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“Order something.” The lack of emotion in his voice tells her she shouldn’t push. And, of course, she does.
“I told you I’m not hungry.”
“And I told you to order something.”
“I can come back,” the waitress interjects shyly.
“No need,” he tells her politely. Sitting opposite Rose, he interlocks his fingers as he puts his hands on the table, then smiles at her. “You’ll eat, Lovebug. Do you want to do it the easy way or the hard way?”
Rose has always hated people telling her to eat, but I have a feeling Sam has been doing it forever and that he knows why she doesn’t like doing so.
He raises an eyebrow, urging her on, except her stubbornness kicks in. Finally, she turns to the waitress with a polite smile on her face. “I won’t order anything, thank you.”
As soon as she leaves, Rose extends her hand toward Sam. “My phone.”
“No.” He readjusts himself on his seat and wraps an arm around Lik’s shoulders.
Rose makes a show of huffing and shaking her head. She taps my thigh and turns to me. “Excuse me, Sunshine. I need to use the bathroom.”
I slide out of the booth to let her out. She gives me a brief kiss on the lips and escapes to the back of the diner.
“Well, now you have to do something,” Lik says playfully. “Can’t let her get away with this.”
That makes Sam smile, and, weirdly, it makes me want not to let her get away with it, either.
“Alright, I’ll make sure to punish her, then. Excuse me.” It’s Lik’s turn to slide out so Sam can get up. “Come, Rachel. I’m going to need your help.”
“What about me?” Lik pouts.
“You just wait for your turn.”
My stomach bubbles with excitement as we make our way to the women’s bathroom. I feel like the crazy woman in a horror movie. A spring in her step as she makes her way to commit a bloody massacre.
Stopping right outside the door, Sam speaks quietly to me. “Are you alright with following my lead? I’ve got something nice planned, though I’m happy to listen to your ideas too.”
I like how Sam talks to me. Always putting us on the same level and always asking for my opinion. Never making me feel like I’m an idiot. That’s what forces me to have such strong feelings for him. I don’t know if I’m falling in love, and I don’t want to have sex with him, but I like that we’re a team, and I’m getting addicted to that. His presence is something I need more and more every day. Not only because of who he is, but because of who I am around him.
“I do have an idea, actually,” I tell him, a bright smile spreading on my cheeks. I go on the balls of my feet to whisper something in his ear. When I step away again, there’s a glint of excitement in his eyes.
He bends, lifts up his jeans and grabs a pocket knife that he keeps around his ankle.
“Your idea, it is,” he says as he hands me the knife.
He’s the one who pushes the door open. “Lovebug,” he singsongs.
Rose is washing her hands when I close the door behind me. “What the fuck, Sam. This is the women’s bathroom.” When she spots me, she turns off the tap. “You two are up to no good, and I’m not here for it. We’re in a public place.”
Sam doesn’t look at her when he replies. He’s pushing the doors to every single cubicle to make sure that no one is in here with us. And luckily, no one is. “If only you’d ordered some food.”
“Seriously,” Rose huffs. “Do you want to be my boyfriend or my dad?”
“We both got daddy issues, Lovebug, don’t tempt me by making you call me daddy.”
He walks behind her and puts both his hands on her shoulders. “Are you ready to take your punishment?”
“You can’t punish me for not being hungry,” she hisses.
The fire inside her makes things so much better. My fingertips tingle from wanting to touch her and turn her into putty in my hands. She becomes so malleable when we play with her. I hope she never stops fighting us.
