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“It feels weird saying them.”
He walks toward the door, and I follow. Before exiting, he turns around. “I know you don’t want to hear this, but Dad says Mom’s asking for you to come visit.”
My chest tightens. “I don’t want to see her.”
“I know you don’t, but she’s our mother.”
“Yeah, I’ll think about it.”
My brother nods and heads out the door. As soon as he’s gone, I try to take a deep breath, but it feels like my throat is closing up. I rush to my couch to sit down, and a feeling of dizziness washes over me. My heart beats frantically, and my attempts to breathe become more desperate. What the fuck is going on with me?
I knock on Greer’s front door on Thursday night, and when she opens it, my eyes widen. She’s wearing a simple black cocktail dress that hugs her curves in all the right ways. The hem of the dress gracefully falls to just above her knees, revealing toned legs that seem to go on forever. Her silky dark hair tumbles past her exposed shoulders, right to the swell of her breasts.
“Wow,” I say. “You look stunning.”
Pink fans across her cheeks, and she grabs a black clutch from the table by the door. “You look good too.”
“Thanks.” I’m wearing nothing special. Black pants. White dress shirt sleeves rolled up to my elbows to show off all the precious artwork I’ve got tattooed along my forearms. “Are you ready to go?” I ask. Even though I know this isn’t an actual date, I can’t help but pretend. This is what it would be like to really date her.
I have to say, it feels fantastic.
She steps outside and closes the door behind her, then locks it. “I’m ready. Do you think Sadie and Eden will even recognize us?”
“Of course they will.”
I walk Greer to the passenger side of my Lamborghini Urus SUV and open the door for her.
She slides in, and once she’s settled in the leather seat, I walk around to the driver’s side.
When I get in, her soft floral scent surrounds me.
“I haven’t been in your car in forever.” She glances over at me. “Not since you drove me home from the hospital.”
A few months back, when the Greedy Girl murderer was on the loose, and Greer was representing a member of the Russian Bratva, someone blew her office up. It’s one of the main reasons we’re all so worried about her safety while she represents Bane Delgado.
“Yeah, I don’t like to think about that incident.” I clench my jaw as I start the engine, thinking about how that could’ve played out differently and she wouldn’t be sitting beside me right now.
She places her hand on my bicep. “I never fully thanked you for letting me stay with you. For everything.”
Having her stay at my place for a few days was torture. There were so many times I wanted to creep into the guest room and watch her sleep. Okay, maybe I did it a few times, but overall, I was a good boy.
“You know I’d do anything for you.” Ah, fuck. A tear rolls down her cheek and I swipe it away with my thumb.
“Even pretend to be my boyfriend. I definitely owe you big.”
She fastens her seatbelt, and I back out of her driveway.
“Listen, don’t think of this as a pretend date. Let’s go to dinner and have some fun. You know how to have fun, right?”
She smiles over at me, and the painful thoughts of when she was hurt melt away. “Yes, I know how to have fun.”
I squeeze her knee. “This will be the same as when we’ve gone out in the past and enjoyed each other’s company.”
“You’re right. We’ve gone out loads of times just by ourselves.”
I drift my gaze to her. “Yeah, only this time I’ll be touching you.”
“Touching me?” Her eyes meet mine before I focus back on the road.
