Page 81 of CowSex

“You tell me?” I smile sweetly at Lee as Koa appears to be knocked backwards a little by our interaction. He looks from me to Lee and then back to me.

“Seven sound good?”

“Sounds perfect.”

“Why you picking her up Wednesday at seven?” Koa asks Lee, his lips barely moving as he grits his teeth. His eyes haven’t moved from mine, and the look he’s giving me is far from friendly.

“Taking her to Fathers for ribs.”

“Ruh Roh,” Shannon says quietly from beside me. I think I manage to hide my lip twitch. Koa’s eyes slide to her and back to me, so maybe not.

I stand and start to pull on my jacket, and Lee steps forward and helps me into it. I pull on my beanie and wrap my scarf around my neck.

Shannon stands and pulls me in for a cuddle. “I’ll get your number from Koa, and we’ll do lunch.”

“Sounds good.”

“And I’ll tell you all about Lexi,” she adds quietly straight into my ear.

“Even better.” I turn to face Lee. “I’ll get your number from Koa and text you mine, just in case there’s any change of plans.”

“Sounds good, Gracie, look forward to hearing from you.” He leans in and kisses my cheek. Koa hasn’t moved, he’s just standing and staring at us, well, me actually.

Dean is standing off to the side.

Grinning.

“See ya, Dean, good meeting you.”

“Oh, Gracie.” I get pulled in for another cuddle, him and Shannon are obviously a very tactile couple. “You have no idea,” he adds.

I’m not sure what that means, so I just smile and give a small nod.

“Ready,” I tell Koa. Without a word, he turns and heads towards the door.

He helps me into the truck, and we drive home—to the cabin—not home, in total silence.

I stand behind him, bouncing on my toes as he unlocks the front door. It’s been a long day, and I can’t wait to get into my pyjamas and into bed.

Koa steps aside and lets me pass. I move straight towards the stairs.

“Good night,” I call out as I hit the first step.

“Gracie.”

I pause and look over my shoulder at him.

“Yeah?”

“Thanks for coming with me today. I wouldn’t have had any idea what to choose without your help.”

I feel awful. I know that he’s behaved like a dick tonight, but that’s no excuse for me to be such a bitch. I give him a smile, “anytime, Koa. Can’t wait to see how it looks once we pull it all together.”

He nods.

“Night then.”

“Night.” I make my way up to my room, wash my face, clean my teeth, and crawl into bed. Then, for some reason, I cry myself to sleep.