Tear Down These Walls (50 page)

“Wow,” Teagan laughs. “You must make a lot of money.”

“I do,” Kellen replies. “You have yourself a wealthy boyfriend.”

“Have you ever thought of paying Celine off?” Teagan suggests softly.
“Kya for a lump sum.”

“It would look bad,” Kellen sighs. “Trust me, I have thought about it,
a
lot
. It wouldn’t stop there. I know her. She would sue me for custody
sooner or later, just so she could get more money.”

Teagan frowns. “Is she mean to Kya? If she is, I may beat the crap out of
her.”

“Listen to you….” Kellen laughs. “You have been hanging around me too
much.” He laughs some more. “But to answer your question, no she isn’t mean to
her or anything.  She’s just irresponsible. She can’t handle the Down
Syndrome aspects of our daughter.  Celine keeps demanding we get her into
daycare, but I don’t think Kya is ready for that.  Celine just doesn’t
want to deal with her for an entire day.”

“I will watch her when I can,” Teagan offers. “I adore her, and we had a
blast. Down Syndrome doesn’t bother me in the slightest.”

“Thanks,” Kellen replies. “She had a lot of fun with you.”

Kissing him on the chest, Teagan says, “I need to eat. I haven’t eaten
since breakfast.  My study group was going to get a pizza.”

“I need to eat too,” Kellen says. “What do you want?”

“Are you buying?” Teagan giggles.

Kellen chuckles. “Already using me for my money, eh? Of course, we can
get whatever you want.”

“Chinese,” Teagan answers quickly. “I’ve been craving Chinese for days.
They need to deliver because I don’t have dry clothes.”

“My shirt is practically a dress on you,” Kellen points out.

She looks to the side and says, “Yeah, but I don’t think a restaurant
would see it that way.”

“Okay, we will order in,” Kellen agrees. “Want a beer? I want a beer.”

“Sure,” Teagan replies. “Hey, by the way, thank you for saving me that
night I got drunk.”

“That guy is lucky I was more worried about you. I was literally going to
kick the shit out of him,” Kellen states. “I haven’t been that pissed off in a
while, even with Justin. This was worse.”

She hugs him close. “I would have been broken if I woke up in a
stranger’s bed.”

“Victoria called me frantic. We thought at least I would stop the guy,
and then maybe I could get you home.”

“Thank you,” Teagan whispers, kissing his skin. “Thank you so much. Sorry
for kicking you out.”

“It’s all in the past,” Kellen reassures her. “Let’s not think about it.”

“Okay,” Teagan whispers. “I am going to put a shirt on.”

He smiles. “Not the sweatshirt.”

“No, too hot, anyway, that dress shirt was much more comfortable.”

“My favorite one? Kya picked it out,” Kellen states.

“Oh my gosh!” Teagan gasps. “I won’t wear it then!”

“Why not?” Kellen inquires. “Like I said, it looks much better on you.”

“Are you sure?”

Kellen grabs her and says, “Positive,” before kissing her.

*            
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*             *

Teagan wakes to kisses tracing down her naked back. She smiles and
stretches, “Good morning.”

“Mmmm,” Kellen hums against her. “Morning.”

“What are you doing?” Teagan quips mischievously.

“Giving my girlfriend a proper good morning,” Kellen whispers.

She rolls over and grins. “Three times yesterday and already this
morning?”

Kellen starts kissing her stomach. “Yes.”

“I feel grubby,” Teagan whines. “Let’s take a shower.”

Looking up at her he smiles seductively and says, “Okay.”

“Oh, with that look I don’t think we are going to get very clean.”

Suddenly, Kellen’s eyes light up. “Oh, I have a much better idea first.
Do you want coffee?”

“No,” Teagan replies. “I would rather have you.”

“Good,” Kellen chirps, getting off the bed. “We are going to have a
relaxing morning.”

“What are we doing?” Teagan inquires, stretching and standing up.

“Something I have wanted to show you for a while,” Kellen says, pulling
her into the bathroom.

Raising her eyebrows, Teagan teases, “Is it kinky? It may be a little
early for kinky.”

“Depends on what you mean by kinky,” Kellen laughs. He pulls her into the
shower and closes the door. “Hold on.” He turns around and starts pressing
buttons. When the steam starts, Teagan grins. “See,” he says, “a nice relaxing
morning.” Kellen pulls her down, and they sit on the stone seat.

