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Mallory leaned closer to me. “Pick up your jaw. You’re drooling.”
Tanner surveyed my body as Mallory and I approached. He wore a wide grin and his eyes gleamed when they locked on mine. He handed his pool stick to Derek and stalked around the table. He grabbed hold of my face and planted one of his mind-blowing kisses on me. My legs threatened to buckle. Though he hadn’t claimed me as his girlfriend, this was a public declaration I hadn’t expected. I hadn’t expected to like it, either.
“You look incredibly sexy, Supergirl.”
“You look sexy yourself.” I ran my hands along his arms and over his chest.
“Get a room!”
Tanner glared at Derek over his shoulder. “Or you could just look away, fuckwad.”
Derek held out Tanner’s pool cue. “Come on. It’s your turn, bro.”
“Yeah, let’s go. I want to dance,” Mallory said. “You can’t hog her all night. She was mine first.”
Tanner chuckled. “Go dance. Let me finish this game, and I’ll find you on the dance floor.”
“Good luck!” I said before Mallory dragged me away from him.
We squeezed into a small space on the dance floor. It was hot, and we were sweaty messes in no time. I stole a few glances at Tanner every now and again—and each time I did, he was already looking at me.
“Hello,” Mallory shouted. “Earth to Charlotte!”
“Sorry, I was thinking.”
“You’re at a raging house party. You should be drinking. Not thinking!”
“I’m your designated driver. I had one beer. I’m done.”
“We’re taking a damn Uber next time!”
“You say that every time.”
“Well, next time, I’ll mean it!”
A warm body pressed against my back. When I turned around, I was unpleasantly surprised to see Shawn grinding against me. I pushed him away, but he grabbed my waist and pulled me closer.
“Please leave me alone,” I said, pushing him backward again.
“I just want to dance with you, sexy,” he slurred in my ear.
I wiped his sweat off my face.
“She doesn’t want to dance with you,” Mallory shouted.
“Why don’t you show me what’s underneath that skirt?” He reached for my thigh, but Mallory shoved him hard enough to buy me time to escape.
We walked on the outskirts of the dance floor, making our way toward the pool tables. Tanner pushed his way through the crowd to get to us. The darkness in his eyes worried me.
I met Tanner at the edge of the dance floor before he could get any farther. I placed my hands on either side of his face, forcing his eyes off Shawn and onto me. “Look at me. Look at me. Everything is fine. I handled it.”
“Did he hurt you?”
“No. Everything is fine. He’ll go bother someone else now.”
“What did he say to you?”
“Nothing. He’s drunk and slurring his words.”
