Page 51 of Under the Influence


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“As much fun as you were having with your ex or a current fling? I can’t keep up these days,” I say putting the empty champagne flute on a empty table.

“Very funny. I told Keira to back off. You should be thanking me.”

“Thanking you?” I say staring at him coldly. “She couldn’t keep her hands off you.”

“Green is not a good color on you, baby,” he says smirking.

“I could say the same to you. At least I didn’t threaten to cut her legs off.”

“He needed to be put in his place.”

“We were simply talking.”

“He wants more than that,” he says firmly.

“You never told me he asked for my hand.”

“Why? Does that change things?” he says, his eyebrows shooting up accusingly.

“Of course not, how did you know about it?”

“I didn’t until just now, I couldn’t let him think I wasn’t in the know. Why do you want him instead?” He says angrily.

“No, but I don’t want to be part of your dumb tug of war with him either,” I say while folding my arms.

“Good, I don’t want to have to kill him on our honeymoon.”

“Who says romance is dead?”

“You want romance, huh?”

“Doesn’t every bride?”

“I wouldn’t know, I’m hardly an expert on marriage.”

“Whose been your longest relationship?” I ask curiously.

“My right hand,” he says with a smirk.

“Rocco!” I say poking him in the arm.

“Nothing is going on with Keira, you believe me, right?” He lights up a cigarette.

“Maybe, I guess,” I mumble.

“I wouldn’t bring someone I’m sleeping with to my honeymoon, and I’m not going to parade her in front of you like an animal.”

“So, you’ll just do it behind my back?” I snort

“I can say the same for you.” He glances at my covered wrist.

“A tattoo is less offensive than a blow-up barbie.”

“You’re going to fight me on this?”

“Yep,” I say with a smile.

“I think you’re hitting that champagne a little too hard?” He points at the other flute I’ve just taken off the serving table.

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