I snort. “Shut up. That’s not even funny.”
“Oh, come on. It was a little funny.”
“No. That was so cheesy I should offer you crackers to go with it.” I hear Killian’s car growling in the parking lot. “Hey, I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“He already come back? That lasted a whole five minutes this time.”
“You’re such an asshole.”
“Later, Liri.” The call ends and I sit up and try to appear natural like I’m not waiting for him to come through the door. The lock clicks, and I snatch my e-reader off the table pretending to be deeply invested in the first thing that opens on the screen.
It is physically painful not to face him when he comes through the door. His keys clang against the countertop. “Your mom sent some leftovers back for you. I put them in the fridge.” I glance at him quickly, and he has a cut on his jaw. “What happened?”
“Got in a fight at some bar.”
“Seriously? What for?”
“Does it matter?”
“Maybe it doesn’t matter to you, but it does to me.” I put my device on the coffee table.
“Do we have any alcohol?” He starts pilfering through the cabinets and the fridge.
“No.”
“Can we get some?”
“It’s late, and I think everything is closed.”
“Too bad. I thought it might be fun to get you drunk.”
I laugh. “You think I’m a terrible drunk.”
“Why is that?”
“Because I tend to get wild.”
“Wild how?”
I purse my lips and wonder what his reaction will be. “So, we kind of went viral once at a party. My Uncle Cooper tried to get it taken down, but it keeps popping back up.” I pull the video up on my phone that Jackie sold of me telling Killian to spank me. “See for yourself.” I hand my phone to him. My heartbeat leaps to my throat, and I wait for him to hit play. I should be yelling at him for fighting, but I think he needs a distraction and maybe for now that can be me.
His expression is blank the first time he watches. I don’t know why I never thought to show him this. Maybe it can spark something. Spreading slowly those lips I love to kiss stretch into a smile then full on laughter escapes them. “Come on.” Killian grabs my hand.
“Where are we going?”
He grabs his keys. “To find a liquor store.”
“Oh no. No way.”
“Oh yes. I gotta see this side of you in person.”
Chapter 12
Liri
“What are you doing? Your dad will kill us.”
“He won’t know.”