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Chapter Ten

Sawyer

"What the hell was that?" Ethan de distance

"Ash going to the restroom," I drawled in a bored tone

Ethan started to stand up and snarled at me

"Sit down," Beau barked and Ethan lowered himself back into his chair "You knohat he means, Sawyer"

"He knows I like Lana Hell, he ith us all day on the boat She ith me Me She wants to be with me You can see it all over her face Not my fault he asked her out and she was too nice to turn hih He kneas right "You’re still hung up on A--" he trailed off when Beau turned his angry glare his way

"No, I’ to do the sa in my way"

"Do you have to flirt with her on ht with her?"

Shaking my head, I picked up the Coke the waitress had placed in front of me "And let her think I don’t care she’s with you? No can do She needs to knohat I want"

Beau cleared his throat and stood up "Hey baby," he pulled the chair out beside him for Ashton to sit in

I turnedher eyes froically taken the spot at the end of the table when Ethan had sat down leaving the spot next to the end open for Lana

"I’ that seat isn’t for me," Leann said in an ao sit on the other side of Ashton

Lana pulled her chair out and sat down, putting herself equidistant fro h was resting against hers

"Hey," I said quietly as she peeked atus I reached up and tucked the silky locks, blocking my view, behind her ear "There, that’s better"

Her posture tensed

"You gonna eat those oysters withdown to look at hermine

"Oh, I uh," she stah

"Tone that down a little bit would ya? The girl is so rattled she can’t even talk"

I didn’t takeyou nervous?"

Lana lifted her eyes to etic s made theht a small whiff of the raspberry scent

"A little," she replied softly

She was on a date with Ethan and I was uilt that ca a small nibble of those raspberry flavored lips

"I’h that only she could hear round as she talked to the others in her attempt to draw the attention away from Lana and aze back to themy chair back to a proper distance, I refused to look back at her as I ordered my food and carried on a conversation with everyone I did er on her or lower ed to eat a meal while I watched Beau kiss Ashton’s hand, bare shoulder and temple whenever he had the chance

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"That’s the Sawyer I remember I wondered where you’d run off to," Leann whispered as she walked besideat the Wharf Ash and Beau led the way and Ethan and Lana were behind us I didn’t turn around and check on the in any way

"What do you mean?" I asked only because I needed a distraction

"Hot and bothered Sawyer is a new one I’ve never seen you treat a girl like you could eat her up if given the chance It was interesting"

"You think Lana has me hot and bothered?"

Leann let out a cackle, "I know Lana has you hot and bothered If the girl was to crook her finger your way you’d have her pressed up against the first hard surface you could find"

I slowed lanced down at Leann, "What?"

"Don’t act like you don’t knohat I’irl Sweet, pri under your skin You never did that with Ash Not once did I see you look at her like you wanted her She was your trophy or possession and you were real proud of her but she didn’t lared down at Leann, "You have no idea what you’re talking about I loved Ashton like crazy She was my world I planned my future around her She was never a trophy or possession Just because I didn’t treat her like a piece of hot ass didn’tI respected her I’d never treat her with anything less than respect I’ in love with someone like Lana She’s a distraction Sure, I treat her differently; she is different but she’s just for fun"

The wide-eyed expression on Leann’s face as she glanced to her right and left alertedand raised ht and saw Ashton and Beau both looking atbut pleased and Ash looked like she was about to cry Well, hell

Lana

Turningwith unshed tears as she stared atat me with a murderous expression

"Lana," I started toward her and she shook her head at me and turned to run off I took a step to chase after her when Ethan stepped in front of htto step down and let you have her But you’re not If you were you’d never have been able to yell what you just did without a thought to her hearing you"