SWNOVELS Chapter 23
My biggest flex in life is I already know my soulmate. All four of them, actually, and they’ve been my best friends for fifteen years. Ten out of ten, recommend.
—Kenzie’s Secret Thoughts
Nixon presses his lips to my forehead, and I open my eyes. “You leaving?” I ask, still half asleep.
“Yeah, baby. Go back to sleep. I’ll see you tonight.” He kisses me again, and I pull him down to me and think about holding him here so I can hide from the world a little bit longer.
“I’m going to talk to your sisters this morning, so I don’t blindside them tonight. Just letting you know.”
“Have fun with that.” He pulls back and pulls the blanket up to cover my naked chest. “You make it really hard to want to leave, Mac.”
“Then don’t,” I murmur, still not ready to burst our bubble.
“Don’t tempt me.” He shakes his head and walks away, and I feel the loss on a molecular level and wonder when exactly that happened. When did hesitation turn to want and want turn to need? Actual physical need?
I don’t have to be in the office until noon today, so I grab my phone from the nightstand and shoot off a text to the girls.
Kenzie
Anyone around for coffee this morning?
Brynlee
If you don’t mind Knight attached to my boob because that’s the only time he doesn’t cry, I’m in. But seriously . . . do I have to shower?
Gracie
Umm . . . That’s a no-go for me. The smell of coffee makes me want to vomit.
Everly
Everything makes you want to vomit.
Gracie
You’re not wrong.
Kenzie
Didn’t the medicine help?
Gracie
Well I’m not actually vomiting anymore, but feeling like I’m going to is almost as bad. I swear to God, you’re tying my tubes the second these babies are out of me. I’m not doing this again.
Lindy
You said that after the twins.
Gracie
Yeah well, I didn’t know the next time I’d be having triplets. Seriously, how the hell did this happen?
Everly
Maybe if you’d get off your husband’s dick every now and then, you wouldn’t always be knocked-up. Just saying.
Brynlee
Shots fired. Who pissed in your cheerios, Evie?
Lindy
She’s just pissed because Cross went and got snipped, and they can’t have sex for a week or two.
Everly
Listen, three kids are plenty. And unlike Gracie, I have no need to test my luck with twins or triplets. And holy shit, do those genes run strong in our family.
Lindy
We’ve got appointments booked all day today, Kenz. Rain check?
Kenzie
Okay – let me rephrase.
Anybody going to the Revolution game tonight?
Lindy
I am.
Everly
Me.
Brynlee
Not unless you want to see my jumbo boobs on the jumbotron.
Lindy
No. Just no. Put them away and get him a pacifier, Brynnie.
Gracie
Doubtful at this rate, but maybe. I want to see Hendrix.
Good grief, they don’t make it easy.
Kenzie
Well I’ll be there, and I’m probably going to be wearing Nixon’s jersey.
Everly
Still doing the fake-a-date thing?
Lindy
Report the motherfucker to HR and move on. No one should have this much power over you, Kenzie. Dr. Dick has got to go if this is legitimately the only way you can deal with him.
Kenzie
Not a fake-a-date.
Everly
I’m lost. Huh?
Brynlee
OMG. Follow the breadcrumbs people. She’s been boinking your brother’s brains out for weeks, guys. How has nobody noticed? I have a newborn and I knew.
Gracie
I’m sorry. What!?
Everly
Brynnie knew!
Lindy
Your brother is going to shit.
Kenzie
You are not going to tell my brother today. Do not fuck this game up for them, Lindy, or I will . . . Fuck. I don’t know what I’ll do. But don’t say anything. I’ll talk to Easton tomorrow.
Lindy
The hell you will. If you want Nixon to live long enough to one day give you multiple orgasms, that man is going to have to talk to your extremely overprotective brother himself.
Kenzie
. . .
Gracie
Kenzie???
Kenzie
Well . . . umm, technically, he’s already lived through the multiple orgasms many, many, MANY times. What can I say? He’s an overachiever. Ohh, and he’s really bossy too.
Everly
You dirty dog. You really have been boinking his brains out.
Gracie
I might throw up.
Everly
Everything makes you throw up.
Gracie
Not like this. You’re really boinking Nixon?
