Score on Me

by Melody Heck Gatto

  She waved to Kat, "W'Sup, slut!" Turning her attention to Kris, "Thanks for the invite, sexy!" She flirted as she tipped her sunglasses up on to her head and raked her eyes over him.

  Seriously, Gia? Kat grumbled under her breath. "Hands off...you...uh–" She couldn't think of anything to call Gia. She was trying to be funny since her sister was flirting with Kris, but no words were coming to mind. She never was great at the name calling game.

  "Ha! You can't even think of anything to call me, can you, sis?" Gia giggled. "Don't worry! I won't touch, I just like to look."

  "Tyler! Good to see you, bro." Kris greeted him as he walked in the door a minute behind Gia. Tyler said hello to Kat, then Kris walked him past Gia to the back yard. As Tyler passed by Gia, he smiled at her and Kat watched Gia grin back.

  Gia followed Kat into the kitchen, she glanced out the door to the back yard. "Wow, I know who almost everyone is out there." She giggled, "But who is that guy?" She pointed at Patrick.

  "That's Kris's cousin, Patrick. He's a real joker." Then she added, "and charmer, so be careful. But they are amusing to watch together."

  "Huh, nice." Gia said as she was reaching for a beer, not really paying attention.

  "You know, he is Patrick Dubois? From Los Angeles, right?" Kat asked her.

  "No shit? That is his cousin? Cool! I didn't even notice to be honest." Gia was staring out the door, no wonder she didn't notice, Kat was pretty sure she wasn't looking at Patrick.

  "Gia, why don't you go see Trish and Tanner?" Kat suggested. "I think they were going to go for a swim."

  "Okay," she shrugged. "Meet you out there." Gia called over her shoulder.

  Kat kept an eye on her sister once she got to the pool, she dropped her shorts and slid off her tank top. Kat scanned the party. Patrick's eyes were fixed in Gia's direction. Finding Tyler, he was also watching Gia, Oh hell, this could get messy.

  Kris was manning the grill with Matt so she decided to head down to the pool.

  "Hey, guys," she called as she sat on the side of the pool, dipping her feet in the warm water.

  "Kat, come on in, the water is great," Trish called. "C'mon Tanner!"

  "Yeah, Tanner, I'll go in if you and Ty do!" Kat called over to the guys, shading the sun from her eyes. She stood up pulling off her tank top, and shorts. She saw Kris watching her from the porch. Purposely, she moved slightly slower and a bit more seductively.

  "Alright, just for a little," Tanner said as he stood up and tossed his shirt on the chair.

  Tyler slowly stood up lifting off his shirt, leaving it on his chair.

  Kat caught Gia watching his every move.

  "Pat, maybe we should go for a dip in the pool," Kris said to Patrick.

  "Pat?" He said again.

  Patrick was sitting on the porch in a daze. "Hey, bro, who is that dark haired beauty in the pool?"

  "What? Which one? Bro, you aren't talking about Kat are you?"

  "What? No, that one with the long dark hair in the little black bikini? Not Kat, the other one. Actually, she does look a little like Kat."

  "Her? She looks like Kat because that's her sister, Gia. Dumbass. Put your tongue back in your mouth." Kris answered. "And that's Tyler in the pool, also drooling over her, fyi. You know, the Renegades Captain?" He said, trying to make himself clear.

  "No way…her sister? Holy hell, she's hot! Damn, and that little black bikini..."

  Interrupting their conversation, Matt called out, "Burgers are ready! Let's eat!" The people in the pool grabbed their towels and headed over to the porch, lining up and filling their plates up with food.

  "Bro, we'll talk about that later. So, did you get everything worked out with that other thing? You know, with Ben?" Kris asked, changing the subject.

  Tyler's eyes stayed on Gia. Patrick was also watching Gia as she walked up the steps of the pool, the water dripping off of her.

  "Damn…" Patrick muttered.

  Kris snapped his finger in front of Patrick, breaking him out of his trance.

  "Um, yeah almost." Patrick's eyes lingered on Gia. "You know we have to keep that quiet, bro. For now anyways. I will let you know when a deal is done."

  "Let's go get some food." Kris said.

  Kat was already in line for dinner, she felt Kris move in behind her.

  "Hey baby," he said as he kissed her shoulder. He grabbed a plate and started putting a burger and some sides on it. Kat smiled at him over her shoulder.

