Flynn's In (Lexi Frost Series) by Tori Brooks Read Free Book Online Page B

what? ”
    “Roll with it. ”
    “Duly noted. ”
    Flynn laughed and Teri joined him. Kenny smiled as he watched . It was good to see her laugh again. Dev stopped eating to watch, so did Bryan. Even Jess noticed the change in Teri’s mood.
    Jess turned to look at Kenny , tilting his head slightly toward Flynn as an indicator as to what was on his mind.
    Kenny nodded and then tilted his head sharply toward Dev in warning. Jess took the hint and returned his attention to eating. He ’d have to give Flynn the head’s up that Jess was onto him. Dev wasn’t from the look of things. He even missed the exchange between Kenny and Jess, for which Kenny was grateful.
    “Ow! ” Dev turned in surprise to Bryan and frowned.
    “Sorry , kick Kenny for me. I missed.” Dev nodded and kicked Kenny’s shin.
    “Ow! Dev , he didn’t mean it literally,” Kenny complained.
    Dev shrugged. “Take it up with Bryan.”
    “Yeah , later,” Kenny frowned at Bryan. Dev returned to his chicken cacciatore and Bryan stared at Kenny over Dev’s head. Kenny shook his head slightly and furrowed his brow in question. Bryan kept his head still in his normal, subtle style, but his eyes darted to Flynn and back. Bryan was onto Flynn too. Kenny wasn’t worried, Bryan was reasonable.
    “Later. ”
    Bryan returned to his meal and Kenny glanced up to see if Flynn caught that. He did, so did Nicholas. Both chose to ignore it, but Kenny was sure he’d hear about it later.
    Overall dinner went well. Flynn went his own way after , leaving Nicholas and Kenny his number, and everyone else headed home. It was a school night, but Bryan came over anyway and Kenny waited for Dev to be preoccupied with his computer before pulling Bryan and Jess aside for a chat.
    • • •
    Kenny waited for Flynn to come by the next afternoon. He heard the crunch of tires in the snowy driveway and opened the door before Flynn finished climbing the steps.
    “I wanted to talk to you about yesterday. ”
    Flynn shrugged off his coat as he entered. “Okay, talk.”
    Kenny led Flynn to the dining room where he had sheet music spread out. He paced for a moment , running his fingers through his hair. Flynn sat and watched him pace. Misjudging the men in Teri’s life was becoming a pattern of behavior for Kenny and it wasn’t his place.
    “I wanted to apologize. I thought Paul was out of his mind sending you here instead of someone else. I was wrong ,” he admitted.
    “Thank you. Keep in mind , it’s going to be a bumpy road.”
    “I was talking about Teri. ”
    “So was I. I didn ’t expect to be able to get her out of the house that easily, but it’s not going to stay that simple. Painful memories have a way of ambushing you. She’ll have her ups and downs. We had an upswing last night, but don’t fool yourself into thinking it’ll last. She’ll crash again, maybe harder if she feels guilty about enjoying herself. If you see it starting, I’d appreciate a heads up. It’ll get a little easier each time.”
    Kenny nodded. “I ’ll warn Dev. Seeing Teri like she has been upsets him. He didn’t get along with Paul so that makes it worse. Then Paul treated Dev and Cassie like they were his own kids in the will and it made him feel guilty.”
    “It ’s a lot to deal with. Paul was genuinely concerned about Dev. He didn’t hold his teenage hostility against him. If you get a chance, you might want to let him know.”
    “Yeah. ”
    Kenny struggled with how to bring up Paul to Dev. He decided to forge ahead before he got too distracted. He looked at Flynn , forgetting what else he needed to talk to him about.
    “ Bryan seems unhappy,” Flynn prompted.
    “Yeah , talked with him last night. Oh, heads up, Jess is onto you.”
    “Doesn ’t surprise me. I don’t imagine he’s bothered by it.”
    “No , he’s not. You really get him don’t you?”
    “Jess? He ’s not that hard. So what about Bryan?”
    “I told him a bit of what you told me yesterday. You and