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His head tilted back as he laughed. “You think I’m doing this just to sleep with you? Why would you think that?”
“Let’s see.” I placed my finger on my chin pretending to think. “There’s Jen, Kelly, Colleen, and Sarah for starters. Shall I name your other conquests?”
His eyes widened. “Conquests? I’ve never slept with those girls! Except for Colleen, but we were dating for a while back then.”
I held up my hands. “Hey, you don’t have to explain yourself to me.”
“Don’t I, though? You’re accusing me of sleeping with girls I’ve never actually slept with.”
“There’s obviously a reason why people have that impression.”
“I don’t give a shit about what people think.”
“So then why bother explaining yourself to me?”
“Because I care about what you think.”
I rolled my eyes. “Spare me the you’re different speech.”
The waitress appeared at our table, and I was grateful for the interruption.
“What are we having?” she asked impatiently, without even looking up from her pad.
“Cheeseburger, well-done, with sweet potato fries,” I said.
“Same for me,” Chase replied. “Regular fries are fine.”
“You got it.” She walked away just as quickly as she came, and it was just the two of us again.
One corner of Chase’s mouth slowly turned up. “A toothpaste commercial, huh?”
I rolled my eyes, but wished those words had not slipped out. “You have nice teeth is all I’m saying.”
“What else do you think about me?”
“I think it’s nice that your whole family works together at the shop.”
“It is. You know my brother, Tanner?”
“I’ve seen him around.” Everybody knew Tanner. The Brooks brothers looked nothing alike, but girls swooned in the same slutty manner over Tanner’s tall-dark-and-handsome appearance. Chase was the oldest of three siblings. He and Tanner were two years apart; their younger sister, Khloe, was four-years old – and clearly unplanned.
He took out his phone to show me the background wallpaper on his screen. “This is Khloe.”
Leaning over, I saw a picture of him and Khloe in a pool. She was exceptionally cute, smiling ear to ear in her two-piece striped bathing suit. She had his eyes that lit up when they smiled.
“She’s adorable. She looks a lot like you.”
“So, you’re saying you think I’m adorable?”
I rolled my eyes. “Not what I meant.”
“You know, one day you’re going to roll those beautiful brown eyes right out of your head.”
“And I’m sure it’ll be because I’m with you.”
He grinned proudly.
“Your parents seem so happy together. Like they’re still in love. It’s sweet.”
