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“Well...” I drew out, trying to figure out how to explain it. I couldn’t very well just spit out that he’s a vampire, one of six hotter than should be legal ones that I worked for, and while I would love nothing more than to ride him like a bull, I wasn’t sure I wanted to get that involved with him or any of them for that matter. Immortal soul pending aside, Wynn didn’t see the long-term commitment kind. If he were, then he’d want me to be like him too, and I was so not ready for that. “He’s kind of my boss.”
“Ooo.” June rubbed her hands together with glee. “A forbidden work romance. I like it.”
I ducked my head, scuffing my shoe on the laminate floor. “Yeah.”
“So, he’s your boss.”
“Well, kind of. He’s the brother of the head of the... company, and I’d already been warned not to get involved with them... because it’s against company policy.” Okay, so I was stretching it, but that was close enough to right.
June bobbed her head up and down a thoughtful look on her face. “Understandable. So, you have to decide. Do you like him or just want him to defile you in the best of ways?”
I barked a laugh. “What?”
“Like,” she let out an impatient breath, “do you actually like him, or do you just want to bone him? Can you have a one and done? Get him out of your system and get back to work?”
I thought about it for a moment. Could I do that? Could I screw Wynn and be completely over it? A delectable shudder ran through me at the thought of being with the dark-haired vampire.
Letting out a shaky breath, I shook my head. “No, no way.”
“Then you have to quit.”
“What?” My eyes widened. “I can’t do that.”
June shrugged. “Well, that’s how I see it. Either quit so you can be together, or suck it up and... hold on.” She ran back to her counter, grabbed something from the top of it, and came back over. Smacking it in my hand, she grinned. It was a pack of batteries. “Buy a whole lot of those.”
I was just about to tell her that was exactly what I had planned before a voice I didn’t expect to hear called out. “There you are.”
Holding back a groan, I slowly turned to Rayne. He stood with Allister and Drake behind him, almost like they were his bodyguards for how big they were in comparison. Drake had an amused grin on his lips while Allister seemed way too interested in the drug store like he’d never been to one before. Rayne, the little prick, had a perpetual scowl on his lips as if I were wasting his time.
I glanced back at June. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and her mouth gaped open. Offering her a polite smile, I nodded to the batteries. “Thank you for these and the advice.”
Starting to walk away, June grabbed my arm and pulled me close. “Forget what I said. Risk it. It’ll be worth it, I promise.”
I frowned at her and then realized she thought Rayne was the guy I was into. I started to correct her but said guy jerked me by the arm and all I could do was wave. “Hold on, I have to pay for these.”
“Forget it.” Rayne threw some money on the counter as we passed by, and I offered an apologetic look before being dragged out of the store.
Once we were on the sidewalk, I yanked my arm away from him, rubbing it while I glared at him. “What the hell was that about? This is my time off.”
Drake and Allister came up behind him, now more interested in our argument than anything. Rayne tucked his hands into the back pockets of his jeans. “Not anymore. Antoine wants us to find you something suitable to wear for tomorrow night. Let’s go.”
“And why can’t I get something on my own? And what’s with the backup? One of you isn’t enough?” I snapped, shoving the batteries into my purse.
Placing a hand on his chest, Drake gaped. “I’m hurt, and here I thought we were being nice, keeping our little brother from killing you in a public place.”
“So, you’re babysitting.”
“What?” Rayne clipped. “They are not babysitting me.”
Allister snorted.
I rolled my eyes. “If he needs a sitter, then why send him at all? There are six of you. Clearly one of you could have come on your own. Or even Darren.”
“Believe me, I’m not any happier about it than you.” Rayne turned on his heels and started walking down the sidewalk.
Drake stared after his brother, before turning to me. “Darren did offer, but Antoine thinks you two need to clear the air.”
“Besides,” Allister added with a small smile, “Rayne has the best taste in women’s clothing.”
“He does, does he?” I drew out, letting my eyes trail after him.
I didn’t know why but something inside of me twisted tight and not in a good way. Why did the thought of the jerk face picking out clothes for other women rub me so wrong? It wasn’t like I liked him. I liked Wynn. Okay, maybe Antoine a bit too. The twins weren’t bad either. Marcus was sweet in his quietly imposing way. But not Rayne! He’d done nothing but be an ass to me.
“Come on, before the little baby throws a hissy fit.” Drake gave me a bit of a push toward the way Rayne had headed.
I snorted. At least I wasn’t the only one who saw him as an oversized baby. Now, if I could keep myself from wringing his neck long enough to find something suitable to wear for tomorrow.
Good fucking luck.
