Chapter Nine
Kiana didn’t push me away, but she didn’t act like she was enjoying herself either. I let go of her quickly and took a step back.
“Sorry. I have a big group of friends in Winterville and they all hug a lot. Every week, I’m kissing and hugging fifteen females.”
“Fifteen women?”
I shrugged. “Well, thirteen women. A few little girls.”
“What the hell kind of people did you hang out with?” she asked, her eyes wide.
I laughed. “It wasn’t like that. My brother and his fiancée and all of their friends would get together. All the women were either married or engaged or in serious relationships. I never dated any of them.”
“Oh,” she said, sounding relieved. “Sorry. Just the way you said it didn’t make sense.”
“Yeah, I don’t think about it. I know them all so well that I forget e
