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“Sorry. I’ve been busy.” Scarlett places the shot glasses on the table then seats herself beside the woman, leaving the only chair between Rhyland and Blaise available.
Again, awesome.
Even more awesome, when I hesitate to sit down, Rhyland arches a brow at me, likeremember the deal.
I mimic his brow raise and plant my behind in the chair between Blaise and Rhyland.
Rhyland rubs his hand across his mouth to conceal his smile and I roll my eyes. He’s so getting the wrong idea.
I lean over and whisper, “I’m not backing out of our deal, dude, so wipe that smirk off your face.”
“Then why’d you hesitate to sit down next to Blaise?” he whispers back teasingly.
“Maybe it was sitting down next to you that was making me hesitate?” I quip, setting the glasses down on the table.
“Why would I make you do that? I’m awesome.” He dazzles me with a charming grin. “In fact, some might say I’m the most awesome of the Porterson brothers.”
I grin. “Hmmm … sounds like maybe you should meet some new people. Because the people you currently know are a bunch of liars.”
The corners of his lips kick up into a cocky smirk. “I think the only liar I know is you, sweetheart. Deep down, you think I’m awesome.”
“Watch it,” I start to warn, but the older woman cuts me off.
“Rhyland Porterson, that’s no way to talk to a young lady,” she reprimands, wagging her finger at him.
Rhyland smashes his lips together forcefully. “You think Hadley’s a lady?”
Blaise and Alex snort a laugh. Even Jaxon’s lips slightly twitch.
“Hey,” I begin to protest but realize they’re right. “Okay, fine. I’m not really a lady and you want to know why?” I smack Blaise and Rhyland on their arms.
“Hey, what was that for?” Blaise rubs his arm, still chuckling. “All I did was laugh.”
“For getting that stupidsweetheartnickname to catch on.” I swat his arm again.
He chuckles, shaking his head and muttering, “So feisty.”
“See what I mean?” Rhyland says to the old woman, rubbing his own arm. “She’s not a lady.”
“A lady can defend herself if she wants to,” the woman replies, narrowing her eyes at Rhyland. “And you better respect her, got it? And all ladies for that matter.”
Rhyland nods. “Yes ma’am.”
“Good.” She grins, collecting a shot glass from off the table. “Now, please, introduce me to this lovely young lady.”
“She thinks I’m lovely,” I singsong under my breath.
“Only because she’s partially blind and senile,” Alex mumbles from the other side of Rhyland.
Since I’m on a roll, I reach around Rhyland and swat Alex on the back of the head.
“Hey,” he gripes, rubbing the back of his head and scowling at me. “I didn’t callyouold and senile.”
“But you insulted the woman who took my side,” I point out. “Which is an insult to me.”
Jaxon cracks a tiny, approving smile at me from across the table.
I smile back at him. “Aw, I think you’re going to be my favorite Porterson, kid.”
