said, wrapping his arm around me. “Maggie.”
Maggie nodded, barely acknowledging his presence, as she craned her neck in an effort to catch a glimpse of the tattooed giant walking out of the lockers.
“Ah, Kyle,” Caden said, his mouth thinning into a straight line.
“Bro,” Kyle greeted before turning his gaze toward Maggie. “Heard you were coming.” The way he said that last word had me blushing. Maggie however just seemed turned on by it.
“Let’s get out of here before those two start dry humping on the ground,” Caden murmured in my ear.
I agreed. I didn’t want to see that.
***
The pizza parlor was crowded when we walked in. Known for the cheap beer, large pizzas and big screen TVs, it was a popular place for bikers, college students and sports fans. It was not family friendly, which meant I really didn’t fit in. In fact, I stuck out like a sore thumb. Maggie, however seemed to blend right in and even gave the bartender sass when he asked to see her ID.
Not that she was twenty-one, but still. I would have been too scared to even use my fake ID in a p lace like this. So I ordered a Coke and while I waited for it to be filled, Damien strode over and stood behind me. I shuddered at his nearness.
“You don’t have to stick around. Jonathan will understand if you want to leave,” he said, his mouth much too close to my ear.
I turned my face halfway and nearly lost my breath when I noticed how close our mouths were. I bit down on my bottom lip out of sheer nervousness and watched as his eyes slipped down to my mouth once more.
“I’m assuming you want me to leave,” I finally said, squaring my shoulders.
“No,” he said, moving his head back an inch. “I just thought this isn’t your scene.”
“Well, it’s not, but Jonathan invited me and I thought it would be nice to come along.”
Before he could open his mouth to respond, I leaned in and said, “Don’t worry. Contrary to your belief that I do it often, I’m not here to get into his pants.”
His eyes narrowed. “I don’t think that.”
The bartender slid me my Coke and I wrapped my hands around the cool perspiring plastic. Turning around, I fully faced Damien. His dark eyes were watching me and he made no effort to move out of my way. I just stood there, soaking in the intense waves rolling off his body. When I couldn’t take anymore, I took a step to my right. At that moment, Kyle came barreling toward us, knocking me off balance. I tumbled forward, straight into Damien’s chest. My Coke splashed across his chest, but he didn’t even seem to notice. His hands grasped my waist tightly and my insides clenched in anticipation as he pulled me into him. Everything about him was hard and unforgiving and I wanted nothing more than to wrap my soft body around his. Glancing up, I saw him staring down at me, contemplation and something else I couldn’t identify in his eyes.
“You two, get a room,” Kyle said jokingly as he leaned his beefy arms on the bar top and glanced back at us.
Damien’s fingers flexed on my hips before he slowly slid them from my body.
I glanced down and saw my drink spreading through his fabric. “Sorry,” I said. Damien merely shrugged.
“It’s fine.”
The two of us just stood there awkwardly until Damien gestured to my now empty cup. “I’ll get you a new Coke. Go ahead and sit down. I’ll bring it to you.”
His sweetness surprised me, especially since I’d brushed him off last night. “Okay. Thanks,” I said, stepping around Damien and making my way over to where Maggie was sitting. Caden had placed himself across from her and his eyes were twinkling in amusement and something else I couldn’t quite define. I was surprised to see Maggie’s lips turned down in a frown.
I lowered myself next to her and she exhaled slowly, as if to regain her composure. Caden leaned back in his seat and folded his arms across his chest, a smile lurking on the corners of his mouth.
“You okay?” I
Maggie nodded, barely acknowledging his presence, as she craned her neck in an effort to catch a glimpse of the tattooed giant walking out of the lockers.
“Ah, Kyle,” Caden said, his mouth thinning into a straight line.
“Bro,” Kyle greeted before turning his gaze toward Maggie. “Heard you were coming.” The way he said that last word had me blushing. Maggie however just seemed turned on by it.
“Let’s get out of here before those two start dry humping on the ground,” Caden murmured in my ear.
I agreed. I didn’t want to see that.
***
The pizza parlor was crowded when we walked in. Known for the cheap beer, large pizzas and big screen TVs, it was a popular place for bikers, college students and sports fans. It was not family friendly, which meant I really didn’t fit in. In fact, I stuck out like a sore thumb. Maggie, however seemed to blend right in and even gave the bartender sass when he asked to see her ID.
Not that she was twenty-one, but still. I would have been too scared to even use my fake ID in a p lace like this. So I ordered a Coke and while I waited for it to be filled, Damien strode over and stood behind me. I shuddered at his nearness.
“You don’t have to stick around. Jonathan will understand if you want to leave,” he said, his mouth much too close to my ear.
I turned my face halfway and nearly lost my breath when I noticed how close our mouths were. I bit down on my bottom lip out of sheer nervousness and watched as his eyes slipped down to my mouth once more.
“I’m assuming you want me to leave,” I finally said, squaring my shoulders.
“No,” he said, moving his head back an inch. “I just thought this isn’t your scene.”
“Well, it’s not, but Jonathan invited me and I thought it would be nice to come along.”
Before he could open his mouth to respond, I leaned in and said, “Don’t worry. Contrary to your belief that I do it often, I’m not here to get into his pants.”
His eyes narrowed. “I don’t think that.”
The bartender slid me my Coke and I wrapped my hands around the cool perspiring plastic. Turning around, I fully faced Damien. His dark eyes were watching me and he made no effort to move out of my way. I just stood there, soaking in the intense waves rolling off his body. When I couldn’t take anymore, I took a step to my right. At that moment, Kyle came barreling toward us, knocking me off balance. I tumbled forward, straight into Damien’s chest. My Coke splashed across his chest, but he didn’t even seem to notice. His hands grasped my waist tightly and my insides clenched in anticipation as he pulled me into him. Everything about him was hard and unforgiving and I wanted nothing more than to wrap my soft body around his. Glancing up, I saw him staring down at me, contemplation and something else I couldn’t identify in his eyes.
“You two, get a room,” Kyle said jokingly as he leaned his beefy arms on the bar top and glanced back at us.
Damien’s fingers flexed on my hips before he slowly slid them from my body.
I glanced down and saw my drink spreading through his fabric. “Sorry,” I said. Damien merely shrugged.
“It’s fine.”
The two of us just stood there awkwardly until Damien gestured to my now empty cup. “I’ll get you a new Coke. Go ahead and sit down. I’ll bring it to you.”
His sweetness surprised me, especially since I’d brushed him off last night. “Okay. Thanks,” I said, stepping around Damien and making my way over to where Maggie was sitting. Caden had placed himself across from her and his eyes were twinkling in amusement and something else I couldn’t quite define. I was surprised to see Maggie’s lips turned down in a frown.
I lowered myself next to her and she exhaled slowly, as if to regain her composure. Caden leaned back in his seat and folded his arms across his chest, a smile lurking on the corners of his mouth.
“You okay?” I
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