His scowl deepened. “Why the fuck didn’t Anna come with them?” He looked over at me with genuine confusion on his face. “Why wouldn’t she want to spend a week fucking me?” By his expression, it was obvious he thought no human being would ever turn that down.

I smiled as I shrugged. “Maybe she had responsibilities she couldn’t leave behind? Like a job?”

He twisted his lips at me. “Dude…it’s Anna. She’s just as irresponsible as I am.” His brows furrowed. “Maybe she’s just fucking someone else right now.” I couldn’t tell if he had a real opinion on that, besides annoyance that she was preoccupied. He turned and left before I could ask. Sometimes…it almost seemed like he cared about her. Almost.

Pushing aside that mystery, I turned to greet the friends I hadn’t seen in a really long time. “Oh my God, Jenny…Rachel.” I gave each one a hug in turn. It was like hugging home. “It’s so good to see you.” Damn, I’d really missed them.

They both grinned at me as they returned to their boyfriends. “You too, Kellan.” Jenny’s pale eyes studied me for a moment, and I kept my expression smooth, breezy, untroubled. Jenny was basically an extension of Kiera, and I couldn’t let her see any of the turmoil I was going through.

Lifting my eyebrows suggestively, I told them, “I can empty the bus, if you guys want to be alone. There’s only one real bed though, so you’ll have to take turns. Or not,” I added with a shrug.

Rachel’s cheeks instantly flushed with color as she buried her dark head in Matt’s chest. Jenny thumped me in the stomach. “Kellan! Don’t be gross.”

Smiling, I backed away with raised hands. “I’m not being gross. I’m trying to be helpful…offer some solutions. I’m a problem solver.”

Evan laughed, while Matt shook his head and rubbed Rachel’s back. Jenny sighed, then looked up at Evan. “Is he like this every day?”

Evan laughed harder and shook his head. “No, you caught him on a good day. He’s usually moody and irritable.” I smirked at that, then flipped him off. Evan chuckled as he looked down at Jenny. “See? Irritable.”

Laughing, I socked him in the arm. “You guys are on your own then.” I saluted them, then left to go find Griffin. I was laughing as I walked away. Even if Kiera couldn’t come out with them, it was so good to see them.

The next several days were actually really peaceful. Having Jenny and Rachel around made it feel like we were back at Pete’s everywhere we went. I didn’t even mind having to share a bed with Benji when we stopped at a hotel. Anything to give my friends a little privacy.