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"Hey, Nick, over here."
He stops and his head twists to the right side. I follow his gaze. A blond man makes his way over, and as he stops before us, his eyes settle on me.
"Oh, so she's the reason you took yourself off the bachelor market," he muses, giving me a once-over.
My cheeks turn rosy as he checks me out from top to bottom.
Nick slaps his arm. "Stop gawking, Brian."
With his hands up, the blonde chuckles. "Relax. I'm well aware she's yours. I'm only messing with you." He holds out an open palm with an enormous smile, and I shake it.
"Hello, gorgeous. I'm Brian Fox. It's nice to meet the lady that stole my best friend's heart."
I can't help but giggle. So this is the Brian. Nick told me he has a friend who likes to flirt with women in a playful, sweet manner, and I have to say, he's good at it. I can’t help but chuckle when he swings his arm around my waist and pulls me against his chest when this guy wiggles his brows.
Brian laughs even louder. "God, you're so easy to taunt, Brown." He laughs.
"With my girl, I am," Nick states while pulling me in even closer. A pleasurable warmth travels to my lower abdomen when he plants a gentle kiss on my temple. Seeing Nick being this protective of me is a big turn on.
Brian is around the same height as Nick. His blond hair has a classic side-swept look, giving him the typical appearance of a womanizer. He emanates elegance and a fierce sense of masculinity. His bright blue eyes are intriguing, and his well-groomed beard suits his manly features well.
"It's nice to meet you, Brian," I say. "Your place oozes style and class."
"The pleasure is all mine. And thank you, glad to hear you like it. Now please tell me who these two gorgeous ladies are that you brought with you," he adds while admiring my friends.
Alisha is the first to step forward and introduce herself. "Hey, I'm Alisha."
"Well, hello." He grabs her hand and places a soft kiss on her knuckles. "It's nice to meet a woman with your style and beauty." His gaze roams over her bright red dress that's hugging her curves. It suits her personality; vivid and in your face.
"Ah, thank you." She returns the flirtatious smile.
Brian's attention shifts to Bella, and he gives her another of his signature smirks and asks, "And you are..."
Bella laughs. "I'm Bella. But please stop the womanizer act. It's getting on my nerves. Your hottish, but the hand-kissing thing is too much."
Brian chuckles and holds out his hand to Bella, who shakes it. "Bella, it's great to meet you," he says without the sexy undertone.
"Little warning to both of you, girls," a woman's voice says. "Brian is a walking flirting machine. He's all talk and loves to play with women's feelings."
Brian’s body tense as he hears Amanda's voice. She's standing behind him with her arms crossed in front of her chest and a headstrong smile on her face. Her high heeled black boots have her pulling off the sexy bad-ass vibe with ease.
Nick throws his head back and laughs as he sees Brian's reaction. "Hey, sis. Glad you could make it."
"You didn't say she was coming," Brian says while giving Nick an uneasy glance.
"Oh, I didn't?" he says with a wicked grin back to Brian, who narrows his eyes at Nick before he spins a one-eighty to face Amanda. The tension between the two rises when they stare at each other.
The brunette cocks a brow at him. "Aren't you glad I'm here?"
Ignoring her remark, he turns back and walks off. "Follow me."
"What is going on between them?" I whisper to Nick as we make our way through the bar. "Do they hate each other?"
"Oh, no. I like to call it foreplay—it's been going on for years," Nick says with a smirk on his lips. "I'll explain it another time."
Brian stops at a large table in the corner. "Help yourself. Food will arrive later," he says.
We sit down at the table, occupied with carafes of water, juice, and wine.
