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“Oh, come on. Now I have to know.”
“I go horseback riding.”
“Why would I make fun of you for that?” Bones asked.
The server brought the check and set it down in front of Bones, who glanced at it and then reached for his wallet to throw down some bills.
“I don’t know. Because it’s another reminder that we come from very different worlds.”
“Me standing in a bad fitting tux didn’t remind you of that?” he asked lightly.
“What are we doing here, Bones?” I asked quietly. “Why are you spending time with me?”
“I could ask you the same question. You clearly don’t want to be with a man from your own world who likes the same things you do, who’ll ride horses with you on the weekends, who won’t balk at dropping fifteen k on a tuxedo. I like you, Duchess.” He leaned forward. “I like touching you, I like kissing you, I like talking to you. You’re…not what I’m used to.”
“What are you used to?”
“Easy.”
My gaze narrowed.
He shot me an unapologetic smile. “You’re not easy, Duchess. You don’t give an inch. But that’s okay. I like working for it. So, there it is. I’ll let you show me your world, and I’ll show you mine. And maybe we’ll meet somewhere in the middle.”
I drove us back to Pie in the Sky, the lunch conversation heavy between us. I parked out front of the bakery and idled the car.
“So, I’ll see you Wednesday,” Bones said.
I frowned. “What’s happening on Wednesday.”
“You’re going to show me how to eat with the proper forks. And then on Saturday, I’m taking you to this club thing that’s going on.”
I blinked. “Wait, what?”
He grinned. “Admit it. You want to see me again really soon.”
“What’s this club thing you want to take me to?”
“A wedding.”
“A wedding? A biker wedding?”
He nodded. “One of the brothers is getting married to his Old Lady. So, you teach me not to eat like a neanderthal this week and then this weekend I’ll take you to the best party you’ve ever been to.”
“That hardly seems fair,” I pointed out.
“You think this exchange is a bit uneven? Then how about we even the score?”
Before I could ask what the hell that meant, he clasped the back of my neck and was drawing me close.
“No!” I pulled away. “Don’t kiss me.”
“Why? You afraid you’ll maul me in the car?”
I glared at him. “I smell like butter and Old Bay.”
“Aphrodisiac.” He brushed his lips against mine and then pulled back. “I’ll see you, Duchess.”
He let me go and then he got out of my car. Bones walked into the bakery and disappeared.
