Kylie Bray (Love, Hate and Billions)

Sneaking a glance from the corner of my eyes I stare at his face,

Our eyes lock and my breathing labored.

My body freezes, Unbending at the scrutiny in his transfixed stare.

I'm not fooled by the casualness he is trying, and succeeding to impersonate, a little too well when he asks,

“Who's the brains behind this one?”

And neither is Diamond as we exchange a silent agreement when she shifts.

Years of friendship make it easy for us to communicate without words.

We both knew this morning when we decided to do this that he of all my brothers would suspect something because of where we were going.

But he doesn't need to know we already thought about all of that.

We have our own agenda tonight.

And although Vincent is on to us,

He lacks something vital, something only Kevin has- true perception.

You can't have it if you have emotion and my brother Kevin has non of that, he feels nothing, too bad for Vincent he isn't here.

I wouldn't tell any of that to Vincent, he is cold and mean but he has emotion.

Lots of it going by the hard angry glare he is giving us as he taps his fingers restlessly on his thighs waiting for us to answer.

a shit about anything, which she actually doesn't unless there's tequila involved or a score to

shit she first gave to when I decided to be a wing-man to my douche-bag

come from there’s a thing called hierarchy and I

a LEADER. And I didn't just lead, I RULED Liston High

he’d try take over, so it was his party I was attending with

I didn't realize the only wing Aldane wanted me to man was the one between his legs when he

Kevin got

Aldane ended up with lice on his dick, compliments

did. My family bugged me to

denied entry into every

football career

in Hong Kong. His

well I don't give a damn, he wasn't important enough, to begin

knowing we're going to have to give Vincent something

her head on my shoulder,

long one which has partial truth or

grin hidden by cupping my hand over my mouth and facing the bustle of cars

‘bullshit’ often and when

tell me the fucking truth for

of fear that I will never

Diamond however is unfazed.

that to you, leaves you with a backbone made out of titanium, even at

“Okay, well.”

her watch, she narrows

“That’s the long version.”