He mumbled something I couldn’t understand and shook his head. “I’ll make you bacon sandwiches then.”
Looking after him was weird. At least I got to pay back a small amount of what he’d done for me.
Groaning and rubbing his temples, he replied, “You’re the best.”
I made him drink a whole glass of water and take some painkillers before he ate. Six bacon sandwiches and a cup of strong coffee should sort him out.
Kai inhaled his food. “Thanks for coming over.”
“No problem. You’ve done it enough times for me.”
“Yes, I have. Pisshead.”
“Don’t get too cocky or I’ll start talking louder.” My voice got progressively louder towards the end of the sentence and I laughed when he winced.
“Why did you get so drunk then?”
He shrugged. “I honestly don’t know now.”
That wasn’t exactly what I meant and I think he knew it. There was a reason why he’d gone overboard but he didn’t want to share. I knew how that felt so I didn’t push him for a real answer.
He leant to the side, resting his head on top of mine. “Wake me in a week,” he said.
“Christ, am I as difficult as you?”
Barking a laugh, he replied, “Princess, you’re in a whole different league.”
Chapter Thirty-Four
Tegan
Kai stretched in his sleep and rolled on me a little more, half of his body was now draped over mine, pinning me to the sofa. He had literally been asleep all afternoon. He’d called his dad this morning and told him he was too sick to come into work. I doubt he believed him.
I was bored of watching TV and I’d made the mistake of throwing the remote the other side of Kai so I couldn’t reach it. I wasn’t about to be stuck with the news.
“Kai,” I whispered, nudging him. “I’m bored, come on, get up.”
He groaned and cracked his eyes open. “I’m tired.”
How is that even possible after like thirteen hours sleep? “You’ve been asleep all day. I wanna do something.” He smiled and wiggled his eyebrows. “That’s not what I meant,” I said, trying not to laugh at his expression.
“Just a matter of time, princess,” he said. Ignoring him, I slipped out from under half his weight. “Where’re you going?”
“To kick your arse at Fifa.” Grabbing the controllers, I threw one at him.
He laughed. “You think you’re gonna win?”
Not at all but I was beyond bored so why not try?
We played Xbox for a while and I was actually getting better. I’d learnt the buttons so I didn’t have to press them all really fast and just hope. Still I couldn’t beat Kai, though. The closest I came to winning was when he scored thirteen goals and I got two, and I think he let me get those two.
Kai ordered a pizza for dinner and we continued playing for a while. At ten o’clock Mum called saying Ava was coming to pick me up. Kai offered to take me but he might still be over the limit and there was no way I was going to risk him getting hurt.
“She still out there?” Kai asked, laughing at me from the sofa. He’d kicked his legs up and was leaning back with his hands under his head.
“Yep.” I moved away from the window and on the recliner opposite. Ava was in her car waiting outside Kai’s house. She wouldn’t come to the door and it was pissing me off. She didn’t like him because she thought he was a bad influence and I couldn’t control myself. I didn’t need anyone’s influence to fuck my life up; I was doing a great job of that all by myself.
So, out of principle, I was waiting until she took the stick out from her arse and knocked on the door. I thought that after she spent some time in the pub with him she would be okay but obviously not.
“How long are you gonna make her wait?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, did you want me to leave?”
Smirking, he replied, “Well, I didn’t want to come right out and say it.”
“Piss off.”
He laughed until we heard the doorbell ring.
“Finally.” I walked to the front door with Kai trailing behind. “Hey, Aves,” I said as I opened the door.
She looked like she was sucking on a lemon. “Are you ready?”
I nodded, even though I wasn’t, and slipped my shoes on.
“See you later, Kai,” I said, shoving his shoulder.
“Later,” he said, leaning down so I could kiss his cheek.
Me and Ava got in her car and she started the engine, staring at me with the dirtiest look. “What?”
“What are you doing?”
“Sitting in your car.”
“You can’t have them both,” she snapped.
I knew what she was getting at but I still replied, “Why not?”
“Are you serious, Tegan? You really expect Lucas to be okay with you being with him, too?” I laughed. Christ. “This isn’t funny.”
“No, it really is. I don’t have Kai, Ava, we’re friends,” I said. “Seriously, you have friends that are guys, why can’t I?”
“You kissed him.”
“On the cheek. The same as I do with Adam, James, Holly and Sophie…”