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Letting out an uneasy sigh, I shake my head. “It’ll be useless. There’s not a security camera back there, and I didn’t get a good look at the guy.” My words are rushed as I try to talk my way out of that phone call. I can’t have him call the cops.
His eyes narrow and I force my body from fidgeting. “I got a good look at him,” he says in a challenge, lifting a brow.
“Kase,” I sigh. “Please don’t. I want to forget about tonight. You taught the guy a lesson. I’m sure he won’t be back.” My eyes plead with him.
“If he’s stupid enough to come back, he’s not leaving next time.” There's not an ounce of threat in there. It’s a promise. His boyish looks are replaced with an icy stare. I nod in silent understanding, hoping he’ll let this go for now. Silence hangs between us until he finally nods once.
I grab a wooden chair and sit facing him, taking a quick drink. “Are your face and eyes still burning?” I crinkle my nose, still hating that I caused this.
“It’s getting better. I still can’t see far away, so unless you want to drive me home, we’re hanging out here.”
I tilt my head, surprised by the quick change in his voice. “Don’t you live right around here? I thought you lived in the same apartments as Cody?” His smirk confirms I’m right. Only because I feel horrible, I let it slide. “So, Cowboy, tell me what happened earlier because I’m confused.”
He sighs, looking down at his raw hands. I do a double take, having missed them. “Do you need ice?”
He shakes his head and rubs the back of his neck. “About earlier, I’m sorry. Something you said reminded me of someone and I was totally out of line asking you that.”
“Sister, girlfriend, wife?”
He barks out a deep laugh. “I’m doing something wrong if you think you remind me of a sister.” I shrug, not understanding how he sees me. Flirty, jealous, protective, angry… he’s been all over the place. “She was my girlfriend,” he finally answers. He’s harboring some deep-seated feelings toward this girlfriend.
“Was?”
“Was. Many, many years ago.”
“You have a lot of unresolved feelings if it was many, many years ago.” He slowly nods. “What happened?”
“She forgot about me.”
Ouch. I wonder if it had something to do with him being in the military.
“I have a hard time believing any woman could forget you.” The words fall out of my mouth before I can stop them. My cheeks heat, I take a quick drink of beer, avoiding his sexy grin. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to him considering I offered for him to come over tonight.
“Ellie, go out with me.”
“Kase, I’m not sure that’s a good idea after what happened.” Despite his jealous outburst, there’s no denying the chemistry between us. Yet, there's a foreign wedge I don’t know if I can remove. And I wonder if he’s ready to do it himself.
“Let me make it up to you for being an asshole.”
“I wasn’t lying before, I have so much going—"
"It’s the least you could do,” he says, interrupting me.
My mouth drops open. “Really? You’re going to guilt me into going on a date with you?”
“If it works, hell yeah.” He crosses his feet on the cot and folds his hands in his lap. “Is it working?”
I twist my lips thinking what could it hurt going out with him one time. He did save me and then had to endure torture.
Yes, it’s working.
“One date. That’s it.”
Chapter Twelve
Ellie
“Why am I so nervous?” I ask, staring into the mirror, holding up a black dress that hits me at my knees and swapping it with a blue dress that shows a little more. More legs. More boobs. But it makes my eyes pop.