The steam starts to really build. “I may get used to this, and then what
are you going to do?” Teagan asks. “I’ll be here all the time.”

“Good,” Kellen replies. He leans forward and kisses her. The longer they
kiss, the warmer it gets. 

Finally, Teagan pulls away. “Oh my gosh, I can barely see you.”

“Too much?”

“No,” Teagan whispers. She climbs onto his lap and straddles him. “Just means
we have to get closer.”

“Sounds good,” Kellen murmurs, pulling her against him. Teagan bends over
and playfully bites his neck. He hums, squeezing her legs as they continue to
get lost in each other.

“We need to get protection,” Kellen moans, as Teagan grips him.

“I will get it,” Teagan whispers.

Kellen puts her hair behind her ear. “There are more in my closet.”

“Okay,” Teagan breathes out. “Don’t go anywhere.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it,” Kellen replies happily.

Teagan kisses him and then stands up. When she gets out of the steam
room, she gasps, “It’s cold!” Teagan wraps a towel around herself.  “Be
right back!” She quickly darts into the bedroom. As she is passing her phone,
it whistles. Picking it up, Teagan looks at it.  It’s a text from her
sister. Quickly, Teagan sends her a text back as she walks to the closet. 
She looks around and sees the box of condoms sitting on a shelf. Teagan grabs a
handful.  “That should be enough,” she giggles to herself. There is noise,
and Teagan stops what she is doing. She doesn’t hear anything else, so she
turns to walk out of the closet.

As she is about to exit the closet, someone passes in front of her,
heading to the bathroom. It’s Celine. Teagan quickly backs up and hides. Celine
enters the bathroom. “Hey baby, want some company?” She purrs.

“What the FUCK are you doing in here!?” Kellen bellows.

“You shouldn’t leave your front door unlocked,” Celine replies. “Anyway,
I came to see you. Want me to come in there? I can show you a good time.”

“If you come in here, I will pull you out by your fake blonde hair!”

Teagan quietly steps into the bedroom and unlocks her phone, tapping the
recorder app. She hits record. Slowly, Teagan sneaks towards the bathroom. She
makes sure to stay out of sight.

Celine laughs. “Are you still upset about your little trollop not talking
to you?”

“Teagan is more of a woman than you could ever hope to be!” Kellen snaps.

“I doubt that,” Celine remarks. “Anyway, that’s not why I’m here.”

“Get the hell out of my house!” Kellen shouts. He is standing with the
shower door open. Teagan sneaks up to the doorway. His eyes dart to her. She
waves her hands and holds up her phone. Celine starts to turn around. Teagan
jumps and hides against the wall.  Kellen growls, “What the fuck do you
want?”

Sighing, Celine says, “I need more money.”

“You get enough money. You aren’t getting a dime more,” Kellen states
harshly.

“What? You don’t want to see your daughter? Okay.” Celine’s voice drips
with contempt.

Carefully, Teagan looks around the corner. Celine has her back turned to
her.  Teagan signs to Kellen to keep her talking. “Why do you always
threaten me with Kya?”

“Because you want her, and I can make sure you never see her again,”
Celine snorts humorously.

“You know those pictures are BS,” Kellen asserts.

“I know,” Celine laughs. “But, it’s my word against yours. You know, you
would see her all the time if you just got back together with me.”

“I would rather be celibate for the rest of my life. What does it matter?
You don’t even want Kya.”

“She’s my daughter.”

“Please, you don’t want her. You never have,” Kellen snarls.

“Well, not really,” Celine retorts, tapping a blood red nail on her
porcelain chin. “But, you want her and that’s what matters.”

Kellen smirks. “So you are threatening me. You will make sure I don’t
have Kya if I divorce you?”

“You would never see her again,” Celine says.

“Why do you do this?” Kellen asks.

“You have what I want,” Celine answers coldly. “I deserve more money.”

“So, it’s not about Kya. It’s about money,” Kellen sighs. “That’s sad.”

Celine stomps her foot. “I deserve half of what we have!”

“You signed the prenup. It’s not my fault that you cheated on me,” Kellen
says. “And don’t worry, the pictures I have are very revealing. Of course, so
are the pictures of you snorting coke.”

Standing up a little taller, Celine stutters, “What….how would…where?”

“I got them last week. You shouldn’t do that shit at parties where you
don’t know everyone. But, that’s all right, the courts will believe me now, so
you won’t receive a dime more. It’s time to get a job.”

