Chapter 38

Carter

“And that's what I told her.” Colin's hearty laugh reached my ears, but it didn't take too long for it to slip out the other ear. “And in a fit of rage, she stormed off.”

I made a weak attempt at laughing at his jokes when Colin burst into another round of laughter. I'd been doing that for a while now, and he hadn't caught on to it. Yet. Honestly, I was hoping it stayed that way because I wasn't in the mood to explain anything to him.

“Carter?” Colin's voice pulled me out of my thoughts. “You're not listening, are you?”

“I am.” I shrugged, before turning to face him fully. I'd just lied and if there was anything Colin was good at, it was sniffing out lies, especially from me. “I'm a hundred percent with you.”

“Really?” Colin crossed his hands across his chest. “What was the last thing I said then?”s

“You were talking about a lady.” I nodded. Colin was always talking about one woman or the other, so there was no way this would be an exception. I hoped. “Right?”

“What di