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“I’m impressed, actually. I know I shouldn’t be. You’re really good at what you do. Even when I didn’t like you…”
The cocky grin he aimed in my direction shut me up.
“If you’re impressed now, wait until you see what else I’m good at.”
The simply spoken words could easily be considered a sexual innuendo. Based on how things were between us lately, I assumed that was intentional. It wasn’t one-sided in regards to either of us. It wasn’t just all about fucking, though.
I’d thought about an us in a thousand different scenarios.
I imagined what it would be like to have him for more than just a few nights of fun. This was the problem, wanting more than what he might offer.
The line was already blurred and, once we crossed it, there would be no going back. Honestly, that scared me. I didn’t want to risk losing someone who was never mine to begin with. I didn’t want unrequited feelings to rob me of him. Was that selfish?
I cleared my throat and regained control of my tumultuous thoughts. “So, do you want me to meet you across the street?” I asked, already stepping in the café’s direction.
“No, hop in.” He patted the hood of the van. “There’s just enough gas to get us to V3.”
I laughed, there was no way he was serious. “You’re joking, right?”
The look on his face said he wasn’t.
“Oh, hell no. You’re on your own. I’m not riding in this thing. You shouldn’t either; you have no idea if it can make it to wherever V3 is.”
“Nyx.”
“No, Malik.” I began walking back towards the café. I wasn’t sure what his reasoning was for sticking this man inside the van, but it wasn’t this.
“This asshole drives this piece of shit all over the Badlands. It will make it. I can’t do this alone. I need someone to watch Buddy.”
I glanced up at the sky just in time to see Charon sailing back, landing on the roof of the SUV.
Was that a sign?
Pausing, I looked over my shoulder, immediately regretting it when I was met with a pair of dramatic puppy dog eyes.
“Malik…” I sighed. I’d been serious that we may have been spending too much time together.
“Come on, babygirl. I need you.”
If the pleading eyes failed, his beseeching tone and boyish smile would have won me over on their own, toss in those stupid two words together, and he had me hook, line, and sinker.
“Satanas,” I grumbled, spinning back around and heading for the passenger side door.
Chapter Six
Sex
She leveled me with a glare that would have shrunken some men’s balls. I guess she wasn’t a fan of what I’d done to get Buddy in the van, or where he was sitting.
“I don’t know what you expected. Was I supposed to walk in and kindly ask if I could fuck him up?”
“That may have been better than that,” she snapped, jabbing a finger towards the back.
“He’s alive. That’s all that really matters.”
“Yeah, until he dies from heat-stroke.”
“He’ll be fine.” I let the van coast across the street, pulling up beside the Suburban. Zane was already waiting with Addy tucked against his front. I wouldn’t have batted an eyelid if the two of them were fucking in broad daylight.
