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“You’ve been busy since you broke into my house, River. I’m curious what exactly it is that you’re planning here. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were digging for information.”
I shoved past him and shut my laptop, then scooped up my phone.
“What I’m doing is none of your business, Wes.”
He spun, gripping my wrist as I began shoving things into my bag.
“Wrong. You are my business, River, and I think it’s time we had a little conversation.”
Exhilaration tempted to pry my chest open with greedy fingers. A real conversation with him, where we sat down like two mature adults and explained what the other was thinking or planning? That’s exactly what I wanted.
“Okay, what did you have in mind?” I held my laptop bag to my chest, while Max’s leash strangled my fist. Thankfully he was being decent, sitting and just watching our exchange with those bright blue eyes.
Wes tugged the leash out of my hand, while he leaned close to whisper. “Your mouth wrapped around my cock, but we can figure out the semantics later if you want.”
Annnnnd we were right where we ended yesterday, with him thinking I was just some sweetbutt he could boss around, assuming I’d fall in his lap, worshiping his dick.
I reached for the leash and pulled it away from him.
“You know what? Never mind.”
Wes smiled and a peal of laughter tumbled out of his chest. I moved past him, even as the sound of him laughing sunk into me as sharp as any hook. These familiar things he did were painful, tearing at me in ways I wasn’t ready to confront.
Wes gripped my retreating hip and pulled me back by my belt loop.
“Wait. Sorry, let me start over. You acted like this yesterday, too. Is my flirting game really that bad?”
I stared at my ex, unsure what this trap was but unable to avoid falling into it.
“You were flirting?”
His face flushed right below his lashes, but the way he dipped his face erased any trace of it.
“I was trying, yeah.”
I shifted on my feet, unsure what to do with this version of Wes. He was the most likemyWes that I had encountered since being back.
“Why do you keep treating me like I’m just club pussy, then? I mean, unless you flirt with them too?”
His dark brows caved into the center of his forehead.
“What?”
Fuck, this was awkward. My bag shifted to my shoulder as I adjusted my stance and Max whined, pushing his nose into my stomach.
“Yesterday, the way you talked to me, and today—it was like you were trying to fuck me. But seeing as how you’ve made it clear how much you hate me, I feel as though I need to remind you that I’m not one of your sweetbutts. I’m not going to see the president patch and drool all over your dick. It does the opposite of impress me, in case you forgot.”
His eyes glittered with amusement. I waited for him to say something, but his gaze drifted slowly down my body, then back up, freezing on my lips. I shifted under his scrutiny and tried to take a step back, but he advanced with an exhale and another smirk tilting his lips.
“I haven’t forgotten a single thing about you, River.”
I stared openly at him, my mouth parting the smallest bit.
Garrick suddenly interrupted us, popping out from behind one of the shelves.
“Callie, you have to get that dog out of here. I have people complaining.”
Wes bit back a laugh as I furiously nodded. Right. Dog, library,Wes.
