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Not in a crude way or anything. But she’s chatty, and friendly, and…well, loud…and she genuinely likes meeting new people. I’ve been around on more than a few occasions where she walks out of a bar annoyed that the guy she was talking to tried to make a move or get her number, when all she was trying to do was have a conversation.
It’s not that she flirts with everyone. It just comes across that way.
That said…
My eyes stab into the trio.
Right now, this girl isfullyaware of what she’s doing. This isn’t innocent, overly chatty conversation. She’s biting her lip and smiling coquettishly at them both, even reaching out to slap their arms playfully and laugh a bit too loudly when they make whatever lame-ass joke they’ve just made.
And I fuckinghatethat it makes my goddamn blood boil.
This should be a good thing. I gave her “the out” back in the kitchen of her being drunk as an excuse for her actions last night. This ismyout. I should be thrilled that the girl is on to her next prey.
Perfect. Fine. Whatever.
So why do I want to go over there and snap both of their necks?
Callie laughs again, draping a hand on one of the guys’ arms. Then as she pulls it away, suddenly her eyes raise, and her gaze lasers right in on me. My jaw tightens. Her lips purse, the bottom one sucked between her teeth as our eyes lock. Then she laughs again and looks back at her two pals.
Goddamn this fucking girl.
I’m not playing this game. Icannotplay this game. Instead, I look away and pull out my phone, going back to the text conversation I was having with Loraine earlier on the plane. I raise the phone and snap a pic of the room before I send it to her.
Me
Three guesses where I am
She starts typing back immediately.
Loraine
OMG!!! Are you fucking serious?! Is that the Bijou Gala??!
Me
Haha, yep. Got an offer I couldn’t refuse. I’m even wearing a tux and everything
Loraine
lol. Bullshit. Pics or it didn’t happen
I grin as I swap to the camera and snap a selfie of me smirking at it before I send it her way.
Loraine
LOVE IT! You look sharp! Bond. Castle Bond.
Me
There’s a whole wing of Rodin and Degas sculptures here. Bryce woulda loved it. I know he always wanted to come to Paris
There’s a pause before she starts typing again. I figured there would be. Today’s a hard one for Loraine and Teagan. Bryce would’ve been thirty-eight today.
Me
Sorry. I didn’t mean it like that
Loraine