  "Hey, guys, thanks. This is great, hanging with everybody." Patrick said.

  "Kat," Gia called as she walked over to the grill, "is there anymore beer?"

  "Yeah," Patrick answered, reaching into the cooler behind him he handed Gia a beer. "Here you go." He smiled flirtatiously at her.

  "Oh, thanks," Gia said, barely looking at Patrick.

  "G, this is Patrick, Kris's cousin." Kat introduced them. She watched Patrick turn into that obnoxious Casanova that she was so annoyed by.

  "Hi, I'm Gia, Kat's sister." She put out her hand.

  "Nice to meet you, Gia." Patrick smiled and shook her hand. Kat noticed how Patrick's eyes didn't leave her sister's face until she turned away to grab a plate. Then his eyes wandered over her sister's body, stopping on the tattoo on her lower back, then continuing to look her over. Kat shook her head.

  "Nice to meet you, Patrick." Gia stood there and munched on her sandwich. "Great party, Kris!" She was oblivious to Patrick's wandering eyes, or maybe she was just doing a damn good job at ignoring him.

  "You make a new friend, G?" Kat whispered to Gia.

  "Funny." Gia said, shooting Kat a dirty look as she walked back over to Trish, Tanner and Tyler. They were sitting in lounge chairs by the pool eating. She handed Tyler another beer, then sat down. But not before she flipped her hair off of her shoulder in Patrick's direction.

  There it is! The hair flip, ugh! Kat was waiting for that. Her sister's patented move. Gia knew Patrick was watching her and the flirty hair flip was proof.

  Patrick's eyes were fixated on Gia. "Hey, I'm gonna go down and talk to Ty for a few, be right back." Patrick excused himself quickly.

  Kat put her plate down and started to follow Patrick, just as Kris moved in front of her. He gently grabbed her arms, and smiled. "Hey, where do you think you are going?"

  "To, uh, just down to the pool." She shrugged.

  "Uh-uh," Kris said, shaking his head. "You said you weren't going to butt in, right?" Kris asked.

  "But– did you see the hair fli–"

  "No," he said uninterested. "Consider this me helping you not butt in." He sat down on the bench and pulled her onto his lap. He touched her chin and gently moved her face to his, kissing her pouty lips.

  She pulled back for a second looking at those big brown eyes and then kissed his soft lips again.

  It wasn't until dusk that people started to leave. Lindsey and Matt hung around for a while, they all sat on the porch talking. "Let's get the elephant out of the room, shall we?" Matt spoke up.

  "What would that be?" Kris asked.

  "Pat, are you in town for business or pleasure? Cause you've been meeting with Ben an awful lot." Matt asked.

  "Dude, just visiting my cousin." Patrick smiled. "But always looking for some pleasure." Patrick added with a smirk.

  I'll bet, Kat thought, shaking her head.

  The gang had a few more beers before Matt and Lindsey called it a night. "Let's talk soon, okay?" Lindsey said as she hugged Kat goodbye.

  Matt said goodbye to Patrick. "I know something is up, as soon as you can talk about it, give me a call, okay? It was really great to see you. Have a safe trip home, dude."

  It had been a long day, and a lot of work. Patrick was leaving to go back to Los Angeles tomorrow, but it was late and Kat was tired. "I'm turning in, guys. Kris, you joining me?"

  "In a minute. I'll meet you upstairs."

  "G'night, Patrick," She called and went upstairs.

  "Kris," Patrick asked quietly. "So what's the deal with
Gia?"

  "What do you mean?" Kris asked.

  "Dude, is she single or what?" Pat bluntly asked.

  "Dude, I think you have been in LA too long." Kris said, mocking Patrick. "I actually don't know if she is single." Kris shrugged.

  "Did she really not know who I was?" Patrick questioned.

  "I think she was preoccupied. She is a big hockey fan, she probably knew," Kris answered. "I know, you are used to girls falling at your feet…"

  "Like you aren't…" Patrick mused. "I remember those days, dude."

  "Yeah, well that was a long time ago. I told you, I'm serious about Kat."

  "Yeah, yeah, she's the one…blah blah blah, I know." Patrick rolled his eyes. "I know, bro, I believe you." He paused. "You know I like the chase." Shaking his head, "but that Gia, can't get that body out of my mind."

