“That makes one of us.” I don’t mean it the way it sounds, but everyone’s eyes shoot in my direction. Sunny’s cheeks go pink, Lily looks mortified, and Daisy looks stunned. Only Robbie’s too engrossed in licking his fingers to notice. Kale’s reaction is the best. He looks annoyed.
I pretend like I haven’t said something inappropriate and stick out my hand to the guy I know didn’t date Sunny. “You must be Lily’s boyfriend. I’m Miller.”
“Oh, I know who you are.” He takes my hand and squeezes like he has something to prove. “Benji.”
I squeeze back until he flinches. “You watch hockey?” This guy looks like golf or hacky sack are more his speed.
“Sunshine watches a lot of hockey, so that means we all watch a lot of hockey,” Lily says.
“When Toronto’s out, I go for Chicago because of Sunshine.” He winks at Sunny. If he wasn’t dating Lily, I’d probably want to punch him in his damn face.
“It’s not like Alex had any choice what city he plays for.” Sunny laughs, but it sounds forced. “Oh! Kale, this is Miller. He plays on the same team as Alex.”
There’s no introduction as her boyfriend. No suggestion that there’s anything going on between us aside from me knowing Alex. I can’t tell if it’s intentional, or she’s nervous.
“Is Alex here this weekend?” Kale stretches up, like he’s trying to see over my shoulder.
“Um, no. Alex isn’t here. He’s at home. Miller’s sister is his fiancée.”
Kale seems even more confused. It makes me wonder if he knows about me. “So, you came to Guelph . . .” He trails off.
“To see Sunny.” I bite back a smile as understanding finally dawns.
Daisy breaks the awkward stare-down. “You don’t have to leave right away, do you? Why don’t you all come in for a visit? I’ll put on some coffee, and herbal tea for you, Lily. Sunny made cinnamon buns!”
“They’re delicious.” Robbie pats his stomach.
“And they’re vegan, of course,” Sunny chimes in.
“I love your buns!” Kale has the nerve to wink at Sunny.
“I’m looking forward to trying one. I’ve only ever eaten Sunny’s cookies.” I adjust the strap of her tank top.
Sunny flushes and elbows me in the side. Lily gives me a look. Daisy misses the innuendo and links arms with Lily, leading her into the kitchen.
“I could go for some cookies right now.” Robbie saunters over to the fridge and opens the freezer.
“I’m gonna put on some dry clothes,” I say as the rest of the group follows him.
“Okay. I guess I’ll be in the kitchen.” Sunny seems conflicted as I grab her wrist to stop her. I consider telling her she should put a bra on. I can see her nipples poking through her shirt, but I decide against it. Instead I lean in close, kiss her cheek, and say, “I’m sorry you had to lie, but I wish we hadn’t been interrupted.”
“Me, too.”
I head up the stairs, taking them two at a time. I want to get a bead on this Kale fucker, so I don’t want to be gone long. My plan is two-fold; changing means I can get all my shit out of Sunny’s room and into the spare bedroom before her parents make it upstairs. Otherwise they’re going to know Sunny lied—if they haven’t figured it out already. Plus there are condoms and condom wrappers all over her floor from the past two days.
I grab my duffel bag and stuff all my shit into it. Whatever I left in her bathroom can stay there. I’ll make a stop in Muskoka if I need something. I pick up a bunch of empty condom wrappers and kick a few more under the bed as I go. Based on the mini snowstorm of wrappers, Sunny and I got our serious fuck on this weekend. I’m surprised she’s not complaining about being sore, and that I don’t have a chafed dick.
Andy comes into the room and does a circle around me, nudging me with his nose.
“Psst. Hey, buddy, you gotta go downstairs.”