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I expected Riley to deny what's obviously happened but that's clearly not occurring. “Have you...” I begin, “With —”
“Ask him,” she retorts and walks away.
“Nate! Dude! Smiley Riley?” calls Jax as Riley heads back into the function room. “Seriously? No way!”
Once Riley is out of sight, Nate approaches and points at me. “What about you and her?”
Jax scoffs. “Hardly a comparison!”
“Excuse me? Standing here!” I retort.
Nate looks at me, and gives Jax a sly smile. “We can compare notes later if you like?”
How drunk is this dickhead? Jax’s fingers crush mine. “Will's right, you're shit-faced otherwise I'd smack you for that.”
“Sure, you don't usually shy away from giving us a run down.” He leans closer to me. “Jax has a ratings system.”
“Shut the fuck up!” snaps Jax.
I stiffen. “What?”
“Chicks. Scores out of ten. Their looks, their skill at —” Nate is interrupted by Jax smacking him in the chest, and he stumbles back. “Whoa, calm down.”
“I haven’t done that recently.”
“Yeah, you boring bastard.”
“Looks like you failed to impress Riley!” says Jax.
“That, as they say, is a long fucking story.” He adjusts his jeans. “Just not tonight.”
I pull a face and look away. Am I seeing a typical night out for Ruby Riot? Nate and Will strike me as guys who live life to the max in every way. I’m pulled in my their sense of humour and exuberance, but I’ve never seen this side of them. The tall guy covered in piercings, tattoos wrapped around his arms looks unfazed, as if getting caught in this situation is a common occurrence. What’s weirder is I wouldn’t put Nate down as somebody straight-laced Riley would go for. Maybe that’s the appeal. Either that or she’s as drunk as he is.
“Gotta go. Have fun kiddos,” Nate says and saunters away.
“Ohmigod!” I splutter, staring after him.
Jax pushes a hand into his hair. “Um. About the things he said...”
“Which bit? Bloody hell, Jax. Is this what you guys do?”
“Sometimes.”
“Ugh!” I start to walk in the direction Riley went but he catches my arm.
“Don't listen to him. I wouldn't do that with you.”
“Can we leave now?”
Jax drags me to him and looks at me warily. “You're not going to let this spoil things with us are you?”
“Because Nate screwed Riley in the bathrooms? None of my business.”
Nate's words about Jax rating girls after he has sex with them repeat in my mind.
“Okay?” he asks.
“Trying to be.”
