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I don't answer but Harper smiles at him.
“It was great talking to you,” she says in a small, cautious voice, her embarrassment peeking through.
Nolan dips his head at her and walks away.
I turn back to Harper, finding her glaring at me. Mad as hell, like she was that day when I was rude to Jack, but all I can see is her beauty.
“What is wrong with you?” she snaps. “Do you have to be an asshole all the time?”
“Yes. Definitely with certain people.”
“But Nolan was being nice to me. He invited me to a simple football game.”
“I want you to stay away from that guy.”
She narrows her eyes. “Why? We were just talking about football.”
“I don't care.”
“He’s harmless.”
“You don’t know him like I do. He’s shady as fuck and I don’t want you hanging around him. Do you hear me?”
She holds my gaze for a moment with that relentless look in her eyes that makes her ballsy, but she finally sighs and nods. “Fine. Anyone else I’m supposed to avoid?”
Yeah. Me.Except doing so defeats the purpose of our plan. I need to talk to her. I need to do it now before we get to the end of the night and I want her all over again.
We’re alone so this is the best chance I’ll get for privacy before everyone starts talking to us.
“There’s no one else. But um…” I pause for a beat, wondering how I’m going to say what I need to say and not piss her off. “I wanted to talk to you about the other night.”
“There's nothing to talk about. Obviously we both drank too much.” Her answer sounds well thought out and rehearsed. She’s also trying to look nonchalant but the hurt in her eyes is evident.
I don’t want to take the easy way out and agree that we drank too much because I already had a get-out-of-jail card thrown my way when she lost her memory. But maybe it’s best for tonight.
“Yes, I guess we did. So, are we good?” That feels like an asshole question when I know we’re not and I feel like I’m trying to fix a broken vase with paper glue.
“Yes. Of course. And we’re sticking to the plan.” She tries to keep a straight face but I can see the hurt still lurking in her eyes.
“Yes. This arrangement of ours is just to give me time. Time to get to know other people.”
“Sure,” she says in a clipped tone. “Is she going to be here tonight?”
I give her a narrowed stare. “Who are you talking about?”
“The woman you like.”
Oh. Right. I forgot I told Harper about Alexis. Except I didn’t give her name.
“No, she won't be.”
“Okay. Well I guess we should get this show on the road then.” Again she gives me that not-real smile.
“Yeah.”
She glances across the room as Autumn and Luna enter. They wave her over.
She waves back and faces me. “I'm gonna talk to them.”
