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She shakes her head in disbelief, dropping her anger for the moment. “You’re full of fucking surprises tonight, aren’t you?”
“Is it really that strange that I run a business that’s not connected to your dad, or the other shit I do on his behalf?”
“Well, yes, actually it is.”
“Then take this as a compliment. I’m sharing stuff about me with you. I don’t do that with just anyone.”
“But don’t you have someplace to be?” she questions, sarcasm dripping through her words.
“Not until later. First of all we are doing this.”
“You know, as curious as I am, the second you stop this car I’m calling a cab to take me to Hudson’s, right?”
“Wrong,” I snap.
“Are you trying to piss me off?!” she shouts, beyond frustrated now. I don’t fucking blame her. I’m not handling this well at all.
“Look, I promise to take you to Hudson’s, but I want to talk to you first,” I say, and when she doesn’t respond I add, “Please?”
“We could’ve talked at the club.”
“No, we couldn’t have.”
“Or your place.”
“Definitely not there either. Look, I’m trying here.”
“Trying to do what?” she asks. “Act like a caveman, then slope off to asexclub with your mates so you can bang some pussy that meets your requirements.”
“No. I’m trying to apologise for the way I’ve been behaving, and I’m not sloping off to a sex club with my mates. Carter needs us there. It’sbusiness.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Princess, I’m not lying to you. I’m trying to make amends and you’re making it really fucking difficult.”
“You’re trying to make amends by throwing everyone out of Tales so that you can make a pass at me and when I’m the one to put a stop to it, drag me off to fuck knows where—”
“Not fuck knows where, my tattoo shop,” I interrupt.
“—Only to drive like a fucking maniac along the motorway?” she shouts. “How about just saying you’re sorry for being a first class dick?”
“When you put it like that…” My voice trails off and I chuckle.
“It’s not even remotely funny.”
My smile drops. “You’re right, it’s not, but will you just humour me?”
“Fine. Let’s get this over and done with.”
Twenty minutes later I’m ushering Kate inside my tattoo shop and introducing her to my two employees. “This is Trent and Casper,” I say, pointing between the two good looking bastards. Trent is black with hazel eyes and a shock of dyed red afro hair, trimmed short against his scalp. He towers a good few inches over Casper who’s as pale as his name suggests, and has deep blue eyes. They’re both covered in tattoos and various piercings and are as devoted to each other as they are to their girlfriend, Rachel, who I’ve never met but heard is a real catch.
“It’s good to meet you both,” Kate says, giving them a tight smile.
I wince internally, knowing that I’ve pushed her way too far tonight. If I hadn’t played this all fucking wrong and made a pass at her at Tales, instead of fucking apologising, this introduction might’ve gone a little better.
“The pleasure is ours,” Casper says, responding with sign language as he speaks. “Anyone who’s a friend of Beast’s is a friend of ours.”
Kate gives him a confused look but Trent grins, pointing to his chest, then his ears. “I’m deaf. It's a force of habit for Cas. He forgets I can lip read. It’s nice to meet you…”
