Free Lonesome Beds and Bumpy Roads (Beds #3) by Cassie Mae, Becca Ann, Tessa Marie Page A

sexy butt wiggles back and forth, knocking the door into her locker neighbor. I laugh to myself, jog up, and grab her from behind.
    “Hey,” I say and press a kiss to her warm neck. Her hands smooth over my knuckles briefly before she reaches up for one of her binders.
    “Hey.”
    “You got an hour to kill?”
    “Do you?” she teases, smiling at me with those damn cute dimples.
    “Gotta be at the garage at four. I’m all yours till then.”
    “A whole sixty minutes! I’m so lucky.”
    I laugh, but my brows pull in as I turn her around. “You mad at me?”
    “Where were you yesterday?” She hugs her binder to her chest and swipes a finger over her forehead to move her long bangs out of her eyes. “And don’t lie to me. I swear I have to ask you not to lie all the time. And damn it, I shouldn’t have to. You never lied before we became…” She waves her hand between us, and I grab it and twist that ring I put on her pinky finger.
    “I’m sorry.” She’s right… she shouldn’t have to deal with the lying or secrecy anymore, even if it is just a surprise party. I can still be honest… without pissing off Kaylee for spilling the beans.
    “Last night I was working. Before that… I can’t tell you.”
    “Why not?”
    “Because someone will have my hide if I do.”
    She sighs and looks down at our hands. “Is it anything I should worry about?” Her cheeks blossom pink, and I realize… she suspects I’m cheating.
    I can’t help it. I laugh.
    “No, you goof.” 
    “Don’t make fun. You’re sexy and funny and I know lots of girls who want a piece of it.”
    “Trust me. I can barely handle one of you.”
    Her eyes narrow. “Thanks. That’s so comforting.”
    My lips pull up in a half-smile and I swallow her in a hug. “I’ve been in love with you since we were kids. I don’t see anyone else.”
    Her tense stance relaxes somewhat in my hold. She lets out a long breath and finally wraps her arms around me too.
    “Okay. But no more lying. You make me paranoid.”
    I kiss the top of her head. “Then I think you should know something.”
    “What’s that?”
    “Since our time together has been not so frequent, I kinda want to make the most of it.”
    She steps back, shaking her head and pushing her locker shut. “We’re not having sex in the janitor’s closet… again.”
    “Oh, come on,” I say with a grin, following her down the hall. She turns and gives me a cute little nose wrinkle as she bumps the exit door open with her butt. I catch up with her, claim her hand, and we make our way to the IROC.
    “Okay… truth,” she says, swinging our arms back and forth. “I’d so totally do you in the janitor’s closet, but I’ve got a job too, you know.”
    “Right. How do you do it anyway?”
    “Well, I take people’s orders, put them in the register…”
    I pinch her side. “No smartass. I mean how do you handle work, school, family… me?”
    “Obviously I don’t.” Her smile drifts away. “Feels like I haven’t spent time with you since prom. You know, besides bed time.”
    “That doesn’t count?” I wink.
    “I want best friend time.”
    We get to the passenger door and I pull her to me, her body bumping against mine. I would spend the rest of my life with best friend time if I could.
    “You doing anything Friday night?”
    She nods, the tiniest pout on her lips. “AA support meeting with my mom. What about Saturday?”
    “I got work. Sunday?”
    “I can do Sunday.”
    I take out my phone and tap a text to her.
    “What are you doing?” she asks, resting her cheek against my shoulder as she watches me type.
    “Asking you out.”
    “Via text? Oh be still my heart.”
    “Writing makes it permanent.” I hit send and feel Lex’s phone buzz by my hip about five seconds later. She snakes her hand down, nails tickling my ribs a bit before she pulls her cell out and taps back. I watch the wind blow her hair across her face and get stuck in her lip-gloss. And out of