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Then it’s gone and she’s pushing me away again.
The loud knock at the door comes at the worst time.
“Go away!” I shout.
“Come in!” she shouts louder.
The guy who pokes his head inside is the same one who was talking to Andrei in the club. His eyes flit to me and harden. Then he looks at Haven and gets practically goofy.
“Haven, I just wanted to check in and tell you it’s good to be back.”
She nods. “Thanks, Alex. I appreciate you picking up some shifts on such short notice.”
He beams. I believe if she says one more nice word to him he’ll crawl over and kiss her shoes.
I’ve decided that I hate him.
“Anything for you,” says Alex in a sickeningly sweet voice. “Andrei says you want to keep some eyes on the outside as well.”
“Yes.” Haven frowns. “But don’t go alone.”
Alex puffs his chest up and flexes his inked arms. “Trust me, I can handle anything with these guns.”
I laugh. Loudly.
Alex reddens. He starts to sputter but Haven says, “Thank you,” and dismisses him with a wave of her hand.
Alex glowers at me one more time and stomps away like an infant. At least he shuts the door again.
When I look back in Haven’s direction I find her watching me with a strangely intent expression.
“Yes, I’ve fucked him,” she says. “More than once. He’s about as fascinating as a spoon but he sure knows how to use his dick.”
If she’s on a mission to piss me off she’s succeeding. “Am I supposed to go beat the shit out of him now? I can do that.”
Her smile is thin and insincere. “I don’t care what you do.”
Two can play at this game, whatever it is. “All right. If you want to trade sex tales I could give you a run for your money. But at the end of the day I don’t give a flying fuck if you’ve hosted half the goddamn city in your pussy. It’s us now, baby. You know that.”
A moment of silence passes. The head of the snake inked onto her chest is animated by the rise and fall of her chest.
An outbreak of coarse male cheering rises above the thudding music of the club.
Haven shows no emotion as she gazes at me. The only crack in her armor is the rapid pace of her breathing. “Hasn’t it occurred to you that I’m just not into this nearly as much as you are?”
The words were designed to sting and for a second they are a sword through the center of my heart.
Then I remember how she quivers when I touch her, how she lays her cheek on my chest after I’ve worn her out, how she whispers my name in the darkness when she thinks I’m asleep.
“You shouldn’t lie, Haven. You suck at it.”
“No, I’m an excellent liar, Conner. And you’re easily fooled.”
She doesn’t blink, doesn’t flinch. A sliver of doubt crawls up my spine.
It’s crushed before getting far.
Everything from her posture to the downturned tug of her mouth screams unhappiness.
