helen was clearly about to level several more questions when aline waved a hand in between them. excuse me. what! helen seemed to notice her for the first time. their eyes met. hey, said aline. there was a momentary pause. hi, said helen.
“Don’t say stupid things.”
“Stop me,” Neil returned. He buried his hands in Andrew’s hair and tugged him in for a kiss. It was easy to forget this endless ride and tonight’s game with Andrew’s hand on his thigh and teeth on his lip. Andrew pulled away too soon and got to his feet. Neil knew this wasn’t the time or place, but that didn’t stop him from feeling cheated.
“No, but really,” Nicky said, looking wide-eyed at Neil. “What happened?”
“Neil hit Riko,” Matt said. “It was beautiful.”
“What?” Nicky squawked. “Not fair! I missed it! Go do it again.”