She crosses her arms. “The courts will never believe you.”

“Everything I have said is true,” Kellen replies confidently.

“Yeah, but that doesn’t matter. No one will believe you,” Celine laughs.

“That’s where you are wrong,” Teagan interjects.

Spinning around, Celine yells, “What are you doing here!?”

Teagan presses stop and smiles. “Recording everything your bitch ass just
said.”

A look of pure panic crosses over Celine’s face. “You did…how…”

“Smart phones,” Teagan replies. “I have an app that records my
professor’s lectures and now, your ridiculous rant. It’s a very handy app.
Totally worth the 99 cents I paid.”

“You bitch!” Celine shouts.

“No, that would be you,” Teagan replies.

Kellen grabs a towel and wraps it around himself. “I will pick up Kya
tomorrow, and she will be staying with me from now on.”

“You….you can’t do that!” Celine exclaims.

“How are you going to survive without the money?” Kellen inquires. “I will
give you money until the divorce is final. Then you get nothing, not a cent.”

“You can’t do that,” Celine stammers, her face incredulous.

“Fine, I will call the attorney tomorrow and give him the pictures,”
Kellen says.

Celine seethes in anger. “Fine, you can have her.”

“We should go get her now,” Teagan says.

“I don’t want to deal with her today anyway,” Celine snarls. “I have
plans.”

Suddenly, Kellen gets a weird look on his face. “Wait…..where is Kya?”

With a devious smirk, Celine says, “She’s at daycare.”

Kellen is furious. “She hates it there! They don’t know how to work with
kids with developmental disabilities!”

“Well, I needed to get stuff done,” Celine puffs as she looks down at her
nails with a blasé attitude.

“Kellen,” Teagan interjects. “We should go get her now.” Pulling off the
towel, Teagan starts to dry off.

Celine’s jaw drops. “Do you have any modesty?”

Standing up tall and popping her hip, Teagan says, “Jealous much? If Kya
needs us, I’ll strip naked in front of the President if it gets me to her
faster.”

If looks could kill, Teagan realizes she would be dead. “You need to
leave now,” Kellen states. “If you come into this house again without my
permission, I will call the police.”

“This is my house too,” Celine snaps.

“No, actually it isn’t,” Kellen replies. “I made sure you weren’t on the
deed. So, it’s my house. I also give Teagan permission to use whatever force
needed to defend my home.”

“You bastard,” Celine screams.

“I am giving you to the count of ten to leave my house before I call the
police.  One…two….” Kellen starts.

Screaming again, Celine stomps out of the bathroom. Teagan jumps out of
her way.  She and Kellen stand perfectly still until they hear the door
slam. “Is she gone?” Teagan asks.

“I’ll go make sure and lock the door,” Kellen says. “Are you sure about
getting Kya?  It puts a damper on things.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Teagan scoffs. “We need to go get her.”

“Thank you,” Kellen whispers, as he bends down to kiss her.

When they pull away, Teagan replies, “You’re welcome. I will be ready by
the time you get back up here.”

“Okay.” He kisses her on the forehead and quickly walks out of the room.

“This is the place?” Teagan grimaces. “Really, with all the money you
give her?”

“I know,” Kellen sighs. He slams the door, and they walk to the entrance.

When they get inside the daycare, there are kids everywhere, but it’s the
one tiny voice crying that grabs their attention. A teenaged girl is trying to
talk to Kya. “Listen young lady, you need to behave. I mean it!”

Kya starts to cry harder. “Hey,” Teagan yells. “Back off.”

Turning to them, Kya sees them and screams, “Dah-dah!” As fast as she
can, Kya comes running over to him. Kellen scoops her up in his arms. “Dah-dah,
no be dacare!”

“I know, Sweetie,” Kellen replies, hugging her close. “We came to get
you.”

“Hey,” Teagan says to Kya. “Wipe those tears away. We are going to do
something fun.”

Turning her big brown eyes to Teagan, Kya screams, “EGGAN!”

“Hi baby girl,” Teagan laughs. Kya leaps from her dad’s arms to Teagan.
“Oh!” Teagan exclaims in a huff. She sets Kya down and hugs her. “You
okay?”           

“Mean ta me!” Kya yells, tears spilling over again.

“Listen,” the girl says. “We aren’t mean to her, but she doesn’t listen or
behave.”

