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“So, I was thinking,” Nick says, wiping his mouth gently on his napkin. A perfectly, kissable mouth, if you ask me.
Not that I’m thinking about kissing Nick.
Okay, yes I am. I’m completely thinking about kissing him. Especially now that my attention has been drawn to those full, impeccable lips, even though they’re still healing from my violent attack on them just last night.
“What do you think?” he asks, pulling my thoughts away from his mouth.
Another blush sweeps in as I realize I just missed whatever he suggested. “I’m sorry, what?”
“You don’t have to if you don’t want to,” he says quickly, seeming to retreat away.
“No, I’m…” I close my eyes and prepare for the embarrassment. “I missed what you said. I’m sorry, I was distracted.”
“Oh. Umm, I just asked if you had plans tomorrow night. After the self-defense class. I thought maybe we could go get something to eat.”
“Like a date?” I ask, a bubble of hope growing in my chest. Going on the date last week was terrifying. The prospect of going on a date with Nick is exciting.
Nick looks at me from across the table, as if weighing his words carefully. Finally, he replies, “Yeah. Like a date.”
My heart pounds in my chest and a smile threatens to spread widely across my face. “You want to take me on a date when we’re all sweaty and gross?” I tease.
He seems to think about that for just a second. “Well, I guess it doesn’t have to be a date,” he starts to backtrack.
Finally, I start to laugh. “I’ll make you a deal. You can take me out on a date Friday and Saturday. This way, I still get the full-date experience with Nicholas Adams, D.D.S.”
A smile that surely matches mine spreads over his lips. “Friday and Saturday night, huh? You drive a hard bargain, Meggy Pie.”
Smiling like a loon, I finish off my sandwich and chips, slurping the final drops of my Sprite from my cup. I didn’t realize it was possible to eat and drink with a grin, but it is. And if I was ever wanting proof, all I would need to do is look across the table to Nick, who is throwing subtle grins my way between bites as well.
* * *
“Do you see the ass on that man?” Grandma mumbles beside me as we watch Rhenn and Nick demonstrate the first of several moves we’ll learn tonight in the beginners’ self-defense class.
“Which one?” AJ asks, her eyes clearly checking out both Nick and Rhenn’s rear ends.
“Either. Both. Does it matter? They’re both tight enough to bounce a quarter off of. I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on one. Or both.” Grandma fans herself, as if the thought of grabbing one of their asses has her hot and bothered.
It’s disturbing, really.
“Knock it off, will you? You’re disrupting class,” I chastise the old woman next to me.
“I get dibs on Nicholas. I have a feeling his ass is a work of art. Every time he comes in to check my teeth, I imagine biting it. Like a dog with a bone.” And then to prove her point, she growls. And pretends to attack a bone.
Kill. Me. Now.
“Everything all right over here?” Nick asks, joining our group.
“Fine, fine,” I say too loudly and much too quickly.
“Meggy was just asking us whose ass was nicer,” Grandma says to Nick with a smile.
I gasp. “I was n–”
“Oh, don’t be shy, Meggy Pie. I’m sure all of the women in this class are here for one reason only, and it’s not to learn self-defense. They’re hoping they’ll be picked as your victim for the night. A few demonstrations now, a few later in bed – naked. It’s every woman’s fantasy, really. Chapter six, right Payton?” Grandma asks our oldest sister, who’s just staring at her. Mute. Payton is actually mute. Who would have thought?
“Anyway, Meg wants to be your guinea pig. She can’t wait for you to throw her down on the mat and work her over,” my completely psychotic and absolutely crazy grandma says to Nick with a smile.
“Well, that’s perfect, actually. I was about to have Meghan come up front and help demonstrate,” Nick replies, giving my grandma a wink. He extends his hand toward me, and while I’d much rather the floor open up and swallow me whole, I grudgingly make my way to where Rhenn stands.
