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“It’s the principle. I expect to stain it with other people’s blood. But barbecue sauce?”
“We’ll have to get you a bib,” she teases.
A tough, hard-as-nails guy like me should growl and scowl. Tell her she’s real mistaken if she thinks for one second I’m donning a fucking bib to eat some ribs. But as the melodic sound of her laughter rings out, I find myself breaking into laughter with her.
I…I actually want more of this. Whatever this is between us.
Our food arrives, and sure enough, Hattie brings us bibs. Falynn puts hers on and then eyes me expectantly. With a sigh, pretending it’s a chore, I do the same. When in Rome…
We dig in. Falynn wasn’t lying when she said the food was “ahhh-maaazing.” It’s better than amazing—it’s one of the best meals I’ve ever had. The ribs are succulent and pack the perfect peppery punch. The mac and cheese is baked with a crispy layer on the top, fresh out of the oven. The cornbread is handmade by Hattie herself, as she boasts when we’ve licked up the last crumbs on our plates.
A five-pound gain was an understatement. I sit back in my chair, the fit of my pants noticeably tighter. I’ll need to run a few miles and do a few hundred crunches to work this feast off.
Falynn’s nose wrinkles in the most adorable way as she sits across the table and stares at me.
“What is it now?” I ask, baffled.
“Gio, I can’t take you anywhere.”
“What are you talking about—?”
Falynn interrupts me, reaching across the table. With her thumb, she wipes at the corner of my mouth. Some barbecue sauce leftover from the meal. I grab hold of her wrist and pull her from her side of the booth.
“Oh, you wanna be a wise guy, huh? You think you’re so funny.” I nip at her neck with my mouth. She struggles against my side with another laugh falling freely from her tongue. “How about I get barbecue sauce all over you. What are you going to do then?”
“Ew, Gio! Donoteven think about it!”
I wrap an arm around her and drop a kiss on her cheek. “I’m going to ask Hattie for a bottle to go and we’ll see tonight when I get you alone.”
Falynn is breathless, but smiling ear to ear. “Actually…I don’t know why, but that sounds kinda hot. I never knew I could be so turned on by barbecue sauce.”
A wolfish laugh reverberates through me. Beautiful as hell. Sexy as sin. Smart and funny to no end. This girl’s going to be the death of me.
