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"And dicks," I reminded him.
Ty shrugged at that. "Not gonna suck 'em, but also not scared of 'em. I got one of my own that I like a bit."
In the passenger seat, Tanner was scrubbing at his face, clearly embarrassed. "Right," he said. "Yeah. So. All I want to know is if we're still good after today, Ty. I mean, you were fucking pissed at me in the arena."
"Looked good, though," I pointed out. "Almost like you got the girl he wanted, and it wasn't likewecould hear shit."
"I was dazed," Ty admitted, sounding almost embarrassed about it. "One second I was on that bull, the next it was like the music had switched. I was trying to figure out why I was lying in the arena, and then I figured out everyone was watching - including the fuckers I'd just tried to make shut up about Cody."
"Ah..." Tanner said. "Got on the bull pissed - "
"And hungover," I added.
"And I didn't eat shit all day," Ty explained. "My head's still pounding. Doc said I don't have a concussion, but I'm gonna have to trash the helmet. It's fucked. Means I got hit hard."
"You did," I assured him. "Horns, twice. Pumpkin Spice is a young bull, and I think that fucker's starting to figure out how to dump us."
"Here's hoping I don't pull him again." He turned on his turn signal and eased over to hit the right exit. "Guys?"
"Yeah?" Tanner and I replied at the same time.
"Who's spending the night with Cody tonight?"
"You," I decided on the spot.
Tanner twisted to look at me. "Pretty sure it should be your turn."
"And I'm good," I promised. "Fuck, ain't like I could do shit with her anyways, 'cept talk. I'm gonna get my ass high, eat as much as I can handle, and then get higher."
"I need some of that," Tanner said.
But Ty was smiling at the road as he aimed for our hotel. "You two sure? I'm not trying to be a dick about all this. I just..."
"Feel like you're being pushed out," Tanner realized. "You aren't. Promise."
Ty chuckled softly, then shook his head. "Ok, I think I like hanging out with the 'gay' guys."
"Bi," I clarified.
"Pan," Tanner reminded him.
"You know what I mean," Ty said. "It's just that..." He got a look of concentration on his face even as he directed his truck to the parking space beside where Cody had put mine. When he put it in park, he didn't immediately turn it off. Instead, he twisted in his seat to see us. "Look, the thing I did with Reni? It was a night. A hookup. We spit-roasted a girl, had a few laughs the next day, and that was it. This isn't the same."
"It's not," I agreed.
Ty just pulled in a breath and kept going. "And I don't know how to explain that. I mean, shit. You two just laying all this out? No bullshit and all?"
"Not acting like dumb bull riders?" Tanner asked. "Yeah, I wanna. Fuck, it'd be a lot easier if I told ya to back off, I don't give a shit, here's the schedule, or whatever. Thing is, Cody's not like that." He glanced at me to make sure he wasn't wrong, then back to Ty. "And theonething I know about women is if this is gonna work, we can't be freaked out about our feelings - or even that we have them."
"Good point," I admitted. "Because if we start fighting, I have a real funny feeling that Cody's answer would be to blow us all off. She's earned enough now to buy her own truck."
"Shit," Ty breathed.
I just nodded. "Yeah. She don't need us, so if we wanna keep her around, we can't be dumbasses."
"Easier said than done," Tanner said.
Again, I nodded. "Yeah, but we're not fuckin' it up yet. So, between the three of us, no shame, get me?"
