Page 151 of Bone’s Choice

“Throw something?”

“Fuck no.”

“Then I’m confused about what you’re looking for here.”

He dragged a hand over his beard. “I don’t know.”

Something in his face made me believe him. Bone really didn’t know what the hell he was doing here.

I stepped closer. “You thought we’d have sex and that would be it.”

His eyes snapped to mine.

I smiled. “I’m right.”

He didn’t answer.

“Oh my God,” I laughed.

“Don’t.”

“You did.”

“I said don’t.”

“You thought you’d sleep with me and get me out of your system.”

His expression told me everything.

I started laughing.

“It’s not fucking funny.”

“It kind of is.”

“How?”

“Because you’re sitting on my porch.”

That shut him up.

I lifted my eyebrows. “Looks like your plan didn’t work.”

“No.”

The word came out low.

My laughter died.

There was no hesitation that time either.

“No?” I repeated.

His eyes dropped to my mouth. “No.”

I swallowed. “Mine didn’t either.”

“What was your plan?”