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I ROLLED MY head to the side as Brett kissed my neck, and bit my lip when he nipped at the sensitive spot behind ?"
I shook my head at Kristen and smiled lazily "Nope, ereyouKristen?" I took in her wide eyes and stiff posture, and turned to see what she was looking at
My entire body froze, and feeling the way I’d stiffened, Brett stopped whispering inthere across the table frolued to Brett and me
Jason broke the aard tension as he clapped Eli’s shoulder "Sit down, glad you could hter and tighter "Shit," he whispered, and stood, extending his ar, he continued, "You’re Eli I’ve heard a lot about you from Paisley"
Eli finally tore his eyes fromBrett’s hand firmly, he raised an eyebrow "Sorry to say I haven’t heard much about you"
Brett sine why," he said dryly
This wasn’t happening
"This is aard, we need pitchers!" Kristen called out, and looked around for a waitress
When no one came to our table, and no one had said another word, Brett pressed his lips to ripped his hand harder when he started to stand, and he bent close to ain "Just try to talk I’ll be back, love"
Eli’s eyes never leftI know Brett didn’t ered on the back of Eli’s head as he walked past him toward the bar
"Pay," Eli’s deep voice rumbled a minute after Brett walked away
My chest burned, and my body was so tense I was positive I’d shatter if anyone touched ht now But I ached for that voice My eyes wanted to shut as it washed overmy arh ed
"Why didn’t you show up for her birthday?" Kristen bit out "Or call?"
"Kristen," Jason warned
"I was in Texas My sister was alency" Every as clipped and sounded like it was coh tohis voice mail, oing to be fine" Finally lanced at Kristen for a few seconds "I called Paisley that day"
"He did?" she asked ain now that Eli’s dark eyes were piercing into e, I didn’t know about it until after you were all goneand it hadn’t explained anything other than he was in Texas because of Rachel"
When Eli spoke again, his voice was devoid of es I couldn’t handle right now "But that’s not why I want to talk to you," he insisted