Aideen sighed then and said, "I'm sorry Kay, that was mean. I know she is your ma, but God, I want to smack her sometimes for the way she treats you."
I shrugged my shoulders. "Don't think about her. Just do what I do and pretend that she and me crazy family don't exist."
Aideen snorted as I popped some pudding into my mouth.
"Not likely, your uncle is the reason why I masturbate."
I began to choke on the pudding in my mouth so Aideen jumped up and rushed to my side. She whacked me on the back three times, and the force of her pounding caused my ribs to rattle. The food came up from my throat and landed on my plate in front of me.
"I'm fine," I retched.
I closed my eyes and forced myself not to have a coughing fit, the rest of the food that I had just eaten would be all over the floor in seconds if that happened.
"Are you okay?" Aideen asked, her voice high pitched and panicked.
I didn't reply to her. I focused and took breaths in through my nose and out through my mouth. After a few seconds I blinked my eyes open and nodded my head at Aideen. "I'm fine," I rasped then reached for the glass of juice Aideen filled for me to have with my breakfast.
After another minute passed I got up from my chair, moved to the sink and filled up a fresh glass with water then downed it in one swallow.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to almost kill you," Aideen said from behind me.
I coughed a little then turned to face her, I folded my arms across my chest and raised my eyebrows at her. "Tellin' me you masturbate over me uncle while I'm eatin' isn't goin' to cause anythin' other than death, Ado."
Aideen had a ghost of a smile on her face as she scrubbed her face with her hands. "He is hot though, I can't help it."
I shivered. "Brandon is me uncle, me blood... stop it."
Aideen laughed. "It's a pity he is your uncle, I never get to see him. Can you imagine if he was your da and not Micah's?"
I nodded my head and said, "Yeah, I can, I'd be a spoilt bitch who threatens everyone with daddy."
Aideen shrugged. "If your da was here and he was the boss man of a dangerous organisation you would probably boast about it as well."
I snorted. "Not likely, I was told to never to pay any attention to anythin' I heard when I went to Micah's house and Micah was told the same thing. To this day I don't know what me uncle is involved with and I'd like to keep it that way. He is me favourite family member, knowin' he does bad stuff would mar that. I'm more than happy with bein' in the dark, besides it's probably nothin' like you think.."
Aideen stretched and said, "Yeah, I get that but if Micah does threaten everyone with her da when she stumbles into trouble, he doesn't follow through with her threats. I remember Gavin tellin' me Micah battered Bronagh Murphy a few years ago outside school and when her fella, Nico, warned her off and knocked Jason around nothin' happened to him by Brandon's hand because he is still walkin' around."
I felt my stomach lurch at the mention of his name.
Jason Bane was a prick and his last name represented him completely because he was the bane of my existence. He was not only a disgusting human being but he was a scumbag who used his looks and charm to get what he wanted in life. For a time, I was something he wanted. I closed my eyes as the memory of our first encounter flooded my mind.
"Is this seat taken?"
I looked up at the lad who spoke to me and shook my head but didn't speak. He was a man is his early twenties, he was tall - taller than my five foot eight. His hair was jet black, his eyes were dark blue and his lips were plump and the colour of a rose. He wasn't even pale, he actually had a slight tan. I was quite possibly staring at the hottest person I have ever seen in my entire life.
"What's your name, gorgeous?" the hot stranger asked me.
I looked over my shoulder to see if there was some sort of model sitting behind me that he could be talking to. When I spotted no one around me I settled on the fact that he was in fact talking to me.
I cleared my throat. "Um, Keela... Keela Daley."
The stranger smiled. "Nice to meet you Keela Daley, I'm Jason Bane."
I felt myself flush when he stuck his hand out in my direction. I lifted my hand and placed it in his. Before I could shake his hand he lifted mine to his mouth and placed a light kiss on my knuckles.
Oh… My… God!
"It's nice to me you too," I said, my voice hesitant.
Jason smiled at me. "So tell me, what is a gorgeous girl like you is doin' sittin' all alone at a bar on a Friday night?"
I could still feel the flush in my cheeks but I forced myself to smile and not appear as awkward and as nervous as I felt.
"I'm waiting' on me friend, she is meetin' me here soon."
Jason grinned at me. "In that case I'll just have to stick around and keep you company until she arrives."
I felt my belly flutter with butterflies.
I licked my lips and said, "Oh, that's okay. You don't have to sit here with me."
"But I want too."
I widened my eyes. "You do?"
He did?
"I do," Jason said and gave me a firm nod.
Oh, wow.
"Um, okay then." I smiled.
He signaled for the bartender then. "A pint of Bud for me please, and for the lady..."
Jason looked from the bartender to me and my heart jumped, he was buying me a drink! No one has ever bought me a drink before.
"Vodka and coke, please," I said a little breathless.
Jason turned back to the bartender and asked, "You get that, man?"
The bartender nodded then went about making our drinks.
"Thanks for the drink." I smiled when Jason turned back to me.
Jason waved me off. "Don't give it another thought."
I did just that and said, "So, what brought you here tonight?"
Jason jammed his thumb over his shoulder and I followed his thumb to a group of lads seated across the pub. "Me and the lads decided to come here for a few pints before we headed out to a club. I spotted you at the bar and had to come say hey in case I never got the chance again. It's not everyday someone as gorgeous as you crosses paths with someone like me after all."
What?
Seriously, what?
"Are you jokin'?" I blurted.
Jason raised his eyebrows. "No, why?"
I shook my head. "Because you're gorgeous."
I wanted to die when a huge smile almost spilt Jason's face in two. "I'm glad you said that because I think you're gorgeous, too."
I was starting to sweat, that's how flushed I was.
Jason chuckled at me and changed the subject to more mundane things and after a while a lad from his group of friends came over and nudged him. "We're headin' off, man. You comin'?"
Jason kept his eyes locked with mine as he said, "Nah, man. I'm good here."
His friend chuckled and winked at me. "Yeah, I thought you might say that. See you tomorrow. Bye, gorgeous."
Two males called me gorgeous tonight!
Two!
"You don't have to stay here with me. I'm sure me friend will be along-"
"I want to stay here with you and I'm kind of hopin' your friend doesn't show up. I want to keep you all to myself."