  "Well, you are going back to LA, so try to. She is a huge fan of Tyler's, and I think she has a crush–"

  "Yeah, I saw Ty checking her out too. I don't want to get in his way, but damn she is hot, and I know I could do more for her than Ty ever could. No offense to him, he is a good kid. But he is just that, a kid. She needs a man."

  Kris groaned, "Bro, I am staying out of this. Goodnight, see you in the morning."

  ****

  "Mmmm, something smells good?" Kat said as she walked down the steps and into the kitchen. "Well, good morning, Patrick."

  "Morning, Kat. I made you guys breakfast." Patrick handed her a cup of hot coffee.

  "Well, thank you, Patrick." She took a sip of the hot liquid as he diligently made breakfast. She felt bad, maybe she was wrong about him. "Listen, Patrick–"

  "Kat, it's not necessary, I was a jerk when I first met you, I apologize." He shrugged. "I know I'm a cocky son of a bitch. At first you hate me, then you love me. I come on strong, especially to beautiful women. But I'm really not that big of an ass." He was still apologizing as Kris walked in the kitchen. Flipping the pancakes he put them on a serving plate and smiled at his cousin.

  "Bro, she either loves you or hates you...and yes, you are an ass." Kris laughed as Patrick flipped him off. "Pancakes huh? Yum." Kris said sarcastically.

  "Waa, such a whiner. I know you better than that bro, this is for you." Patrick pulled a griddle of scrambled eggs out of the oven and put them on a plate for Kris, along with peppers and mushrooms. "You really thought that I forgot you prefer eggs?"

  "Thanks...but you're still an ass." Kris poured himself a cup of coffee. "You're not being fooled by his charm, are you, Kat?" Kris laughed.

  "Oh my God, I love this! You two are too funny. The bickering and name calling is hysterical." She giggled, pointing at both men. "Patrick you are growing on me, I think you need to come back to Pittsburgh and stay with us again, soon."

  "Yeah, I think I will come back." Patrick winked. "Thanks, Kat. Okay let's eat!"

  ****

  "Call me once things with Ben are finalized, okay?" Kris looked over at Patrick.

  "Yeah, I will do that. I'll give Matt a call too, I feel bad I couldn't tell him." Patrick pulled his bags from the Jeep. "Did Tyler talk to you about it?"

  "Yeah, he did. He wanted to make sure I would be cool with it. I told him I think things will work out having us together. Ty may be young, but he really is the heart of our team."

  "Yeah, he is a good guy, but like I said." A shitty grin formed on his face, "I have more to offer Gia."

  Kris just shook his head. As Patrick prepared to head inside, Kris stopped him, "Bro, have a safe trip, and, try to forget about Gia, okay? I think moving in on her is a bad idea." Yeah, bad for your career in Pittsburgh, Kris thought.

  "Easier said than done, cuz. Easier said than done. Take it easy, I will talk to you soon, and thanks for everything," Patrick disappeared into the airport.

  CHAPTER 24

  Kat woke to an empty house, Kris was going to go skate early with Matt and then take care of some errands. Once he came home they were going to dinner at Ice.

  Instead of sitting around a quiet house, Kat took a leisurely walk around the neighborhood. The weather was warm with a nice breeze.

  Once back at the house she grabbed a bottle of water, glancing out the window at the pool. "Huh, you know, I think I'm going to do some laps." Kat changed into her bikini. Kris probably wouldn't be home soon, she had no idea what errands he had to run, he never said.

  Kat jumped in the pool and swam five laps. Pausing for a moment she dunked underwater, then smoothed her hair back against her head. The water was cool and refreshing against her hot skin. The pool party the other night was a success, but it was nice to have it all to herself this morning. Gliding back across the water she swam five more laps. Through her water filled eyes, she saw Kris step out on to the back porch looking for her. She hadn't even heard his car pull up.

  She finished her lap, and swam to the side of the pool where he waited for her. His blue jeans tight around his legs as he squatted, and his black t-shirt hugging his toned chest and arms.

  "Hey, beautiful," he said in a sexy voice. "Mind if I join you?"

  "I'd love it."

  Kris jogged in to the house. Moments later returning in his trunks, shirtless of course, he set some towels on a lounge chair. Hopping into the shallow end of the pool, he was still wearing his sunglasses. Seeing him in his trunks made her body tingle. She stopped her laps for a minute and swam over to him.

