She opened her mouth and a quiet squeak came out. Her cheeks pinked and he was enchanted by the blush. “Juliette,” she said after clearing her throat. “I’m looking for Juliette.”
Her voice made his spine tingle.
Holy hell she was gorgeous.
Everything about her immediately called to him.
Lightning strike to the heart indeed.
He realized Juliette had talked about this female. “Are you Cassidy?”
“That depends.”
He grinned. “She mentioned you. I’m Patrick, but everyone calls me Trick.”
“Trick.” She said his nickname and it made him feel like he was going to come unglued.
“Have a seat at the bar, I’ll get Juliette for you.”
“So, she’s here,” she said, her voice going flat.
He stared at her for a moment, seeing the disappointment in her eyes. “You came here looking for her and didn’t know she’d be here?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Gotcha. Have a seat, I’ll be right back.”
He watched her sit at an empty stool at the bar and caught Dare’s gaze. He gave the male a thumbs up and Dare nodded with a smile. Then Trick strode back to the kitchen. As the door swung shut, he let out a happy sigh.
“Juliette,” he said, finding her seated near the grill while Sigh cooked.
She turned. “Hey, what’s up?”
“Cassidy is here.”
The color leeched from her face. She gasped. “Oh no! It’s Wednesday. Damn it, Sigh, you made me forget what day it is!”
Sigh grinned sheepishly. “I’m sorry.”
“What’s going on?” Trick asked.
“Cass and I meet on Wednesdays for dinner. And,” she looked at her phone, “oh it’s dead! Double damn it. If she came here looking for me, she must be pissed.” She rose to her feet. “Is she pissed?”
“She’s not happy.”
“Oh crap. I have to talk to her. I even picked out the damn place we were supposed to meet! She must want to throttle me.”
As she moved past him, Trick said, “Don’t piss her off too much. She’s my mate.”
Juliette froze and then pressed her hands to her mouth. “Oh! I’m so happy!”
“I guess my burgersaremagic,” Sigh said, pointing his spatula at Trick with a smile.
“To be fair, she didn’t come here for the smashburger, she came here because your talented tongue made me forget what day it is,” Juliette said.
“That’s way more than I needed to know,” Trick said, making a face.
Sigh grinned and clicked his tongue. “Go make amends. I’ll make her the special.”
