Page 43 of Bound to Burn


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I run my hand through my hair. “You have no idea,” I admit.

“I don’t like it.”

“She’s in my head, and she wears these pink glittered Converse,” I say, exasperated. “Have you ever seen a grown woman wear pink glittered Converse?” I don’t wait for his answer, but point to the collectibles shelf. “She had Gene Simmons next to David Lee Roth. Who does that?”

Jack shakes his head. “Amateur.”

“She sits on the counter like this is a bar,” I swipe my hand in front of me, “and wears thesereallyshort skirts.” I run my hand through my hair, trying to get the image out of my head.

My rant is cut off by the bell above the door, and we all look up to see Sasha standing in the doorway. She looks pissed.

Fuck.

I thought I would be able to avoid her for another couple of days since she’s not on the schedule to work until Monday, just so things could cool down.

“Now I know why you summoned us both down here.” Jack cocks his head towards Sasha with a smirk that I want to smack off his face.

Sasha walks through the record bins towards us and stops just before the counter, looking between all of us.

“What, no curtsey?” Jack asks, and Wade tries to stifle a laugh. We have all heard the story of when she first met Jack and proceeded to curtsey as a way of saying goodbye.

“What is this?” She ignores Jack’s comment and motions toward all of us. “A remake ofThree Men and a Baby?”

I look between the three of us. Jesus, she’s right.

“Burn,” Wade whispers to Jack while laughing.

“Let’s not forget who’s holding the baby, asshole.” Jack motions to Dylan and Wade’s smile fades.

Jack levels her with a stare and then crosses his arms over his chest, which is not a good sign. He can be a real dick sometimes.

“You’re not on the schedule today,” I say to Sasha, interrupting their staring contest.

She turns to me. “I know. I just came in to thank you for fixing my Jeep,” she says with a saccharine smile. Her eyes narrow and I know she wants to say something, but she won’t in front of Jack and Wade.

Or would she?

I shouldn’t have started something I couldn’t finish. Kissing her was such a bad idea, even if it felt so good. Last night I got a glimpse into her world, a world very different from my own, which made me realize that starting something could very well end badly.

“How much do I owe you?” she asks.

I look at her, confused. “The connection on the starter was bad. I just had to clean it. You don’t owe me anything.”

“You fixed her Jeep?” Jack asks.

I roll my eyes and ignore him.

“Well, you didn’t have to deliver it to my house this morning,” she pauses, “before the sun even came up,” she makes sure to add.

“You delivered the Jeep to her house?” Jack asks, incredulously.

Wade smacks him. “What?” Jack sneers back.

“We should probably get going,” Wade says. “Dylan’s going to wake up soon and I need to feed him.”

“Oh, are you still breastfeeding?” Jack teases.

“Don’t be a dick,” Wade chastises him.

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