“Bye,” I mumbled.
Kane frowned. “No, I’ll see you later.”
I rolled my eyes.
He always said that.
“What is with this whole ‘see you later’ thing?” I asked Kane. “What don’t you ever say goodbye?”
Kane focused his eyes on me. “Goodbye is final to me so I never say it to people unless I mean it. I especially don’t say goodbye to people I care about. So, babydoll... I’ll. See. You. Later,” he said then turned and walked out of the sitting room and then out of the apartment with Alec and Nico in tow.
Things were silent for a minute or two until Keela opened her big mouth. “I told you he deeply cared for you. Didn’t I tell you?”
I looked down to the ground and smiled, then looked back up with the same smile playing on my lips as I turned to face my friends.
“Yeah, you told me so.”
The girls gasped.
“And you care about him! You’re a real couple, not just tryin’ it out!” Bronagh squealed then aww’d.
Branna clapped her hands together. “You both make the most beautiful couple!”
“This was the first time he left a room and I didn’t feel like I wanted to kill him. Let’s just take a breather and calm down your big tits down.”
All the girls simply smiled at me and after a minute, I cracked and laughed.
“Okay, we make the most beautiful couple.”
“And you’re both goin’ to have the most beautiful baby. Say it!”
I laughed at Bronagh, “We’re goin’ to have the most beautiful baby, too.”
“Atta girl.” Keela beamed then stood up and hugged me.
I shook my head, snickering, “It’s weird that we’re all friends and we’re each datin’ a brother from the same family.”
Bronagh blinked at me. “I’ve actually never thought about it like that.”
“We’ll have to fix Damien up with Lana when he comes home to complete the circle,” Keela grinned.
Bronagh and Branna shared a look.
“What was that look for?” I questioned.
Bronagh sighed, “It’s a long story.”
“We’ve got tea and time,” Keela replied. “I’ve always wanted to know the full story behind Alannah and Damien.”
I raised my hand. “I’m kind of tired so can you tell us the short version, but with all the major details?”
Bronagh snorted at me and looked at Branna. “Do you wanna tell them?”
“Nah, you’re a good storyteller. You do it.”
I aww’d, “You’re so nice for sisters.”
Bronagh snorted, “She’s me sister—I’m supposed to like her.”
I snickered when Branna shoved her younger sister with a smirk on her face.
“Okay,” Bronagh chuckled. “The short version is Alannah had a crush on Damien from the day she first saw him, but because he slept with so many pretty girls, she didn’t fall into his line of sight. That’s what she believed anyway.”
I clicked my tongue. “Let me guess, he had it bad for her?”
“For her face and body?” Bronagh questioned then bobbed her head. “Yeah.”
I widened my eyes. “That’s a pig-headed move.”
Bronagh shrugged. “Damien was a player back then; he had issues with connectin’ to people. He just slept around and didn’t care about the trail of broken hearts he left behind him. Granted, he never set out to hurt anyone; he made it clear he just wanted a physical relationship. It didn’t change the fact that he was a bit of a prick... but a really nice one.”
I frowned. “Don’t tell me he shagged Lana and left her high and dry.”
Bronagh snapped her fingers at me. “Bingo.”
I slumped down in my seat. “Poor Lana.”
“Yeah, she was crushed,” Branna mumbled. “Bronagh had words with Damien though and it completely knocked him back... she was a little harsh.”
Bronagh grunted, “I’ve said sorry for it, but he needed to hear it. I wasn’t standin’ for him hurtin’ Lana.”
“So when Damien left, they were on bad terms?”
Bronagh nodded her head. “Yeah. It’s not any better now either. They don’t speak, and if they do, it’s curt hellos when she is in the room and he is on the phone.”
I blinked. “What do you think will happen when Damien comes home?”
“Honestly?” Bronagh asked.