“What? He’s all massive and broad-shouldered. I’m simply saying he’s most likely packing some critical warmth down under.”

I shut my eyes in annoyance, however a picture of Stone flashes earlier than me, utterly unasked for. He’s bare, and I’m bare, and we’re on the lake on the ranch the place we’d cool off when the times received too scorching. Again then, I used to be a shy woman who didn’t take into consideration issues like that. Now, although, I notice he had greater than the common man.

“Oh. My. God.” Sage leans ahead, snapping her fingers in entrance of my face. “You completely banged him!”

“No,” I virtually shout. “Stone and I by no means had intercourse, Sage.”

She flies again as if I pushed her, sinking in opposition to the sales space in disappointment. “That’s an enormous bummer, Ivy. I’m actually upset in you. I imply, you had full entry to that man, and also you what? Simply talked and made fart jokes?”

“How will I ever recuperate out of your disappointment?” I deadpan.

Sage’s lips purse as if she’s considering, however she says nothing for a couple of minutes. Lastly, she sits up and appears me proper within the eyes. “Do you assume I ought to make a play for Stone?”

Hell no! I’ve no declare on Stone. I do know that, however I don’t like the thought and don’t know why. “Weren’t you simply complaining that he nonetheless treats you want just a little child?”

She waves off my query. “That was earlier than, however as soon as I placed on the seductive attraction, he’ll neglect I ever used to put on pigtails. Except…” She wiggles her brows and licks her lips. “He’s into that.” I slap her arm.

“Pay attention, Ivy,” she says, again to her critical self. “In case you guys by no means fucked, then it gained’t be bizarre if I shoot my shot. Proper?”

Her logic is sound, however I can’t convey myself to inform her to go for it. I attempt to half my lips and inform her one thing, however my lips stay sealed. Dammit.

I’ve no phrases.

A shadow stretches throughout the desk on the good second, and the distinct scent of Previous Spice tickles my nostril. “Afternoon, women.”

“Hey,” Sage solutions in her regular pleasant and flirty tone, her query about Stone seemingly—fortunately—forgotten.

“Hello,” I reply, however one thing about him and his two buddies units off warning bells.

“Thoughts if we be a part of you?” He grabs the again of the chair in entrance of him and turns it round, prepared to take a seat earlier than we give him a solution.

“Yeah. Really, we do. We’re having fun with woman time. You perceive.” I flash a smile I don’t really feel as a result of rejecting males has develop into harmful recently.

He smiles, but it surely doesn’t make it as much as his deep brown eyes. “Lady time is at all times higher with males, darlin’.”

“Not at the moment, it isn’t.” I stare him right down to let him know I’m not scared. After Stone received despatched away, I promised myself I might at all times battle my very own battles. “We’re not .”

The man’s smile fades. As a substitute, he shrugs as if he didn’t truly cease to hit on us, which suggests he’s searching for bother. “So candy cheeks, is the excellent news true?”

I frown, however I don’t give in to his taunting simply. “I’m not candy cheeks, dude.”

“What excellent news?” Sage asks with a flirtatious grin.

His gaze by no means leaves my face. He appears at me as if he is aware of me. I push my chair again to place extra space between us. “The excellent news that your boy, Stone, is again in Texas. Is it true?”

“Yeah,” Sage begins, however I kick her shin beneath the desk. “Yeah? Stone’s house,” she corrects, but it surely’s too late. The shark already smells blood within the water.

“Who’s Stone?” I ask. Two Pines has about fifteen extra residents than Opey, so it’s pointless to lie, however I don’t know this asshole, and I don’t owe him something.

“You recognize Stone,” he teases. “Thought he is likely to be useless. Seems he’s not that fortunate.”

His phrases ship an icy shiver down my backbone. “Not acquainted. Sorry.”

His smile is menacing as he leans ahead, getting proper in my face. “Yeah, nicely, if he does come again, you inform him that Butch is seeking to welcome him again to Texas. Correctly.”

My coronary heart kilos in my throat, and I nod, trying to find my voice till I discover my phrases. “And who the hell is Butch?”

His lips tug right into a crooked grin. “He may know me as Trey. Trey Jones.” He laughs and motions for the 2 males with him to comply with him. My gaze stays on him till I’m certain he’s left the restaurant.

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