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“If you want to know about D’s scars, you’ll have to ask him.” He nods at Thor once again.
“Sometimes that’s not an easy thing to do,” I mutter under my breath, shifting on my seat to get up and throw away the food I haven’t taken more than three bites out of. “Is he always so…”
“So what?”
“Irrational. Demanding. Hot and cold.” I glance at Thor once again, who’s still waiting. I toss him a piece of bacon and watch him chomp on it.
“You’re not eating that?” He points, not answering my question.
“Nah, need to watch my figure,” I jokingly say.
“Looks fine from where I’m standing.”
The blush that creeps over my body is embarrassing. I turn away from him and head for the sink to wash my hands, but when I get there, I hesitate because I realize I have to let the two sides of my shirt go.
“But seriously. Is he always so—"
Demetri walks back into the room with a matching suit jacket draped over his arm and a T-shirt in his other hand. He eyes me, then Luca, and then his piercing gaze comes back to me. “Put this on.”
“An explanation would be nice.”
“Wouldn’t it.”
“Yeah. It would.”
“Only good girls get explanations, and right now, you are not. Wearing another man’s shirt is out of the question. Do it again, and I will cut the heart out of the man who owns it.”
“Jesus feckin Christ, you’re an animal.”
“You haven’t seen anything yet, young pup.”
I roll my eyes and turn away. He pulls me back just as quickly. “Thor, come,” he commands the dog. “I’ll see you at the club?” He jerks his chin at Luca, asking, as he leads me toward what I assume is the front door. He stops and pets Thor’s head.
“You going to take care of that thing?” Luca asks him.
“As soon as I drop her off.” He nods at me to do the same as he just did.
I lean down and hesitantly smooth my hand over Thor’s broad head twice. His fur is smooth and silky. When his big tongue slides across my palm, I smile inside. “I can get myself home if you have something to do. All I have to do is call Finn.”
Demetri whips his fierce focus back onto me, effectively shutting me up.
“I’ll meet up with you later. Giovanni going with you?” Luca asks.
“No. Meeting him for lunch after it’s done. I’ll shoot you a text.”
“It’s cool. I have to go downtown,” Luca explains.
Thor moves closer and nuzzles my palm, so I’ll pet him some more.
“Downtown as in…” Demetri glances at me and then back to Luca letting his sentence linger.
“I’ll meet up with you later at the club.”
I watch Demetri twist his head in question. “You need me?”
“I’m good.”
“Call me if you need me. I won’t be at the club until late tonight. I’m taking her to Johnathan’s.”
