“I don’t think she ever labeled herself as anything, ever.” He shakes his head. “Why are we still having this conversation?”
“So.” She laughs, looking back at me. “Was he all like, fuck me or I’ll shoot you?”
“For fuck’s sake, Drew.” Zane shouts.
“No, he just refused to take me home.” I toy with him as he glares back at me.
“Oh!” She seems even more intrigued as she looks from Zane to me. “Please, finish the story.”
“He refused to take me home after I told him that my boyfriend kicked me out of the car and left me miles away from home. Which is how I ended up lost on the property.”
“Oh…” She looks from her brother back at me. “Good.”
“What?” He looks over at his sister.
“Sounds like a twat.” She shrugs. “You should break up with him.” She laughs this time.
“I think your brother proved that point to me earlier.”
Her phone dings from where it’s sitting on the table and she looks down at it, before looking back up at Zane and he nods. “Good to meet you, Tate.” Drew smiles. “But I’ve got to go.”
“Drew.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know. Tell him if he does it again, you’ll fucking kill him.” It makes me laugh at how nonchalant she says it.
The door shuts immediately after, and Zane turns and looks at me.
“So, Tatum…” He trails. “Where were we?” I’m about to correct him on calling me Tate as he hooks his foot around my chair and pulls me into him.
Honestly, it’s a pretty smooth move.
I hook my foot around her chair, scooting her along the floor until her chair is nearly touching my knees, my hand coming down onto her knee, and she smirks up at me.
“I’m going to forget that the last 20 minutes just happened.”
Her comment makes me laugh. “Good.”
“Good?” She cocks her head as if she’s testing me to see what I say.
“Yeah, can’t have you fall in love with me, can I?”
“Please.” She laughs out again, looking down at me as her eyes slightly lighten, bringing a sliver of sunlight into my gloom. “Your way more likely to fall in love with me?”
“You really think so?”
“I do.” She laughs. “It’s a blessing and a curse really, men just falling for me.”
Gripping onto the back of her neck and demanding her to look at me. “I don’t fall in love.”
“Sure, I bet before all of this is said and done, you’ll be in love with me.” I can see how hard she’s trying to remain serious, but she lets her slight smirk slip through.
“And when I’m not, I can show you just how much I don’t when I tie you up and let everyone one of my friends have a turn.”
She snaps back briskly. Her eyes widen as she looks at me and I try to figure out how to backpedal the situation..
But she surprises me further when she tilts her head. “Oh, kinky. I like it.”
“Fuck, what have I gotten myself into?”
