Kayleigh’s Not Here

Austyn gave her head a heavy pat and tousled her hair. ‘Hey!’ Kira pushed his hand away. ‘You hit me!’ ‘I barely touched you.’ ‘Then why does my head hurt?’ ‘Because it’s stuffed with crazy ideas. They fried your brain.’ ‘Are you calling me crazy?’ Kira crossed her arms. ‘Wait! Don’t change the subject. You haven’t answered my question. Did you come here to see your mistress?’ Austyn flicked her forehead with a finger. ‘Stop talking nonsense. I came to see someone else.’ ‘Who is it?’ ‘Not someone you know.’ ‘I won’t know unless you tell me.’ Austyn was thrown for a moment. She was quick. He decided to go on the offensive. ‘What about you? You haven’t answered my question, either. What are you doing here?’ Kira rolled her eyes. ‘You answer me first!’ Austyn gave a one-shouldered shrug. ‘Fine. Don’t tell me. I know the answer anyway.’ ‘You do?’ ‘You’re here for Kayleigh.’ Kira winced. How did he know? ‘Kai told you, didn’t he?’ ‘Why do you want to see Kayleigh?’ He was patting her head a