I nod. “Yes...”
“Well, I guess the entire reason they were there that night was to run an experiment.”
Laney leans forward. “What kind of experiment?”
Vienna smirks. “A penis experiment.”
Laney’s face scrunches up in disgust. “Ew! Please don’t tell me about my brother’s penis!”
Vienna waves her hand at her playfully. “Not Rhonan’s! Elliot’s!”
Elodie spins around to face Vienna. “Was there something wrong with it? Erectile dysfunction is actually more common than people realize...”
“Why do you know so much about erectile dysfunction?” I ask, and then it dawns on me. “Ew! Are you talking aboutmybrother’s penis?”
Elodie twists back to me. “No! Trust me, there is nothing wrong with Henley’s dick.”
“Or Rhonan’s,” Vienna echoes.
Laney and I look at each other, about to gag.
Laney clears her throat first. “Okay, please elaborate so I can ward off this nausea swirling in my belly right now.”
Vienna rolls her eyes and then adjusts her stance. “I guess Elliot hadn’t been able to…” She sighs. “God, I almost feel bad for bringing this up now.”
I smack the bathroom counter. “There’s no going back now, girl. Spit it out!”
She laughs. “Fine. Elliot hasn’t been with another woman since Tori, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying, I guess. So, he begged Rhonan to goto The Charming Bull that night to watch the bull riding contest to see if any woman might make him…excited.”
Laney covers her mouth, hiding her smile. “Oh my gosh. Poor guy.”
I arch a brow at her. “Why are you bringing this up?” And then something clicks. “Wait. You were there that night. Are you telling me that Elliot got a boner watchingyouride the bull?”
She shakes her head and then smirks, pointing directly at me. “No, honey. He got one while watchingyou.”
Silence descends upon the small bathroom as all of us process what Vienna just shared.
Elodie slowly turns back to face me, eyes wide. “Holy shit.”
Laney blows out a breath. “Uh, didn’t see that one coming. Although, I’m so glad this story wasn’t about my brother, so there’s that.”
Vienna hasn’t stopped looking at me.
But I don’t even know what to say.
Elliot got hard while watchingme?Is that something I should even be concerned about? I mean, maybe it was just a one-off thing.
“And…I guess it’s happened again since then,” Vienna adds.
Well, there’s that…
“I, uh…”
“Dilynne?” Laney starts, concern in her voice.
“Yeah?”
“Has Elliot said anything to you about…”