Kenzie
We’re grown women. Can we please stop saying boinking?
Brynlee
Is the sex good?
Lindy
Multiple orgasms, Brynnie. Did you miss that???
Kenzie
So fucking good. I never knew it could be like this. Like seriously, I had no clue I’d love sucking dick as much as I do. I mean . . . you guys always said it was fun, but I didn’t believe you. Now I get it.
Everly
Eww. That’s my brother.
Lindy
Yup. And your brother likes pussy, sweetie. Time to build a bridge and get over it.
Gracie
Ohh, you’re a mean little twat waffle, aren’t you?
Lindy
Twat waffle?
Gracie
Leave me alone. It’s the best I could come up with. Seriously . . . You’re sleeping with Nixon?
Kenzie
It’s more than that, guys. He’s not just a giant sex toy to play with.
Lindy
But he is a giant, isn’t he? You waited forever for good dick. I really hope it’s big and curves just enough.
Gracie
Yup. I just threw up. Thanks for that.
Kenzie
I mean, clinically speaking . . . yeah. Fuck it. Even by textbook examples, he’s pretty fucking big.
Gracie
Please stop. I’m begging. I haven’t eaten enough to puke any more than I already have.
Brynlee
Guys. The way he was looking at her when she was holding Knight. Our boy is gone for our girl.
Lindy
Could you make us sound any more incestuous!
Gracie
Wait. Is it really more than sex?
Everly
Okay. Serious talk for a minute here. I can’t believe you even have to ask that. I didn’t see him watching her holding Knight, but I know the look. It’s the one Nixon’s had on his face since the first time you slept over and wore a bikini. Pretty sure he jerked off to that image all through high school.
Brynlee
Umm, eww. Leave it to you to ruin what started as such a promising statement.
Lindy
It’s a compliment.
Gracie
Umm . . .
Kenzie
He did not.
Gracie
Shut up. Even you couldn’t have been that oblivious, Kenzie.
Kenzie
Even me? What does that mean?
Lindy
It means you never realized the way everyone looked at you because you didn’t care. You had us, and you had sports and books, and you never really cared about boys. Not back then. And those high school boys were looking. You were, and still are, hot as hell. And what’s hotter is that you don’t even know it. You really were oblivious.
Brynlee
Gonna go out on a limb here and say you had her until you said oblivious again.
Kenzie
Yeah, not loving that word.
Everly
You’re smart. And hot. And a goddamned doctor. You need a flaw, Kenz. Be grateful oblivious is the worst of it and you don’t have ugly feet or something.
Brynlee
Ugly feet?
Everly
It was the best I could come up with. I can’t tease her about the sex. It’s Nixon, and even I have lines I can’t cross. At least not yet. Give me time to work on it, and I’m sure I’ll get past that little hang-up.
Gracie
Not me. I don’t want to hear about my brother’s junk.
Kenzie
Better get used to it. You’ve all tortured me about Easton and Lindy for years. Payback’s a bitch.
Lindy
Let’s see. Do you prefer to suck his dick on your knees or on the bed because Easton likes it when I’m on my knees and he can tug my hair.
Kenzie
What the fuck!
Lindy
Just saying. There are ways I can control three out of four of you now. This is going to be fun.
Brynlee
You know you’re a little scary, right?
Lindy
Yup. See you all tonight.
Gracie
I didn’t say I was going.
Lindy
Oh sweeties. You’re not going to want to miss these fireworks.
Kenzie
Do. Not. Tell. My. Brother.
Lindy
One hundred bucks and the right to talk about your brother’s cock whenever I want says I won’t have to tell him.
Kenzie
Just had to bring the cock up one more time, didn’t you?
Lindy
Yup. Game on.
Hello, all you beautiful people.
An apology is in order. It’s official. I was outscooped. And we all know how much I hate to be outscooped. According to footage just shared to this reporter’s tipline, it looks like one of our favorite Kroydon Hills socialites was just spotted walking into the Revolution Arena with a certain name and number on her back that doesn’t belong to her big brother. Is one of our favorite puck packers dating his team captain’s little sister?
Looks like I have a new mission to fulfill, and I won’t rest until it’s been completed and I can confirm or deny. Check back soon for all the dirty deets.
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