Tied Up, Tied Down(82)
Blake clapped him on the back. “At least you got out of it tonight.”
“Don’t think Libby ain’t gonna be makin’ me pay for it. So, Cam, I hope you appreciate me bein’ here, ’cause I ain’t gettin’ any pussy for the next week.”
“Yeah? Least your wife didn’t trick you into fuckin’ her without a condom so you’d knock her up again.”
All eyes turned to Colby.
“That’s right, Channing cut me off for over a week, then bam, nailed me but good.”
“Why you complainin’ about gettin’ nailed?” Chet asked.
“Because she didn’t have an easy pregnancy with Gib. Don’t know why the hell she wants to take a chance again so soon.”
Cam said, “I figure she’s tryin’ to keep up with Gemma and Macie on the baby races. Them two, I swear. Tryin’ to populate Wyoming.”
“Keep ’em away from AJ.” Cord gave a mock shudder. “Much as we wanna have another kid or two someday, that ain’t to-day.”
“You tellin’ us everything is perfect between the newlyweds?”
Cord grinned. “Absolutely fuckin’ perfect.”
Kade wondered if they noticed he hadn’t tossed in his two cents. Probably not, he’d always been the quiet one of the boisterous McKay/West bunch. Preferring to listen rather than to talk, letting his twin muscle his way into the spotlight while he remained in the background.
As Chet, Remy and Blake yammered about the single life, Kade made wet rings on the table with the bottom of his beer bottle. Being stuck in limbo with Skylar was worse than dating. Might make him pussy-whipped, but he’d gladly take a damn pottery class with the woman he loved, even if he hated the idea. If it was important to Sky, then it was important to him.
Why couldn’t Quinn see that? No wonder he and Libby were having problems. Much as he hated family gossip, it’d shocked him when Skylar relayed the conversation she’d had with his cousin’s unhappy wife during the barbecue. In fact, Sky seemed pretty damn shocked at how much private information his family disclosed to her in a few short hours.
What she didn’t realize? That was not his family’s way to blab about personal issues…unless they considered her part of the family, which appeared to be the case with Sky.
So why couldn’t Sky see that? Why was she so damn resistant to a permanent relationship with him? Why couldn’t he just buck up, tell her he loved her, and they were tying the knot whether she liked it or not?
You’re taking control in every aspect of my life.
Yeah. That caveman behavior would go over like a club to the head.
“Kade? Buddy? You still here?” Cord asked.
He looked up guiltily. “Sorry, just thinkin’ about something else. What’d I miss?”
“Ben said Chase scored a ninety-one in the final go round in Lewiston on Sunday afternoon. Ended up in third place.”
“Cool. Which circuit is that?”
“Dodge. The PBR had an off week, but you know him. He’s obsessed with bull ridin’ so he found another event to feed his habit.”
“Glad to see my little cuz is keepin’ the McKay name alive in the world of rodeo,” Colby said.
“Rumor has it Keely’s makin’ quite a name for herself on every circuit too.”
Dead quiet.
Cord slowly lowered his beer. “You’d better be explainin’ that statement, Bennett, right fuckin’ now.”
Cam and Colby shot him menacing looks too.
“Whoa whoa whoa, guys, I ain’t trash talkin’ your little sister. I’m sayin’ cousin Keely is gettin’ a reputation as a miracle worker when it comes to non-surgical physical therapy alternatives with rodeo injuries. Chase said Justin Donahue told him that the Wrangler Sports Medicine team wants her to quit school and go to work for them full time for a helluva lot of money.”
“Then why didn’t Keely tell us about that this weekend when she was home?” Colby demanded.
“She told me.” When they all turned and gaped at Cam, he said, “What? You guys don’t listen to Keely most of the time any way.”
“And you do?”
“Yep. I always have. She’s been too damn smart for her own good since the day she was born.”
Must be a girl McKay thing, Kade thought, because he knew even at four months, Eliza understood everything he said to her. He and Sky would have their hands full for the next two decades if Eliza was anything like Keely.
Chet, Remy, Ben and Blake drifted to the back room to shoot pool and were suckered into a tournament. Luckily the various women who’d been circling their table like sharks in a feeding frenzy followed the single guys into the back room. Quinn ended up talking to an old friend up at the bar, then he took off, leaving Kade with Colby, Cord, and Cam.