Teagan stands up and points her finger at the girl. “Don’t say stuff like
that. She just needs to be treated a little differently. She needs
understanding, patience.”

“But you aren’t going to have to worry about that anymore,” Kellen
assures her. “Because she won’t be back.”

“Yeah!” Kya squeals. “Dah-dah!”

“You’re going to be staying with me for a while,” Kellen states. “Okay?”

“Eggen chocowat cake!” Kya exclaims.

“Is that what you want to do today?” Teagan laughs.

Kya starts to jump up and down. “Chocowat cake and omen oodle!”

“Well, we’ll need to talk about that,” Kellen chuckles. “Come on; let’s
go.”

She grabs one of Kellen’s hands and then reaches for one of Teagan’s.
“Come!” She squeals.

“Wait.” Teagan stops. “Where’s her backpack and jacket? It’s not warm
out.”

“Damn, good thinking,” Kellen snorts. “That would be a mess. Where did
you put your backpack and jacket, Kya?”

“ubby!” Kya chimes.

The girl says, “They are in her cubby. I will go get it.”

“Chocowat cake! Chocowat cake!” Kya cries, jumping up and down.

“She is so going to be a baker when she gets older,” Teagan laughs.

“That or just eat nothing but chocolate cake,” Kellen chuckles back.

“Here,” the girl says, handing over the backpack as Teagan helps Kya into
her jacket.

“Thanks,” Kellen replies. “Ready, Kya?”

Nodding, Kya yells, “Weave! Weave wit dah-dah!”

“Okay, we are going,” Kellen chuckles. They walk out to the truck, and
Kellen puts Kya in her booster seat. Teagan gets in the front. Kellen buckles
Kya in and shuts the door.

Teagan turns around. “We’re going to have to stop by my apartment.”

“K,” Kya giggles. “Eggen artmant!”

“Yup,” Teagan quips back.

When Kellen gets in, he asks, “So, what are we doing?”

“Going to my apartment so I can pack a bag,” Teagan chirps.

“What time is class?” Kellen inquires.

She turns back to Kya. “Should I go to class today or play hookie?”

“What ookie?” Kya asks with a smile.

“It’s where I stay with you and bake a chocolate cake!” Teagan exclaims
enthusiastically.

“OOKIE! Eggan OOKIE! Chocowat cake!”

Kellen shakes his head. “You really shouldn’t skip class.”

“It will be fine,” Teagan replies. “I rarely miss school.”

“All right,” Kellen sighs, knowing he won’t get anywhere with her once
she has her mind made up. He starts the truck and backs up. “Do we need to stop
at the store?”

“Yeah,” Teagan replies. “I need a few ingredients. Plus, whatever you
want me to make for dinner.”

“You don’t automatically need to cook,” Kellen groans. 

Teagan rolls her eyes. “I love to cook, and I don’t get to do it very
often.”

“Kya want spaghetti!”

“Okay,” Teagan laughs. “I will make it from scratch. I memorized my
grandmother’s recipe for spaghetti sauce. My friends love when I make it.”

“Can’t wait,” Kellen chimes. He reaches over and takes Teagan’s hand. She
squeezes his in return. “So, you girls are going to bake today.”

A mischievous grin passes over Teagan’s face. “Oh no, Dah-dah’s going to
help.”  Teagan turns around. “You know what we should make instead of
chocolate cake?”

“What?” Kya giggles.

“Tie-dyed cupcakes,” Teagan replies, widening her eyes. Kya gives her a
puzzled look. “Hold on. I have a picture of the last ones we made.”  She
opens up the picture and shows Kya. “They’re five different colors.”

“OOOOOOO,” Kya yells. She starts to bop around in her booster seat.
“Cupcakes!  Cupcakes!”

“Let me see,” Kellen leans over as Teagan shows him her phone. “Those are
definitely tie-dyed.”

Looking at it, Teagan says, “We have to make the frosting from scratch,
but it’s pretty easy.”

“Kya xited!”

“Huh?” Teagan asks.

“Excited,” Kellen laughs. “She has a hard time with that word.” Suddenly,
Kellen’s phone rings. He presses something on the dash and says, “Hello?”

“May I speak with Kellen Grayson, please?” a woman’s voice asks politely.

“This is he,” Kellen says back.

“My name is Tina,” the woman states. “I’m calling from the District
Attorney’s office.”

“Okay…..”

