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“Payne Clearly you know it’sinane questions?”

His irritated tone iet toa pedestrian hurrying past to giveto the other side of the paveive me a wide berth

“I’ for Ethan,” I huffed “He told me to phone this number”

“Right” His tone was clipped “I’ll get him”

There was a h the phone

“Olivia?”

“I found it I’m about a minute away”

Relief coloured his tone “Thank you I’ll come out and meet you”

My boss aiting outside the doors formine

“Olivia, I appreciate you going out of your way to do this,” he ru down at me “Do you have time for a drink? I owe you one”

Indecision rolled through in would be perfect after a long day, but it wouldthe same space as Luke…

A gust of wind blew aroundthe strands that had fallen out ofaround my face, and I shivered Why should I let Luke scare me off and make me wait in the cold for my bus when I could be inside a warm pub with a drink?

Decision reat I’ll take you up on that offer—thanks”

Ethan opened the heavy wooden and glass pub door, and we slipped inside He headed to the bar to get h the crowd of bodies to the booth Ethan had pointed out, stone floor

I spotted the back of Luke’s head as I drew closer, and steeled isteredat the table with him, and he looked up as I approached

“Hello there, gorgeous” The stranger’s crystal-blue eye

s sparkled in the dirin so infectious that I couldn’t help grinning back

Luke spun in his chair, his beautiful face creasing in a scohen he saw me

“You know, you’d be much nicer to look at if you actually sWhat a waste His looks could never make up for his obnoxious personality

His scowl deepened “The day I ss fly”

The other man at the table stared between us with interest, an amused smirk on his face

“Back up a minute, mate This is Payne? The Payne?”

The Payne?