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“You from around here?” Astrid knew full well he wasn’t.
“No, the UK,” he said in poor French. “I’m in a band.”
He laid it on thick, but I had to hand it to him.
Astrid changed to English, taking pity upon him. “I’m Asti. I’m from here. And I speak English.”
“Brilliant. Nice to meet you.”
“This is my sister, Alex, and our… friend… Rick.”
I hated being the friend—more than I was willing to admit.
He nodded. “Cool, cool. So you want a beer?”
“We still have some,” Alexandra said.
“Go, go,” I gestured to Astrid. “Get another. We can finish these off, babe.”
I sensed Alexandra's confusion. We’d never done pet names.
“Um sure,” Astrid jumped at the chance to grab a drink with a musician.
“Why? We have perfectly good beer, Rikard!”
“He was hitting on her.”
Alexandra again cocked her head like a spaniel.
“Chatting her up?”
Alexandra nodded. “Oh, got it. Really?”
“Yes. That is a normal adult interaction at a place like this.”
She looked hurt by my words.
“I’m sorry,” I said more tenderly. “I didn’t want to hurt her chances. I know this is new for you.”
“Do not baby me, Rick!”
“I won’t. I’m not.”
I needed to distract her. So, I tucked some stray hair behind her ear. Alexandra remained still. Our eyes met, stuck on one another for too long. I couldn’t help but edge closer—much closer. The urge to kiss her grew stronger. So, I went for it.
Alexandra kissed me back the same way she had earlier—in a lusty, not-so-chaste way. She got more adventurous now. She bit my lip, pulled away slightly, and stared back. Then, she dug back in, gripping my shirt tightly. If we were putting on a show, we were doing a damn good job. If we were not, we were still doing a damn good job.
“You are being very naughty, Lex,” I said.
“I thought my name was babe?” Alexandra asked.
“I got caught up in things.”
She smiled. “If you keep kissing me like that—enough to make me lose myself—you can call me whatever you want.”
“Challenge accepted.”
I kissed her again. Had we not been who we were andwherewe were, I might have suggested we slip away. Shortly after that thought came, Astrid and Tim returned.
