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Ahhh…Butthead had arrived.
The man walked toward us. “Hey, Vince.”
“It’s Vincent,” Benson replied.
“Yeah, right.”
I’d had Jordy check Butthead’s last few years, and they’d been unimpressive. He looked just like the idle rich kid the paperwork said he was.
“Hi, I’m Duke. You must be Georgie.”
His nose wrinkled slightly. “George will do.”
I dispensed with polite, deciding direct was the better option. “What are you doing here?”
He paused, clearly not expecting that. “I’m back in town and reconnecting with my girl.”
The fuck you are.
Behind him, Zach rolled his eyes.
I offered my hand. “Nice to meet…”
Butthead took it.
“The ex,” I added as I squeezed his sweaty hand.
He tried to pull loose, but I kept shaking and tightened my grip.
“Where’s Serena?” he stuttered.
After one final squeeze, I let him go and sniffed the air. “Do you smell that?”
“What?”
I sniffed the air. “Something smells off.”
Vincent hid his smile behind a cough.
My impression of Serena’s father had started low, but it had just gotten lower. Lloyd Benson had abysmal standards for his daughter if he thought George “Butthead” Kittleman was deserving.
I might be in over my head, but I decided to go for it. Serena was going to be mine, and George would get nothing. Why was I denying what I’d felt from the moment the feisty woman told off Lucas? I could manage having a little fun, right?
Serena
Not long afterhe arrived at my parents’, George broke off talking with the guys and sought me out. He asked for a moment of my time, which I put off until after lunch.
At that point, my plan was to leave as soon as the meal finished. George was my past, and the attraction I felt for Duke was a hundred times greater than anything I’d ever felt for George. The sooner I got away from him the better.
Duke stayed close by while my brothers dominated the conversation.
Mom was right about Dad arriving when the burgers were ready. She’d just gone up to fetch the potato salad when my brother, Josh, stopped his monologue about the latest acquisition and stared up at the house.
“Who’s that with Dad?” Vincent asked.
Duke didn’t dare answer, and neither did I. Lucas Hawk, Duke’s older brother, and boss, was alongside Dad as they strode our way.
“Just in time for burgers and dogs,” Zach offered. “Mom’s getting the potato salad.”
