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His inhale is long and loud. Those broad shoulders roll back. He looks like he’s ramping up for a big reveal. “I want to be considered for the role of Mr. Monogamy.”
My blank stare shifts to his earnest expression. “Huh?”
“We should date.”
I laugh, nearly doubling over from the powerful punch of amusement. My humor sobers into a choppy tune at the sight of his lips formed in a firm line. “Wait. You’re serious?”
Garrett scoops my hand off my thigh to lace our fingers together. “I’ve always been serious about you. It just took a hot second to realize what I was missing.”
“Am I hallucinating?” I glance from left to right, but the posh atmosphere remains the same.
He waits until my gaze returns to his. “Can I eat your pussy?”
The air gets sucked from my lungs and I gasp. “Now that better be a joke.”
His head hangs low. “I knew Evans was full of shit.”
“Jake?”
He peeks at me from his sullen slouch. “Uh, yeah. The entire group bombarded me earlier. It was somewhat of an intervention.”
My stomach sinks along with the temperature. I shiver as understanding dawns on me. “That’s why you’re here.”
“No!” He flings forward to grip my arms as if I’m about to take off. Once he realizes I haven’t budged, his posture returns to a more relaxed state. “I mean, sure. They shoved me in the right direction faster than I was crawling. But I was planning to make a move on my own.”
“Uh-huh.” There’s a numbness to my tone.
“Grace, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t want to be. They didn’t influence what wasn’t already set in motion.” Garrett reclaims my palm, giving me a gentle squeeze. “I’m an ignorant mule who needs several spanks to his ass before he considers behaving. Probably a few swift kicks too. Be patient with me.”
My mouth twitches. “You’re a fixer-upper.”
“Does that mean you’re gonna do me at home to renovate my manwhore-ish habits?”
That gets my cogs grinding. “Do you actually sleep with a lot of women? I haven’t noticed.”
He scrubs the back of his neck. “Not since I first saw you at Roosters. You were sitting at that table, tonguing a cherry, and taking possession of my attention without even realizing it. Once I laid eyes on you, nothing else existed. You suspend me, soulmate. That’s not going to change.”
Warmth blazes my cheeks at the reminder. “I saw you that night.”
“You might’ve mentioned that before.”
“But I didn’t admit that I had a tough time focusing on anything else either.”
Garrett jolts. “Really?”
“I guess we’ve never talked about this.”
“Nope, you’re holding out on me.”
A squirmy sensation tickles my belly. “I planned to order another drink. This time directly from you. Tie Me to the Bedpost to be specific.”
His chuckle is filthy rich. “That would’ve knocked you on your ass.”
“Yeah, well, I never made it to your section of the rail to find out. Your adoring fans were flocked too thick. I chickened out and tucked tail back to my table.”
“Damn, I fucked that up.”
I shrug. “Not really. You were appeasing the masses. I watched you shamelessly flirt with every other woman in the bar. It was a captivating performance. Abbie burst my bubble and confirmed you weren’t relationship resolution material.”
