Myself and Bronagh smiled as Alec waved Nico off. "I've got this, how hard can being a boyfriend be?"

I looked to him in awe. "You've really never been someone's boyfriend before?"

Alec scratched his neck. "No... work always got in the way of potential relationships."

What did that mean?

"I don't understand-"

"Keela, do you wanna come out back with me? It's roastin' in here."

I looked to Bronagh when she spoke and nodded my head because it was really warm in the kitchen.

Alec leaned away from me when I got up and went out to the back with Bronagh and I laughed when Tyson waddled out behind us. I was about to close the backdoor when I glanced up and froze when I found both Nico and Alec smiling at Bronagh and myself.

"Why are you smilin' at us like that?" I asked.

Nico then glanced to Alec and said, "She's straight to the point, I like her more than I did before."

Alec smirked. "I like her too, all of her."

I scrunched up my face in disgust when he openly molested me with his eyes.

"Stop it Alec, I'm not havin' sex with you."

Alec snapped his teeth at me. "I said I like you, I didn't ask you to fuck me."

"It's all you're short of doin' Playboy, but you might as will give it a rest - sex is not on the cards for us."

"Challenging me in front of my little brother and his girl is not a smart move, kitten."

I snarled, "Call me that one more time and I swear to God I will-"

"Fuck me up?"

I clenched my hands into fists, and blew a huge amount of air through my nostrils.

"I'm going to punch you in the face before this day is up, I can feel it."

Alec yawned. "I think I can hold my own against you, kitten."

I glared at him and it made Bronagh and Dominic snicker.

I looked behind me to Bronagh and asked, "What's so funny?"

"Would you believe me if I said the conversation you just had with Alec is very similar to one I had with Dominic in our school corridor three years ago?"

I turned to face her. "You couldn't stand his cocky arse either?"

Bronagh grinned. "Yeah, I could barely stand him even when I got with him. We had to work through a lot of shite to get to where we are now."

Nico grunted from behind me. "You can say that again."

Bronagh looked to him. "It was worth it though."

I turned to my side and watched as Nico bore his eyes into Bronagh's, he stared at her until Alec cleared his throat and ruined their moment. Nico looked to Alec and then to me and said, "So... you like dogs, Keela?"

I looked to Bronagh, who was snuggling Tyson into her chest and said, "Yeah, I have a German Shepherd."

"You have a dog?" Alec asked me.

"Yeah."

Nico moved towards me when I pulled my phone back out to show him my screen saver of Storm. "He is a big boy."

I frowned. "It's just his coat, he isn't fat."

Nico flicked his eyes down to mine and then took a step back. "You consider him your baby, don't you?"

"Yes."

Dominic took another step back. "I'm keeping my mouth shut, I know how violent women can be when their 'babies' are talked about."

Bronagh snorted and said, "You're so subtle, you can't even tell you're talkin' about me."

I snickered a little when Nico pulled a face at Bronagh over my shoulder. I moved my eyes to Alec when he walked towards me and then stopped directly in front of me to look down at me.

I cleared my throat. "Can I help you with somethin', lanky?"

Bronagh laughed which made me grin and Alec smirk.

"Nope, just want to get an idea of how short you are. You're tiny."

I gasped and shoved him in the chest. "I'm five foot eight, that is tall for a girl!"

"I'm six-four, to me, you're tiny." Alec grinned.

Bronagh huffed from beside me. "Oi, stud! If five-eight is small to you, what does that make me?"

Alec flicked his eyes to her and grinned. "A very pale smurf."

She dramatically gasped, and it made me laugh.

"You're lucky I'm turning over a new leaf otherwise I'd kick your arse!"

Alec held up his hands and smiled. "I mean no harm."

Bronagh glared at Alec until she passed by us with Tyson and headed back inside the kitchen.

"I'm not that small, am I?" she asked Dominic who was right behind her.

"No pretty girl, Alec doesn't know what he is talking about," Nico replied making me smile as they left the kitchen together along with Tyson who was still in Bronagh's arms.

"He knows when to agree with her," I commented.

"He should, they'll be together for three years next month."

"Long time," I murmured.

"Yeah."

I looked at Alec who was directly in front of me, but I had to take a step back instead of tilting my head all the way back just to look up at him.

"I'm goin' to get a crick in my neck lookin' up at your lanky arse if you keep gettin' that close to me."

Alec waggled his eyebrows at me. "I could always massage you."

"You mean massage my neck?"

"Yeah, your neck, too." He grinned.

"Thanks, but I'll pass, Casanova."

Alec chuckled then sighed when Kane called for him.

"Be right back."

"Okay... send Aideen in to me, will you?"

Alec nodded as he went back into the house. I went back inside and retook my seat at the kitchen table and stared into my half full cup of cold tea. A minute or two passed by until I heard Aideen's loud sigh.

"Where have you been?"

Aideen shrugged. "Talkin' with Kane."

I raised my eyebrows, but Aideen said nothing more about Kane or what they talked about.

"I'm hungry."

Shocker.

"We can go to Eddie Rockets when we're done here if you want?"

Aideen licked her lips. "Sounds good, but why can't we leave now?"

I shrugged. "Alec said he wanted to come with us so he could see where I lived."

Aideen frowned. "Why?"

"I honestly have no idea," I replied.

Aideen huffed and folded her arms like a chastised child, after a minute of listening to her grunting and mumbling to herself about how hungry she was, I snapped.

"Aideen, stop it!"

Aideen jumped with fright then reach over the table and slapped my arm. "Don't do that, I almost wet meself."

I laughed at her and rubbed my stinging arm. "Sorry, but please stop givin' out, you are the one who wanted to come here."

Aideen sighed. "I know, and I'm sorry. You know how childlike I get when I'm hungry."

I nodded. "Trust me, I know."

Aideen stuck her tongue out at me making me chuckle as I lightly nudged her with my arm and waggled my eyebrows. "I thought you would want to stay longer since Kane is here."

Aideen pursed her lips and shook her head. "I must have been off my head last night for even thinkin' about havin' sex with him. He is hot as hell, but he is way too cocky for my likin'."

I raised my eyebrows. "Really?"

Aideen nodded her head. "Yeah, when you were in here talkin' to Bronagh and the lads, we were in the gym room and he asked me to come up to his room so he could fuck me. I mean, seriously? When is that ever okay to just come out and say that to a lady? I must have really given him the impression I was a slut last night."

Well yeah, you were all over him like a bad rash.

I blew out a large breath of air. "What did you say to him?"

"I told him I was a lesbian and the only reason I came onto him last night was because I thought he was a butch girl."

The fact that Aideen said this with a straight face and a dead serious tone caused me to burst out laughing which in turn made her laugh.

"You did not!" I gasped through my laughter.

Aideen nodded her head. "I did."

I fanned my face. "And he believed you?"

Aideen was still chuckling as she shook her head. "No, he didn't, but the longer I keep this facade up he will."

I wiped under my eyes. "You're mental."

Aideen shrugged. "You know that and I know that, everyone else will find out eventually."

I covered my face with my hands as my laughter started up again. I quickly uncovered my face a few moments later when a female voice was heard from out in the hallway.

"Bitches!" Branna's voice cheered as she entered the kitchen.

I looked to her and smiled politely while Aideen jumped up and bee lined for Branna to gave her a bone-crushing hug when she was near enough to do so. I winced at Branna's screech when she pulled back from the hug and looked at Aideen's face.

Aideen reached up and gently touched her face before launching into a recount of last night's events.