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“I’m not eighty and senile. I can remember.”
He eyes my pocket. “Well, I put it on the calendar.”
I purposely don’t pull out my phone to set an alarm, just to prove a point. Though I do make a mental note to do so as soon as he’s not in sight.
“Thanks, Justin.” I pat his shoulder.
Enzo’s made his way back to the group, and he and Annie are in a conversation which I’m pretty sure is Enzo asking her to reconsider the whole going out thing. She’s still giving him those eyes though, which means we’re going clubbing on a Tuesday night.
“I overheard you were going out after, so I wanted to make sure you knew in case you wanted to change your plans.”
“Thanks, buddy, but I already have a mother.”
Justin nods and runs his hand through his blond hair. “Okay, well, have fun.” His eyes shift from Bella to me—twice.
“Do you have a thing for her?” I ask, smirking.
“No!” I swear his voice changes octaves like when I was twelve.
“It’s okay if you do.” Don’t even ask me why I’m pushing this. I should let it go. Before he has a chance to answer, I shake my head to wave him off. “Thanks, Justin. Have a great night.”
“Night, Carm.”
My brother waves at Justin as I re-join our foursome.
“You know the clubs.” Annie saddles up to me. “Where should we go? I want to dance.”
“Dance?” Enzo rolls his eyes behind her, but when she looks at him, he smiles.
Seriously, he’s so fucking whipped, I’m losing respect for the guy I looked up to most of my life.
“Annie, I really think I might just go home,” Bella says.
“No.” She swings her arm through Bella’s. “Let’s just go for a bit and have some fun.”
She escorts Bella out of the bowling alley, and Enzo and I begrudgingly follow, Enzo grumbling the whole time.
“If you’re so upset, just say no,” I tell him.
Annie and Bella step out onto the streets of Manhattan, laughing.
“I like to make her happy, and she rarely gets the chance to go out and have fun. We spend the majority of our weekends in bed. Not the way you think. We’re with our laptops, talking over campaigns and working. If she wants to go dance, I’m gonna dance.”
I shake my head, not understanding at all.
He looks at his phone where I see he has the Uber app up. Must’ve called a car when I was talking with Justin. A dark sedan pulls up to the curb, and he opens the door for the ladies. They slide in and Enzo waits, because he’s going to take the front. Of course he is. This time around, Bella’s riding bitch.
He chuckles when I slam the door in his face after I get in the back seat.
“Where to, Carm?” Annie asks.
I lean forward and give the driver the name of the club and the address so he can make the change to his system. Seems Enzo put his and Annie’s place in when he ordered the car since we hadn’t decided where we were headed.
Bella glances at me when my thigh presses against hers. I have no choice. It’s a tight squeeze back here. Annie’s putting us in a bad situation. There’s tension between us, wound so tightly it might break from the smallest action.
I’m man enough to admit I don’t possess a lot of willpower when it comes to things I want. I rarely deprive myself, no matter the consequences. But this time, I can’t give in to temptation. Tonight, my hands need to remain in my pockets and not on her hips.
Our gazes lock as the cab stops in front of the club. Even I would bet against me tonight.
