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"We need to talk," I say again

"I’"

"Look, let’s do this nohile we’re alone"

"Fine Let’s do this" She stands and props her hands on her hips, and my eyes immediately zero in on her tits, and the lust is a million times worse than it was before Now I knohat they look like under that dress I kno she gasps when I tease the tips with my teeth "My eyes are up here, Declan"

"I’ up

"You’re an ass"

My eyes find hers now, and I see that she’s not just pissed She’s hurt

"Talk to ar, or baby, or darlin’," she says, , Callie?"

"Look" She sighs deeply and rubs her forehead with her fingertips "I get that I probably irl, and I can take responsibility for lad we’re on the saexactly what the score was, because I wouldn’t have been as open with you about uard with you, and since then you made it clear exactly what I am to you At first, when I didn’t hear from you at all, I felt a little cheap, a little used, but then I just felt… stupid And I’m not a stupid woman"

"I never said you--"

"So I appreciate that you find reat, but I’ for a fuck buddy And you knohat?"

God, I wish she’d slon for two seconds so I can get a word in edgewise

"What?"

"I also realized that I’ from you, Declan Boudreaux"

"Callie, I ad wo the time to try to There are reasons for why I didn’t call this week--"

"I don’t want your reasons," she interrupts, still cal from you, except for you to do your job when you’re in my place"

She turns to walk away, and it feels like I’ from the inside out

"Callie, I didn’t lances over her shoulder at me and smirks "That’s one way to describe it"

And without another word, she goes back to stocking the beer, er welcome here, so I walk back downstairs to the bar where Adaroup of women, mid-twenties, obviously out on the town for a bachelorette party, due to the sash and tiara on one of the girls<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>