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“So tell me what it is.”
More ankle twirling. “This morning, Cole asked me to move in with him.”
I felt my brows rise. “Well, now.”
“It’s a big step.” She bit down on her lip. “I don’t know if we should be taking it so early.”
“Cat took it with Danton, and they’re happy. You’ve known Cole for, what, eight months now? It’s only too soon if itfeelstoo soon.” I slanted my head. “What did you tell him?”
“That I needed to think about it.”
“How did he react?”
Her lips thinned. “He just smiled and said, ‘No worries, baby, take what time you need.’ Basically, the cocky shit is confident I’ll say yes so he saw no need to push me on it.”
“He wouldn’t want you to actually move in with him unless you were one hundred percent sure about it.”
She snorted, shoving a stray curl away from her face. “Don’t be so sure. Cole’s mostly laidback, but he likes to have his way—irrespective of what others might want. It’s that single-minded focus which got him where he is today in the world of boxing.”
True enough. “Do you wantto move in with him?”
She took a long breath. “Yes. Yes, I do.”
“Then go for it.”
“I don’t know if I …” She trailed off, her gaze moving to something behind me. “You just stay right there while I go check on Cat and Inaya.” Then she was gone.
Twisting a little in my seat to glance behind me, I saw that I had company. It was a guy I’d seen around the club before. One who happened to be hot as hell. He had a real mountain man look with his tall build, short beard, big hands, and broad shoulders.
Flashing me a smile, he said, “Hi, I was debating whether or not to come say hello, since you seemed to be having a simple night out with your friends—I didn’t want to intrude. But I knew I’d regret not coming over if I didn’t.” He held out his hand. “I’m Remy.”
I shook it, smiling. “Briar.”
He gestured at the chair opposite me that Inaya had vacated. “Mind if I sit down?”
“No, go right ahead.”
Taking the seat, he said, “I’ve seen you here a few times. You usually wear red.”
“That’s a thing of the past.”
His smile widened. “Glad to hear it.”
We talked a little. More like flirted, really. When my friends didn’t return, I took a quick look around. They were stood at the bar with Cole, grinning like idiots. Inaya even gave me a thumbs up. The nosy heifers then dispersed, seemingly content to leave me alone with Remy.
“It appears that I now have you all to myself,” he said, watching my friends scatter.
“It does indeed.” Feeling the spot between my shoulder blades begin to burn, I glanced over my shoulder without thought. Trace stood several feet away, staring right at me, his expression completely neutral. My stomach did a crazy flip, and my hormones’ interest quickly shifted from Remy to him. Ugh.
I sent Trace a breezy smile and then turned back to Remy, only to notice that his eyes were pinned on the male I was striving to ignore.
“A certain someone doesn’t like me talking to you.” Remy’s gaze returned to mine. “You left the dance floor with him and Kaleb last weekend.”
Huh.Someonepaid attention. “I did.”
“So that’s what you’re into? Group sex? Because I gotta say up front, I don’t share.”
I almost narrowed my eyes, my shoulders tensing. I was very much a ‘live and let live’ person. I didn’t judge people for what they did or didn’t like. And if Remy here wasn’t interested in sex that involved multiple partners, fine, whatever. But I wasn’t feeling so flippant toward the trace of disgust that had laced his tone.
