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“Although, for your sake, it might be good if I stayed away from the club until I tell my dad.”
“Shit.”
“And maybe Uncle Dragon?—”
“Are you trying to talk me out of dating you?” he huffs.
“And then there’s Uncle Dancer and?—”
“I get the point.”
“Are you panicking? That’s kind of disappointing. I thought you were made of stronger stuff than that,” I tease.
He scoots his chair quickly until he’s beside me. Then, his hand is against my neck and his mouth is on mine. He moves like lightning. I wasn’t expecting it and I gasp in surprise. That gives him the signal to slide his tongue inside. He has pressure on me, angling my head where he wants me, but he didn’t need to. I’m a willing participant. The taste of our kiss—of Raze—is dark, tantalizing and could be addicting. For the first time, maybe in forever, I feel desirable, maybe even sexy. I get lost in our kiss to the point that a small whimper comes out when Raze pulls back, breaking our connection.
“Here’s your food,” Lili says, putting our food down on the table. She’s smiling, but I swear I can see hurt in her eyes. I smile back at her, more than a little confused. “I’ll be back to check on you,” she adds softly.
When she leaves, I raise my eyebrow. “You and Lili were an item?”
“No,” he mutters, scrubbing his face.
“Hmm…” I hum.
“It’s complicated.”
I shake my head with a self-depreciating laugh, as he uses my own words against me. Why can’t anything ever be simple? “I like you Raze. I think you can tell that by the kiss that we just shared.”
“I like you, too,” he confides. “When I say that, I mean more than I want to fuck you kind of way—which I also want more than oxygen—just to be clear.”
I laugh. “Good to know. The thing is…” I begin, and then let out a big breath.
“I don’t think I like the sound of that,” he grumbles.
“The thing is,” I repeat, “I don’t want to step on some other woman’s toes—especially if those toes belong to a friend.”
“It’s not like that. Anna tried to use me to get someone else’s attention. It kind of backfired on her.”
“Oh, shit.”
“You can say that again. It was messy as hell and completely unnecessary.”
“That’s hard to reconcile with the Lili that I knew when we were younger,” I murmur, feeling the need to defend her.
“Love makes people do crazy shit, Flame.”
“Was she in love with you?”
“Not me, and before you ask, it’s not my story to tell. I take all secrets to the grave.”
I study him for the second time tonight and I do it smiling. “That’s a great quality to have.” My voice has dropped into a soft tone and I look at him from under my lashes. Damn, I’m flirting with him and suddenly I’m feeling warm all over. Raze smirks, as if he knows exactly what’s happening to me.
“Eat your sandwich before it gets cold. When you’re done, I’ve decided to see if you dance as good as you play poker.”
“I do a lot of things good,” I answer, shocking myself.
He laughs and again, his eyes sparkle. “Isn’t that a coincidence, so do I.”
I break off into giggles, suddenly very happy I agreed to go out with Raze tonight.
