Eric involved.
“I won’t,” she said.
Kyle seemed relieved at her answer. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek. It was very chaste. Nothing at all like the heat that she felt from him the night before. She wondered if he was as uncertain now about their relationship status as she was. She was eager to talk with him about it, but she wasn’t quite sure how to approach it. Especially since he hadn’t brought it up yet either.
Kelly got into the car and looked at the tall building as the car pulled away. Her life was changing; she just wasn’t quite sure yet if it was for the better or not.
CHAPTER NINE
Kyle spent the afternoon in administrative hell. Every time he turned around, someone was standing there wanting to ask him a question about something to do with the gala. Since it was being hosted in the ballroom attached the club, everything related to it fell under his purview. Kyle still wasn’t sure about the whole idea. What he liked even less was that Eric had decided that Kyle would give the welcome address, on behalf of the Urban Dwellers, of course.
Kyle was the only one of the trio who was a veteran himself, but Kyle didn’t like that Eric was using his veteran status as a way to get more PR for the company. But he supposed as long as the money did end up benefiting veteran care and not going into the secret bank accounts of the Urban Dwellers, he could stomach it; at least for one evening.
“So have you been practicing your speech?” Sophie appeared next to him. She had a clipboard that was covered with notes. She took over selecting the different wines available at the bar when Thea was out of town. Sophie didn’t seem to mind, though. When it came to the club and everything associated with it, there wasn’t much that Sophie didn’t like to do, it seemed. Kyle wondered if she ever slept.
That reminded Kyle that he did have something else he needed to ask her. “Hey, you’re a girl.”
Sophie looked at him with chagrin. She put her hand on her hip as she glared at him. “We prefer the term women, Kyle. And thanks so much for noticing.”
Kyle would have to have been a eunuch not to notice. Today, Sophie was wearing a red bustier top paired with tight, black faded denim jeans. With her three-inch spiked heels, he had no idea how she could walk straight much less stand up straight. But she was ever the professional. It didn’t matter if it was a fight night or just getting the club ready for the night, Sophie was always dressed to impress.
“That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”
“Okay, so you’ve figured out after two years that I’m a member of the female gender. What is it you need?”
Kyle felt awkward asking for this kind of favor. It just wasn’t something that he ever thought that he’d have to ask Sophie to do for him. “Could you take Kelly shopping? She doesn’t have a dress for the gala tonight.”
Now a sly grin crossed Sophie’s face. “Oh, I see. You have a date then? Guess that means I have to find my own.”
Kyle felt a flash of panic. Sophie had always been his back-up date for those kinds of things, but he had never guessed that he might offend her by not taking her. Then he caught her starting to laugh. He realized she was giving him a hard time. Sometimes dealing with bullets and bombs was better than trying to navigate the questions and inquiries into his personal life from his best friends. He knew that Eric would have questions about Kelly too, especially given his territorial behavior toward her during their meeting.
“I didn’t figure you’d mind. Especially with the way you’ve been making eyes at the DJ.” DJ Elvin was the newest sensation at the club. Kyle had heard rumors that he and Sophie had started getting a bit closer than normal. He knew that Sophie was probably just going through her latest flavor of the month. If there was one thing that he knew about Sophie, it was that she had no intention of settling down anytime soon.
“I won’t,” she said.
Kyle seemed relieved at her answer. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek. It was very chaste. Nothing at all like the heat that she felt from him the night before. She wondered if he was as uncertain now about their relationship status as she was. She was eager to talk with him about it, but she wasn’t quite sure how to approach it. Especially since he hadn’t brought it up yet either.
Kelly got into the car and looked at the tall building as the car pulled away. Her life was changing; she just wasn’t quite sure yet if it was for the better or not.
CHAPTER NINE
Kyle spent the afternoon in administrative hell. Every time he turned around, someone was standing there wanting to ask him a question about something to do with the gala. Since it was being hosted in the ballroom attached the club, everything related to it fell under his purview. Kyle still wasn’t sure about the whole idea. What he liked even less was that Eric had decided that Kyle would give the welcome address, on behalf of the Urban Dwellers, of course.
Kyle was the only one of the trio who was a veteran himself, but Kyle didn’t like that Eric was using his veteran status as a way to get more PR for the company. But he supposed as long as the money did end up benefiting veteran care and not going into the secret bank accounts of the Urban Dwellers, he could stomach it; at least for one evening.
“So have you been practicing your speech?” Sophie appeared next to him. She had a clipboard that was covered with notes. She took over selecting the different wines available at the bar when Thea was out of town. Sophie didn’t seem to mind, though. When it came to the club and everything associated with it, there wasn’t much that Sophie didn’t like to do, it seemed. Kyle wondered if she ever slept.
That reminded Kyle that he did have something else he needed to ask her. “Hey, you’re a girl.”
Sophie looked at him with chagrin. She put her hand on her hip as she glared at him. “We prefer the term women, Kyle. And thanks so much for noticing.”
Kyle would have to have been a eunuch not to notice. Today, Sophie was wearing a red bustier top paired with tight, black faded denim jeans. With her three-inch spiked heels, he had no idea how she could walk straight much less stand up straight. But she was ever the professional. It didn’t matter if it was a fight night or just getting the club ready for the night, Sophie was always dressed to impress.
“That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”
“Okay, so you’ve figured out after two years that I’m a member of the female gender. What is it you need?”
Kyle felt awkward asking for this kind of favor. It just wasn’t something that he ever thought that he’d have to ask Sophie to do for him. “Could you take Kelly shopping? She doesn’t have a dress for the gala tonight.”
Now a sly grin crossed Sophie’s face. “Oh, I see. You have a date then? Guess that means I have to find my own.”
Kyle felt a flash of panic. Sophie had always been his back-up date for those kinds of things, but he had never guessed that he might offend her by not taking her. Then he caught her starting to laugh. He realized she was giving him a hard time. Sometimes dealing with bullets and bombs was better than trying to navigate the questions and inquiries into his personal life from his best friends. He knew that Eric would have questions about Kelly too, especially given his territorial behavior toward her during their meeting.
“I didn’t figure you’d mind. Especially with the way you’ve been making eyes at the DJ.” DJ Elvin was the newest sensation at the club. Kyle had heard rumors that he and Sophie had started getting a bit closer than normal. He knew that Sophie was probably just going through her latest flavor of the month. If there was one thing that he knew about Sophie, it was that she had no intention of settling down anytime soon.
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