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“How the fuck do you know that?” I demand, ignoring Zach’s surprised look.
“You dog.” Zach punches me in the shoulder.
“I was just ending my shift and drove past.”
“Right.” I pinch the bridge of my nose. “It’s not what you think. Her van broke down after the wedding Saturday night. I dropped her off after our date last night and picked her up this morning to take her to work.”
“And when you snuck off earlier?” Zach asks.
“I was driving her home and also did a delivery for her.”
“Whipped.” Travis coughs, earning him a chuckle from the guys.
“Really? Says the guy with two young kids and a cat namedKerfluffy?” I narrow my eyes at him.
Travis has the decency to look a little taken aback before saying, “I never said I wasn’t.” We all laugh. “Oh, shut up. Like you all aren’t, too.”
That only made us laugh even harder.
“Look, we’re just happy it’s working out between you two,” Zach says, wiping the tears of laughter from his eyes.
“Why do you care so much? You’ve never given a shit about my dating life before this.” I cross my arms over my chest, leaning back against the counter behind me.
Zach’s about to answer when a loud voice sounds from beside me. “I can’t help myself as I pound into her, her breasts jumping at the movement under my punishing thrusts. My tail thumps in time with our hips as if keeping rhythm.”
My eyes dart open as I realize that the voice is coming fromme.My pocket, more specifically.
I frantically rush to pull out my phone, realizing I must have knocked it to start playing when I leaned against the counter.
“What the fuck are you listening to?” Dyllan narrows his eyes at me.
“Just…uh…” I pull my phone out and tap the screen until the oversized lizard stops describing the wicked things he’s doing to his human.
“Ho-ly shit. You’re listening to a romance novel,” Zach says, beaming.
“You know what? Yes, I am. This book was recommended for Rachel, so I bought it for her, and I’m listening to it as well.” I don’t give a damn what they think. I’m doing this to understand my woman and to find more ways to make her happy. I can feel my temper rising, which isn’t their fault. They’re just doing what guys do. I’d be doing the same if any of them blasted monster smut from their pocket. But this is about Rachel, and I can’t seem to keep my cool when it comes to her.
“So, is it any good?” Brody asks, acting completely unaffected by the events. When we all turn our surprised attention toward him, he adds, “What? I’ve read some of Kade’s books over her shoulder. They aren’t all that bad. I’m also not going to deny getting the benefits of her reading them.”
The rest of the guys mumble their agreement.
“It’s not bad. I don’t know how I feel about the leading guy being an oversized lizard monster.”
“Hero,” Dyllan adds. Now we all look at him with gaped mouths. He rolls his eyes. “It’s not a ‘leading guy,’ it’s a hero. Skylar reads the same books. Don’t act like Lila and Mandy don’t, too. I swear they have their own book club and they’re as bad as the ones that meet at the bookstore.”
“Afternoon Tea-Lighters,” Travis snickers as he takes a sip of his beer. “Seriously, though, man. You and Rachel? So awesome.”
“Skylar won’t stop talking about it since the wedding,” Dyllan adds.
“Not you, too.” I glare at Dyllan. “When did you turn into a gossip like this one?” I nod my head at Travis, who has a big fucking grin on his face.
“I’m not. I’m just commenting that your recent choice in a date is all that my wife talks about. Something about a cute meet or something.”
“Meet cute,” Zach adds, not making eye contact with us. “Which, by the way, is the exact opposite of what you had with Skylar.”
Dyllan rolls his eyes.
“I mean, I was surprised. You aren’t like the other guys she dates,” Travis says.
