##Chapter 24: Cassidy

Book One: Stay

"What's up with your hockey hottie?"

Ever willing to force her nose where it doesn't belong, Brooklyn swipes some bright red lipstick on before shoving a finger into her mouth and dragging it out again.

My brows slide together as I watch her. "Maybe you'd like to be alone right now?"

She rolls her eyes before giving me a you're so clueless look. Since it's nothing out of the ordinary, I'm not offended by it.

"That's how ...