, “No, I don’t think so. But I kind of wanna fuck around with her whilewithhim, you know? Like maybe more than just putting all the attention on her. Make sense?”
Yeah, it made sense, but those two were treading a pretty blurred line. “Be careful, man. You know what happens if you fuck a Kane.”
“What?” he laughed. “You all worried we’re gonna be real brothers and brothers-in-law at the same time? Please,” he scoffed.
“Their dicks have superpowers,” I admitted. “Don’t knock it till you try it. And just to be clear, I’m not suggesting you try it. Xavi is your best friend.”
“I know,” he sighed. “It’s just that things aren’t as sexy with her if he’s not there. That’s all.”
“Don’t use her like me and Madd used Julie. We were dicks. You’re supposed to be better than us.”
He wobbled his head with uncertainty.
We sat in a beat of silence, taking time to think about the Kane boys. Mine was my enemy turned lover… but still my rival, and Nate’s was his best friend turned… fuck buddy? I didn’t know, but we were both fucked in the head. This better just be a sexy situation, because I wasn’t sure I wanted what he said to be real. Brothers and brothers-in-law. That was weird, right? All I knew for sure was that Nate and I were persistent when it came to protecting those two Kanes, and for now, that was perfect.
“You think Mary is gonna throw Mom out now that her care is getting harder?” I asked Nate.
“Maybe. Heidi is still going every day, but Mary won’t be able to take care of her forever. I swear we just got some random stroke of luck that Mary offered in the first place.”
“So, what’re we gonna do about it? We can’t afford more than Heidi, and we can’t afford a care facility yet. There’s that one in Redding, but… it seems sketchy.” And that was saying something. If we thought it was more sketchy than our mom living with a woman who just wanted to be a mother hen to someone ever since her daughter moved out, it must be sketchy.
“I don’t know, Dev. Keep trying, I guess.” He looked at me. “Fuck it. Text that number. If you don’t, we’re gonna keep overthinking it.”
“What should I say?”
“Dad?” Nate laughed. “That’s it. Just let him know it’s one of us, and leave it in his hands.”
Without thinking too hard about it, I sent the text. We both watched the screen to see if he’d reply, but after twenty minutes, Xavi showed up and told me to go home. Maddox was home.
They dropped me off at the entrance to Garron Park, and I gave my brother a look before they left, reminding him to mind his cock.
He grinned.
