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“Hi yourself,” I said, taking a sip of my wine.
“How are you?”
“About as good as can be expected, I guess. I don’t know why I’m still here.”
“We could get out of here,” he said.
I studied his eyes. Was he hitting on me? It was hard to tell with him. “Are you trying to seduce me, Mr. Lewis?”
“Never. I was offering you an escape.”
“That’s nice of you, but I’m fine. It’s only a few more hours. I can hold out until then.”
“If you’re sure.”
I nodded and turned to survey the room. Sid’s eyes locked with mine, and I glanced away.
“He’s miserable, you know,” Will said in my ear. His low timbre made my body shiver. If I wasn’t so in love with his brother, I might have considered flirting with him.
“That makes two of us.” I drank the last of my wine and excused myself. I refilled my glass and wandered over to where Laney was sitting in a booth with Jacob, Frank, and Mindy.
“My feet are killing me,” I said. I kicked off my wedges and stretched my toes. The floor was clean since the restaurant hadn’t been open yet. “I can’t believe Jackson is bartending.”
“Who is Jackson?” Mindy asked.
I pointed to the man behind the bar, and he winked at me. Always the flirt.
“Yum,” she said. Laney agreed.
“Hey!” Frank said, drawing Mindy’s attention back to him.
“No one compares to you.” Mindy patted his chest and fluttered her eyelashes at him.
I laughed, and it came out as a snort. The wine was going to my head. I’d had very little to eat because I had been worried about seeing Sid. But now I was starving. The night was winding down, and I wanted a pizza. I pulled my phone from my clutch.
“What are you doing?” Laney asked.
“Ordering a pizza.”
“From where?”
“Pizza Pan.”
She giggled. “They’re closed, silly.”
I groaned and put my phone back in my purse. Maybe I could convince my sister’s chef to make me a pizza to go. I slid out of the booth and walked barefoot to the kitchen. There was a lot of noise, and the lights were bright.
“You can’t be back here,” a deep voice said.
A man wearing a toque and double-breasted jacket was leaning against the counter with his arms crossed over his chest. His blue eyes were mesmerizing, and I couldn’t stop staring. I took a step toward him, and he stood to his full height, towering over me. His dark blond hair curled at the nape of his neck. My hands itched to touch it.
“Did you hear me?” he asked.
“Yes. I’m Rebecca’s sister.”
He quirked a brow. “So?”
“I wanted to ask if I could order a pizza to go.”