  "Hey, hot stuff," she smiled and put her arms around his neck. He leaned in and kissed her. Sitting down on a cement step, he sat Kat on his thigh. The water level was perfect, it fell just at her chest. He looked so sexy in his sunglasses, with his damp hair falling loosely around his face, he reached out and ran his fingers through it to toss it to one side. He moved his face close to hers and cradled her head in his hand. Kissing her gently, tugging at her bottom lip slightly, playfully, as he pulled away. She ran her hand down his chiseled chest; he pulled her closer and kissed her again.

  She opened her mouth inviting him in. Kat's body was on fire as he kissed her, moving his tongue over her lips and into her warm mouth. He ran his hand from her neck, down her bare back. Pulling away from her lips, he rested his forehead on hers.

  He shook his head, smiling.

  She ran her hands over him, tracing invisible lines on his chest. He was so muscular, she liked that. He had her all worked up already, but he could do that with just one touch.

  "Too bad there really isn't time for any fun this afternoon." Kris whined. "If we went upstairs now, we will never make it to dinner. Did you have lunch yet, babe?"

  "Nope, but I wanted to finish my laps first." She knew the disappointment showed on her face. She could tell this wasn't going to lead anywhere right now. "You want to join me?" Kat swam away.

  Without a word, Kris joined in beside her. Together they swam laps for twenty minutes.

  They paused at the deep end of the pool, holding on to the side to catch their breath. "So, how about I bring us out some fruit salad, then we can go get ready for dinner?" Kris asked, "I'll race you to the steps?" Not waiting for an answer he swam away.

  Kat chased after him, but it was no use. Kris had won. He dunked backwards in the water to wet his hair, and pushed it back with his hand.

  Kat stood up inches from him, her body tingling, that hair got her every time. Looking into his eyes she kissed his lips softly, then quickly turned and ran up the cement steps to the pool deck yelling, "Last one out is a rotten egg!"

  Kris just laughed, shaking his head, and chased after her. As she was reaching for her towel, he grabbed her from behind, pulling her to him, she giggled the whole time. He kissed the back of her shoulder, then the back of her neck. Twirling around to face him, she liked the feel of his wet body against hers. His swim trunks soaking wet, pressed against her. He kissed her forehead, and smiled.

  "What was that?" she laughed. She expected more than a peck on her forehead.

  Kris grabbed a towel and handed it to Kat, then grabbed his. "I should go get th
at fruit. And that was me keeping our plans on track for tonight…" Kris flashed a smiled at her.

  Well, hell, that smile can get him off the hook for anything! She laughed.

  Kris returned with two bowls of fruit salad.

  "So, what exactly is the plan for tonight? Just dinner at Ice, right?"

  "Yep, after we're done here we should go start getting ready for dinner."

  When they were done with their fruit, Kris put her bowl with his and carried them into the house.

  ****

  Kat loved seeing Kris in a suit, he sure had a great sense of style. She looked through her closet for something to wear. She pulled out a dark blue form fitting dress with a neckline that was quite low. Thinking it would look nice with the new heels she just bought. As she started to get dressed Kris appeared from the bathroom, his hair still dripping wet from the shower, he smells so good.

  "Wow, that looks nice," Kris said as she pulled her dress on, and stepped into her sexy stiletto heels. "Guess I need to figure out what to wear..." He just stared at her.

  "Wouldn't it be easier to look in your closet and decide?" She giggled and turned him around to face his closet, but not before she ran her hand along his clean, bare chest, then ran her lips against his skin.

  "Vous êtes si mignon, et tenter " Kris said over his shoulder. He smiled at Kat, She had no idea what he said, but she liked how it sounded, "You are so cute, and tempting."

  Her face burned, she loved his accent, but when he spoke in French that really got her. And of course, he knew that.

  Kat finished her makeup in the bathroom while he was getting dressed. When she returned to the bedroom he had on a pinstripe grey suit, and a very light blue dress shirt, and a tie that matched her dress.

  "Wow, don't you look nice!" She kissed him on his cheek.

  "We look pretty awesome…" Kris said with a wink.

  ****

  There was not much traffic so it only took fifteen minutes to get to Ice. Kris gave their name to the hostess for their reservations. When he made the reservations he clued the hostess in on his plans for the evening, and made sure they would be seated in a quiet corner. The hostess led them to a back corner, away from the bar.