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“That can’t be fun.”
“That would be a no. Anyway, give me five, and I’ll take over for you so you can go to lunch.”
“Thank you,” she called out as I made my way to the break room in back. Opening my locker, I put my purse inside, grabbing my apron out before shutting it. Looking down, I started to tie my apron on as I made my way up front. “Ok, I am here to relieve you.”
“Not just yet,” she whispered over her shoulder.
Frowning with confusion, I looked up at her. “Why not?”
“Because, the hottest man ever to walk this earth just ordered a coffee and I want to give it to him.”
I rolled my eyes because in Gabby’s mind a lot of men were thehottestmen ever. “Who is he today?”
“The tall guy in the expensive, black suit right there.”
Looking in the direction she had nodded her head in, my eyes met his cold, calculating ones.
Creed.
Why was he here?
Trying to figure out any way not to have to deal with him, I leaned down and tapped Gabby on the shoulder. “Since you want to make his coffee, I’m going to run to the restroom really quick.”
“Yeah, sure,” she replied, not even sparing me a look.
The moment I turned to leave, my body froze at his words. “You wouldn’t be running away from me now would you, Clarice?”
When I turned around, I could see Gabby’s mouth gaped open, her eyes darting back and forth between us. “You know him?” she squeaked out in disbelief.
Leaning onto the counter top, he wore a smirk that any woman would strip out of her clothes for, sending confusing thoughts through my head. It was like my body was having it out with my moral compass, and my morality was seriouslyfracturing.
“We actually met last night at the club, but she wouldn’t give me her number before she left, so I had to ask one of her friend’s where I could find her.”
Gabby gazed at him like a mesmerized cult follower. “Oh wow, that’s just so romantic.”
“Or stalkerish,” I mumbled under my breath.
“Well, I would have given you my number in a heartbeat,” she swooned, causing me to roll my eyes at how easily she was manipulated by his lies.
“Right? I’d like to think I’m a good-looking man, I mean I could be wrong here...”
“No! not at all,” Gabby blurted out before he could even finish his fabricated bullshit.
Leaning in closer to her, he winked. “Gabby, would you mind watching the counter for just five tiny minutes while I talk some sense into our girl here about going out with me?”
“Oh. My. God. You have to go out with him, Reese.” Gabby was acting as thoughshewas the one being asked out by the devil himself. Only she didn’t know that’s who he really was, dressed up in the perfect looking man, standing in front of her. “Of course, I can wait five minutes.” Looking at me she added, “go on you lucky bitch.”
“I really don’t want to go out with...”
“I trust you know that I will make it worth your while to go out with me,” he cut in.
Hearing Gabby swoon again next to me at his words, I could see the calculated gleam in his eyes. His fairytale proposal wasn’t anything less than a threat.
I glared back at him. “Five minutes and that is it.”
“Thank you,” the devil replied, putting out his hand, expecting me to put mine in it. If this man thought he was messing with a weak woman, he was in for one hell of a surprise. Sure, I was scared out of my mind right now about why he was here and how he came to know where I worked, but I would not go down without a fight if that’s what he wanted. Well, that and we were in public right now after all, so I could be a little braver in the light of day.
Walking past his outstretched hand, I made my way to the corner booth, that was reserved for employees taking breaks, and sat down. The moment he slid into the booth; I spoke first. “What do you want? And how did you know where to find me?”
