Read Online Kate Sherwood - Dark Horse 2.2 - Head Shy by Kate Sherwood - Free Book Online
Authors: Kate Sherwood
Ads: Link
could have offered to pay the damn bills! And you could have told your mother that you were the irresponsible one! You asshole…." Dan wants to get revenge, but he doesn't want to actually fight Chris, not in the fancy car. "Give me your phone."
"What?"
Dan lets his voice get quiet and intense. "Give me your phone, Foster."
Chris looks like he's maybe going to object, but then he reaches into his pocket and fishes out his cell. He gives Jeff and Evan a questioning look before handing the phone over to Dan.
Dan takes a second to search through Chris's saved numbers, then selects the one he wants. He holds the phone up as it rings, staring at Chris the whole time. He hears a familiar voice on the other end of the line. "Mrs. Foster? It's Dan. Chris's fine, but he needs to tell you something.
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
Can you just hang on for one second?" Dan holds the phone out to Chris.
Chris looks a little panicked. "No way," he whispers. "I was just trying to cheer you up! Or, you know, piss you off… whatever. I don't want to talk to my mom…."
Dan raises an eyebrow and pushes the phone further towards him. "You or me, Chris…who do you think will spin it better?"
Chris looks like he's trying to figure out some way around it, but he finally reaches out and takes the phone from Dan and lifts it to his face. "Hi, Mom…." Chris starts talking, and Dan doesn't even bother trying to keep the smug expression off his own face. Chris had cause Dan pain in the past, but Dan gets to cause him pain in the present—there's no doubting which is sweeter.
He listens for a bit, then looks over and sees Jeff and Evan watching the show. "Mrs. Foster's always… well, not hated me, but she never trusted me… thought I was a loser, or a con man or whatever… so this is double good."
Chris is done talking now, and he's just listening to his mother. She apparently has quite a bit to say, and he makes a face at Dan.
Evan seems like he's thinking about something. "Why did she think you were a con man?"
Dan raises one eyebrow. "You think it's totally natural that she thought I was a loser?"
Evan shakes his head. "No, dude, I just knew she had to be totally wrong about that. And the con man thing… I don't know, man. Before today, I'd have said that was bullshit too, but… I've never seen you like that, this afternoon." He glances over at Jeff, then back. "You seemed like
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
somebody else. Like you were playing a part."
"And that's the same as running a con?" Dan can't really look Evan in the eyes as he says it, though, and after a second he shrugs and makes a face. "I didn't run anything. And it wasn't a con so much as… I don't know. Aggressive sales, kind of. But Justin's mom knew about it, and she told Chris's, and… you know. She's not a fan."
Evan looks a bit nonplussed, but Jeff doesn't seem too concerned. "Sounds like she's not a fan of Chris's right now, either."
Dan can't help grinning as he watches Chris squirm. "Sounds like not." He looks back over at Evan, who's smiling along with them, but still looks a little reserved. "I'm not a con man, Evan."
Evan startles. "No! No, I know that. You're… remember, right from the start—I wanted to hire you because you were honest. Remember?"
Dan looks back out the window. "Yeah. That's what you thought you were getting. I remember."
Chris clicks the phone shut and turns towards Dan. "Thanks a lot, asshole. She hasn't reamed me out like that for years."
"Yeah, well, that's step one. Step two is paying me back—you got your checkbook with you?" Dan's much happier to deal with this than with whatever's going on with Evan.
"Come on, man." Chris is almost whining.
"No way, dude. I won't charge you interest, but fuck yeah, you're paying me back. Towing fees, replacing the ignition—the whole thing. Let this be a lesson to you—when calm, reasonable Dan is around, don't fuck
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
it up."
Chris sighs. "Yeah.
"What?"
Dan lets his voice get quiet and intense. "Give me your phone, Foster."
Chris looks like he's maybe going to object, but then he reaches into his pocket and fishes out his cell. He gives Jeff and Evan a questioning look before handing the phone over to Dan.
Dan takes a second to search through Chris's saved numbers, then selects the one he wants. He holds the phone up as it rings, staring at Chris the whole time. He hears a familiar voice on the other end of the line. "Mrs. Foster? It's Dan. Chris's fine, but he needs to tell you something.
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
Can you just hang on for one second?" Dan holds the phone out to Chris.
Chris looks a little panicked. "No way," he whispers. "I was just trying to cheer you up! Or, you know, piss you off… whatever. I don't want to talk to my mom…."
Dan raises an eyebrow and pushes the phone further towards him. "You or me, Chris…who do you think will spin it better?"
Chris looks like he's trying to figure out some way around it, but he finally reaches out and takes the phone from Dan and lifts it to his face. "Hi, Mom…." Chris starts talking, and Dan doesn't even bother trying to keep the smug expression off his own face. Chris had cause Dan pain in the past, but Dan gets to cause him pain in the present—there's no doubting which is sweeter.
He listens for a bit, then looks over and sees Jeff and Evan watching the show. "Mrs. Foster's always… well, not hated me, but she never trusted me… thought I was a loser, or a con man or whatever… so this is double good."
Chris is done talking now, and he's just listening to his mother. She apparently has quite a bit to say, and he makes a face at Dan.
Evan seems like he's thinking about something. "Why did she think you were a con man?"
Dan raises one eyebrow. "You think it's totally natural that she thought I was a loser?"
Evan shakes his head. "No, dude, I just knew she had to be totally wrong about that. And the con man thing… I don't know, man. Before today, I'd have said that was bullshit too, but… I've never seen you like that, this afternoon." He glances over at Jeff, then back. "You seemed like
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
somebody else. Like you were playing a part."
"And that's the same as running a con?" Dan can't really look Evan in the eyes as he says it, though, and after a second he shrugs and makes a face. "I didn't run anything. And it wasn't a con so much as… I don't know. Aggressive sales, kind of. But Justin's mom knew about it, and she told Chris's, and… you know. She's not a fan."
Evan looks a bit nonplussed, but Jeff doesn't seem too concerned. "Sounds like she's not a fan of Chris's right now, either."
Dan can't help grinning as he watches Chris squirm. "Sounds like not." He looks back over at Evan, who's smiling along with them, but still looks a little reserved. "I'm not a con man, Evan."
Evan startles. "No! No, I know that. You're… remember, right from the start—I wanted to hire you because you were honest. Remember?"
Dan looks back out the window. "Yeah. That's what you thought you were getting. I remember."
Chris clicks the phone shut and turns towards Dan. "Thanks a lot, asshole. She hasn't reamed me out like that for years."
"Yeah, well, that's step one. Step two is paying me back—you got your checkbook with you?" Dan's much happier to deal with this than with whatever's going on with Evan.
"Come on, man." Chris is almost whining.
"No way, dude. I won't charge you interest, but fuck yeah, you're paying me back. Towing fees, replacing the ignition—the whole thing. Let this be a lesson to you—when calm, reasonable Dan is around, don't fuck
Head Shy | Kate Sherwood
it up."
Chris sighs. "Yeah.
Similar Books
