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“What can I get you guys?”
“I’ll have water with ice,” I say.
“Coke,” Jace says, still not looking at her which I can tell pisses her off. “And cheese fries for an appetizer. Extra ranch.”
“Are you ready to order?” she asks.
“Give us a minute,” he tells her, holding up a hand.
She turns sharply, blond ponytail swishing and disappears to get our drinks. I hope she doesn’t spit in our drinks for him ignoring her.
“She likes you,” I state.
“Who? Mindy?” He finally looks away from the menu.
“The girl that was just here, so if her name is Mindy, then yes.”
“Ew.” He makes a face, brow wrinkling. “That’s fucking gross she’s like twelve.”
I laugh. “She looks a little older than twelve, but at least I know you don’t have a wandering eye.”
He drapes an arm over the back of the booth, his eyes boring into me. I’ve always gotten the impression that Jace sees more than he lets on. He’s definitely not a dumb guy, that’s for sure.
“Trust me, Nova’s all I want and will ever want.”
“Good.” I nod. “You guys are great together.”
His lips tip up in a half smile. “I think so too.”
Mindy comes back with our drinks and takes our order. I tell her mine and then Jace orders.
“I’ll have the cheeseburger with fries, nachos, uh … and the filet salad.”
“You seriously want all that?” Mindy looks at him in disbelief.
“Yes.” He nods. “She’s paying,” he says by way of explanation.
“I’ll get that in.” Mindy turns and heads over to one of the computers to enter in our order.
“What happened to ordering the most expensive items?” I ask.
He shrugs. “I decided to get what sounded good.” He looks out the window.
It’s a nice day, and hot, for early September. You wouldn’t believe fall is just around the corner, but it’ll get cold soon. Much too soon in my opinion. Sometimes I wish Xander would get traded somewhere warmer, but then again, staying near our friends and family is a whole lot more appealing. Especially with the baby to think about.
Mindy brings us the order of cheese fries. I’m starving so go to grab one and Jace smacks my hand away.
“Hey,” I defend. “What’s that for?”
“These are mine.” He points at the fries.
“Are you going to deny a pregnant woman fries, Jacen?” I glare.
He narrows his green eyes on me. “Are you going to call me Jacen all fucking day? ‘Cause I can leave and take my fries with me.”
I sigh. “Fine. Can we call a truce?” He nods and lets me continue. “I’ll stop calling you Jacen, for the day, at least, if you share your cheese fries with me.”
His lip curls, clearly not pleased with this proposal, but, finally, he nods and agrees. “Fine. Deal.”
