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"Exciting life we lead, huh?"
"I'll set an extra plate at dinner then."
I narrow my eyes, feeling like she just set me up because I can't backpedal and say I have other things going on.
"Madison, that's not necessary."
"I know it's not. Will you tell Walker to bring the beer?"
"Excuse me?"
"To dinner," she says as if I'm not very quick on the uptake.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"To dinner. Chase asked if Walker could bring the beer."
I turn to face the man in question. "Can you bring the beer to dinner?"
The man at least has the wherewithal to look a little confused before nodding.
"That new IPA he was talking about the other day," Chase says.
"I'll let him know."
"See you in a few hours. Have fun!"
The call ends, and I hand it back to Walker before spinning around and walking away.
"Want to explain the instant attitude?" he asks as he follows me back down the hallway toward his office.
"It's one thing to pretend we're dating while eating lunch, but it's a whole other situation when you tell other people we're dating."
"I haven't told anyone but you that we're dating."
I spin to face him, and there's something about the grin spread out on his face that makes my anger stutter a little.
"Why in the hell would Madison call your phone to speak to me if you hadn't been talking to either her or Chase about me?" I growl. "I don't doubt that the Kennedys have already gotten wind of what has gone on between the two of us. Nora all but said something about it two weeks ago after what happened here."
"I don't know how to rephrase it in a way that you'll understand," he says, his voice calm and free from irritation. "I haven't said a word. She said she tried to call you and when you didn't answer, she called me. Probably because she knew you were working here today and I own the bar."
I try to hold on to my anger, but it quickly fades when I pick my phone up from the desk and see the two missed calls and numerous apology texts from Madison.
"Shit," I mutter. "I’m such a bitch."
"I like it when you're feisty," he says, the warmth of his body covering my back when he steps up to me. "But full disclosure, Madison and Chase know you left your car at their house, and I bet they saw me drop you off Sunday morning as well. Both of them know me well enough to know that casual dating isn't my thing."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that I didn't have to tell them that we're dating for them to know that we are."
"Walker," I grumble.
"It's true. How many women have you seen me with in town?"
"I'm not arguing that you're known to date around."
Honestly, I don't know that I paid much attention to him prior to me working here. As much as that makes me sound like a jerk, I have a load of other stuff on my plate to be concerned with.