Tina clears her throat. “We were hoping you could come in and testify at
the preliminary hearing for Harry Colt and Jarrod Mertz.”

“Of course,” Kellen says. “When?”

“Next Tuesday, 9 o’clock in the morning.”

“I will be there,” Kellen replies. “What about Miss Murphy?”

“Oh, yes, we will be contacting her,” Tina counters.

Teagan opens her mouth and pauses. Finally, she says, “Um, I’m right
here.”

There is a moment of silence, and then Tina inquires, “This is Teagan?”

“Yes,” Teagan replies.

“KYA!” Kya yells from the background.

Kellen and Teagan burst out laughing.  Kellen chuckles, “You’re over
my car’s intercom. That would be my daughter.”

The woman laughs, “Very good. I wasn’t under the impression that you and
Miss Murphy knew each other.”

“We didn’t prior to the attack,” Kellen states. “But we are….um…dating
now.”

“Oh,” Tina squeaks. “I am not sure what to say in this situation. Good
for you?”  Kellen and Teagan give each other a look. “Well, will you be
able to make it, too, Miss Murphy?”

“Yeah, of course,” Teagan replies. “I will do anything to make sure they
stay behind bars.”

“That’s our goal,” Tina says. “You’ll need to be at the courthouse around
8:30, so we can go over everything with you before the hearing.”

“We will be there,” Kellen states.

“Very good,” Tina counters. “Mr. Kohl is the District Attorney. You will
go to courtroom 5.”

Kellen nods. “Okay, courtroom 5, got it.”

“Can I ask a question?” Teagan pipes up.

“Sure.”

“How much time are they looking at?” Teagan inquires.

“Mr. Mertz has been charged with assault and faces up to one year in
jail. We hope to convict Mr. Colt of attempted rape, which carries a longer sentence.
He has a history of battery.”

Kellen’s eyes widen, and he says, “Oh really?”

“Yes,” Tina replies. “So, we are going to see what we can do to make sure
it doesn’t happen again.”

“Dah-dah!” Kya suddenly yells.

“Hold on,” Kellen says to Tina. He looks in rearview mirror. “What’s up,
Honey?”

“Monald’s!” Kya exclaims, pointing to the sign next to them. “Pway!”

“She wants to go to McDonald’s,” Teagan states.

Tina says, “You seem to be busy. I will let you go. We will see you on
Tuesday.”

“We will be there,” Kellen assures her.

“Very good, have a nice day.”

“You too.” Kellen presses end and then looks at Kya. “You want to go to
McDonald’s, huh?”

“PWAY!” Kya exclaims again. “French fies!” She has the biggest smile on
her face.

Teagan laughs and says, “How can you say no to that?”

“Are you hungry?” Kellen asks.

“Yeah, we missed breakfast,” Teagan reminds him.

“French fies!”

“Okay, okay, we’re stopping,” Kellen chuckles.

When they get into McDonald’s, Kya skips over to the counter. She yells,
“Happy meal!”

“Good pronunciation,” Kellen praises. “That was awesome.”

“Yeah, Kya!” Kya squeals.

“What would you like?” Kellen asks Teagan.

She stares up at the board. “What I want is different than what I should
get.”

“Oh stop,” Kellen groans. “Just eat, damnit.”

“Dah-dah, naughty!” Kya exclaims. Teagan and Kellen laugh at each other.

Suddenly, Teagan’s sides are tickled. She screams and jumps backwards.
Spinning, she finds Victoria laughing behind her. “Got ya!”

“Oh my god,” Teagan gasps. “Victoria.” Isaac, Emily and Mike walk up
behind Victoria. “Guys….oh my gosh….um hi.”

“Hi,” Victoria retorts, giving her a look. “Why are you acting weird?”
She looks past Teagan and goes, “Kellen….well, this is a
wonderful
,
fantastic surprise.”

Kya grabs Teagan’s hand and hides behind her leg. “It’s okay sweetie,”
Teagan whispers. “That’s my best friend, Victoria.”

“Eggen,” Kya mumbles, hiding behind her.

“Why is she being so shy?” Teagan asks Kellen.

“She’s out in the community,” Kellen replies softly. “She’s more easily intimidated.”

“I see,” Teagan says. Squatting down, Teagan says, “It’s okay, Kya. These
are my friends.”

“Friends?” Kya barely breathes out.

