Kane’s fingers froze on his zipper. “What?”
I grunted. “I’m on the second floor; people can see in me windows.”
Kane looked at both of my windows and snorted, “They probably would be happy to see me with my pants down.”
I rolled my eyes. “Then get one of them to be up close and personal to you in all your trouserless glory.”
Kane laughed as I walked over to my window and drew my curtains. Before I closed them, I noticed there were no cars in front of my building and it made me smile.
“Keela went to get Alec and Nico like she promised.”
I turned to face Kane when he laughed. “Come on, babydoll. My brothers knew I wouldn’t leave here without seeing you. They’re prepared to deal with Keela.”
“Even a pissed off Keela?” I asked.
Kane smirked. “Especially a pissed off Keela.”
I shook my head. “You’re sentencin’ yourself to death.”
“I can deal with Keela Daley, trust me.”
What a stupid lad.
“Whatever you say, Kane,” I chuckled and opened up the insulin kit in my hand. I tested his blood sugar first with the glucose meter and when I got the result, I adjusted the pen with the correct dosage of insulin. I then kneeled before Kane and looked up at him and said, “Close your eyes.”
He shook his head. “I’ll just keep my eyes on you and not your hands.”
“Um, okay,” I murmured feeling unsure why he wanted to watch me. Whatever, it kept him calm and at ease and made this task go by quicker.
I uncapped the insulin pen, reached in and pinched a fatty part of Kane’s inner thigh and went in. I pushed the needle tip into his skin then pressed the injector button on the pen and delivered the insulin into his body.
After ten seconds I withdrew the needle, recapped the pen and popped it back into the insulin kit. “Give the kit to Branna when you get back home. Tell her to change the needle and to put it into the yellow bucket. Fresh needles are in the top press and she just has to click it into the pen. Easy peasy.”
When Kane said nothing, I looked up at him and flinched a little when I found him looking at me.
“What?”
He licked his lips. “I always want to kiss you after you do this for me.”
Oh.
I got to my feet and busied myself with zipping up the insulin kit. “Don’t forget to tell Branna what I just told you.”
“Aideen.”
I walked over to my front door. “Make sure she knows to change out the needle. It’s very important.”
“Aideen.”
I opened the door. “I don’t want a used needle to give you an infection—”
“Aideen!”
I jumped. “What?”
Kane buttoned up his trousers as he walked towards me. “I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”
I looked away from him. “I know, but I just don’t think any talk of kissin’ or sex is good around us. We have more important things to focus on, right?”
I wasn’t looking at Kane’s face, but I could imagine his jaw set as he said, “Whatever you say, babydoll.”
I sighed, “Okay, so... just come by tomorrow for your injections. I’ve a bunch of things to figure out before I go back to work on Monday.”
“Fine.”
I heard a rapid pace of footsteps storm down the hallway outside my apartment just as Kane stepped outside. I jumped back when, out of nowhere, Keela dived onto his back.
“I told you I’d be back!” she bellowed.
Kane swung around and wheezed when Keela’s arm locked around his neck. “Can’t... breathe.”
More footsteps sounded then.
“Damn it, Keela!” Alec’s voice snapped. “Get off him.”
“Since when can she run so fast?” Nico’s voice rasped. “She is like a fucking bullet.”
I stood and watched Kane swing around with Keela still on his back. Alec pulled at Keela but she didn’t break her hold. Nico shook his head and put his hands under her armpits and tickled her. I think she was off Kane and in Nico’s arms in less than a second.
“You fucker!” Keela snapped at Nico then shivered and locked her arms at her sides so he couldn’t tickle her again.
“I was leaving!” Kane snapped and rubbed at his neck.
Keela looked at me when Nico sat her on the ground. “Are you okay?”
I nodded my head. “Yeah... b-but can you stay tonight? I don’t really want to be on me own.”
“Of course. I have me overnight bag in the car,” she said and looked at Alec. “Will you grab it for me, please?”
“Apologise to Kane first.”
Keela snarled at Kane, “Trick me again and I’ll kill you for real.”
Alec rolled his eyes. “Close enough, I’ll be right back.”
I couldn’t help but snort as Alec walked down the hallway. I looked to Nico and found him looking at my cheek. I waved him off. “It’s fine.”
“It’s bruised and a little swollen.”
“So is your face, and Kane’s.”
“We’re fine though.”
“So am I.”