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She gave him one last look before stalking off, and I couldn’t help but grin like a maniac. I would have said something about his attitude, but I’d worried how Court would take it. I’d already caused a shitshow in her work, something I needed to apologize for. I didn’t want to do it there.
However, I didn’t have to.
My little mouse had already taken it in hand.
At the table, we took our seats. Mitchell leaned down. “Thank you,” he whispered to Court.
She smiled up at him, and his eyes widened. Fuck me, the kid was about to get a crush. Court patted his hand. “He was a pompous ass, so it was my pleasure.”
Just as he went to lay his hand over hers, I cleared my throat. His gaze swung to me, and I shook my head. He straightened and handed out the menus. “Can I get you started on a drink while you look over the menu?”
“Beer, anything on tap. Court?”
“Um, Diet Coke, please.”
“Right away.”
He disappeared, and I placed my menu down. When my little mouse noticed, she put hers on the table and met my eyes. “I’m sorry about saying something, but he was—”
“Darlin’, don’t apologize for that. You’re right. He was an ass. I would have said somethin’ myself, but I’d worried I’d done enough damage at your work. I was gonna bring it up in a text, but I thought it would be better in person. Did I fuck things up at work for you?”
Tension coiled inside me. Christ, if I had, I’d be worse than the guy at the front of the restaurant.
Her smile brightened my damn life. “No. Rina, my boss who wanted to get her hands on your hair, ended up kicking Margot out and telling her not to come back.”
I sat back as shock slipped in. “You’re shittin’ me?”
She laughed and shook her head. “I’m not.”
“That’s all right then. I wasn’t sure if you would’ve been embarrassed by me and how I acted.”
“State, no. I met you at a biker compound. If you haven’t figured it out already, I know you speak your mind, with a few cuss words thrown in, and I can already tell you’ll protect those close to you.”
Christ, she was starting to figure me out, and how I lived my life didn’t seem to bother her. We were at the early stages, but already she was showing me there was a high chance she could handle my world.
“You’re somethin’ else, little mouse.”
I smirked when she blushed and tried to wave me off.
“Darlin’, if this goes where I want it to go, there are things you need to know about me, about the club.”
“Okay, but, um, where do you see this going?”
“For a fuckin’ long way in the future.”
“Oh,” she breathed and glanced at the table. I wasn’t sure if she was trying to hide her smile or not, but I saw it, and my gut turned in a good way knowing she liked the idea of us being in this for the long run.
Mitchell appeared at our sides and placed our drinks down. “Are you both ready to order?”
I glanced at Court.
“I am if you are.”
I smirked. “You didn’t get long to even look at the menu.”
She shrugged. “I know what I want.” Her gaze held mine for a long moment.
“Good.”