“Yeah,” Teagan says, trying to sound enthusiastic. “My best friends.”

“Best friends…” Kya says, looking more closely at Victoria.

“Victoria, this is Kya,” Teagan declares. She turns and looks at her.
“Kya is Kellen’s daughter.”

It takes a second, and then Victoria says, “Ooooohhhhh.” She gives her a
big smile.  “Well, hello, Kya. I’m Victoria. That is Emily, Mike and Isaac.”

“Oria, Emy, Mike and sick,” Kya repeats.

“Sure,” Victoria laughs.

“Look at me Kya,” Teagan instructs. Kya looks at her. “Vvvv”

“Vvvv….”

“ict…”   

“ic,”

“oria…..Victoria.”

“Vicoria,” Kya says, looking at her lips.

Cheering, Teagan yells, “Good job!”

“Vicoria, Vicoria, Vicoria!” Kya squeals.

Teagan stands up. “We will work on everyone else later.”

Isaac nods to Kya. “Ummm, she is….”

“You say it, I will beat the ever living shit out of you,” Kellen sneers.

“What term….?” Isaac asks, genuinely trying to find the word he wants to
use.

“Kya has Down Syndrome,” Teagan states.

“Owns indrum,” Kya giggles. “Me special!”

Kellen ruffles her hair. “Yes, you’re the cutest girl in the world.” Kya
giggles some more. He looks at everyone else. “So, this is my daughter, Kya
Grayson. She is 5 and very sassy. The term that you were looking for Isaac is
developmentally disabled.”

“I will put that in the memory bank,” Isaac states, looking very out of
place.

“Dah-dah!” Kya yells. “Happy Meal!”

“Okay, okay, okay,” Kellen laughs. “Can I buy you guys lunch?”

“Oh…” Mike starts.

“Hell yeah!” Victoria exclaims.

Mike slaps Victoria on the arm. “Will you stop?”

“What?” Victoria asks, rubbing her arm. “He’s offering.”

“That I am,” Kellen laughs. “What would you guys like?”

“Happy meal!” Kya exclaims again.

Laughing, Kellen walks to the counter. “We need one chicken nugget happy
meal, a number one with a Coke…” Kellen turns to Teagan.

She smiles. “I would like the southwest salad….” Kellen rolls his eyes dramatically. 
“And a medium French fry.”

“What to drink?” Kellen inquires. “A Diet Coke?”

“Um no,” Teagan retorts.  “A regular Coke.”

Kellen grins and then looks at everyone else. “Order what you want.”

“I’m first,” Victoria says as she goes up to the counter.

Teagan pulls Kellen aside. “Is this all right? I know you are careful
with her.”

“I trust you, and I trust your friends,” Kellen whispers. “Don’t worry
about it.”

“Okay,” Teagan replies. Kellen bends over and kisses her.

“DAH-DAH!” Kya shouts. “KISS!”

“Sorry,” Kellen laughs. He picks Kya up and gives her a big kiss. “Love
you, Honey.”

“Luv you, Dah-dah,” Kya mumbles into his neck.

“Can I borrow Teagan for a second?” Victoria asks, grabbing Teagan.
Kellen shrugs and nods. Victoria pulls Teagan across to the other side of the
restaurant. “
What
in the
hell
is going on? How did you end up
with Kellen?”

Teagan turns away from everyone. “I got a flat by his house. I locked my
keys and cell phone in the car. I had to walk to his house in the rain.
Needless to say, I had to take my wet clothes off.”

“Oh
please
tell me you had sex,” Victoria pleads.

“We talked first!” Teagan snaps playfully. “Everything that woman told me
was a lie.  Yes, he really is married to her, but she is a mega bitch. I
recorded her this morning telling Kellen she uses Kya to get money out of him.
Kellen will have full custody from now on.”

“Does that bother you?” Victoria inquires, her eyes warm with concern for
her friend. “That is taking on a lot.”

“No,” Teagan answers quickly. “Kellen and I love each other. I adore Kya.
It’s a good thing; I promise.”

“You and Kellen what?” Victoria doesn’t bother hiding her wide smile.

Blushing Teagan whispers, “We didn’t have sex; we made love, and it was
fantastic.”

“I bet,” Victoria murmurs. “So, you finally did it and enjoyed it.”

“I did,” Teagan giggles.

“Good, you deserve that,” Victoria states cheerfully. “So, are you happy
that you don’t know how to change a flat?”