“Something like that, Misty. ”
“You know what, Layton? I thought you were a nice guy. I didn’t think you were like all the other guys out there, only looking for a piece of ass. I really liked you. ”
I put my head on the back of my seat and closed my eyes. I hated doing what I was about to do, but it was the only thing I could think of to get her to walk away from me.
“Well, Misty, it looks like you had me all wrong. It was fun, but I’m just not interested. ”
“Wow. That’s what I get after a few great nights together, Layton?”
I sighed as I looked behind me to the deserted country road before pulling out. “We fucked on a pool table twice, Misty. It wasn’t earth-shattering, and I’m pretty damn sure I wasn’t the first guy you fucked there. ”
I heard her suck in a breath of air.
“Fuck you, Layton Morris. You’re nothing but a prick. Don’t ever call me again. ”
I threw my cell phone down on the passenger side seat and slammed the steering wheel.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Why did you leave me, Mike? It fucked everything up.
On the way home, all I could think about was why Whitley had been so pissed-off at me.
Was she jealous because I was leaving with Misty?
No way.
She’d acted like she couldn’t stand to be around me. One minute, I’d thought she was pretty cool, and then the next, she had been a total bitch.
Yeah, I don’t need any more of that shit in my life. I’m done with women. They’re all fucked-up, and they don’t know what in the hell they want.
By the time I got home and in my house, I was exhausted. I started to walk toward my bedroom when I heard someone. I stopped and stood there, listening.
Snoring? Is someone snoring? Who in the hell is in my house?
I walked into the living room and turned on the light. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
“Kevin?” I walked up and saw Kevin passed out on my sofa and then noticed Reed passed out in my recliner. “Reed?”
Reed opened his eyes and stretched while he yawned. “Hey, dude. Where in the fuck have you been? You left without telling anyone. ”
I just stood there, staring at him. I shook my head and looked back at Kevin, who was now starting to wake up.
“How in the hell did you get into my house, you asshole?”
Reed looked at me funny. “You gave me a key months ago, dude. ”
Motherfucker. I forgot I’d given him a key right after Mike had died, only to appease everyone who thought I was going to hurt myself after Mike’s death and Olivia leaving me.
“The alarm?”
“Dude, I’ve watched your fucking dogs when you went out of town. You told me your code. What in the hell, Layton?”
“What if I had brought someone back here with me? And I’ve got two of my damn friends fucking sleeping in my living room?”
Reed stood and laughed. “Yeah, like you’d bring someone like Misty back to your house. Don’t think so, Layton. You’re not that kind of guy. ”
Shit. Now, I really feel like a royal asshole. “You still haven’t answered me. Why are you both in my house, asleep in my living room?” I crossed my arms over my chest.
Kevin stood and smiled as he walked over and slapped me on the back. “Dude, I wanted to get up and take a ride on the ranch before it got too hot. It makes me feel closer to Mike, ya know?”