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I burst into laughter. I love her already. She has Ny’s sass with a twisted sense of sarcasm. I pull her into a hug.
“None of those things mean anything if they’re not genuine. We’re going to be great friends,” I murmur into her hair.
“If this is how you pick girls up, it’s kind of hot. I totally get it. Get their guard down. Play like the new best friend. Then bam.
“You’re fucking their brains out and leaving a dear John letter by morning. It’s not you, it’s me, but thanks for the head. Have a nice life.”
I release her and laugh again. I probably would be that kind of douche if I wasn’t absolutely in love with her older sister. I look up and the smile falls from my face as I find Holly watching me.
I school my features. She disappeared when Ny did. I know she was with her. I take a quick glance around the rink to see if I catch sight of Ny.
As disappointment fills me, I turn back to find Holly. She’s walking away with the phone to her ear. Instead of following behind her to demand answers, I turn back to Lizzy.
“Come on, let’s get you a team T-shirt. I need to get in my new bet. You make me back the forty I lost, I’ll split it with you.”
We start to walk to the other side of the rink where my team is, licking their sorry wounds. Ny needs to get back here and see what’s up with these guys. Jace pulled some of my dolls for this.
“I thought it was twenty,” Lizzy says, pulling me from my thoughts.
“The other twenty was a foolish loss of my own. I’m not holding you to that,” I say and turn to wink.
“Aw, how sweet of you. Twenty grand still isn’t getting you any of this ass.”
I smile and laugh. “Good, you’re priceless. Keep that same energy until the guy proves he’s worth it.”
She snorts. “I don’t interest guys. You don’t have to worry about that.”
I stop in my tracks. “Fuck outa here. You can hold a conversation, you’re funny, pretty, and that body is a gift in itself. I’ll let you in on a secret.”
“What’s that?”
“Most guys are too intimidated by women to approach them. I can count at least ten guys in here who want to talk to you but haven’t built up the nerve,” I reply.
“How could you tell that?” she asks and looks around the rink shyly.
“They’re all looking at me with regret. I stole their girl.”
CHAPTER56
Contracted
Nyla
Three months later…
“I wishyou could meet him, Ny. I think you would like him. He reminds me so much of you. You know, always building up my self-esteem. He brings me a new book every time we hang out,” Lizzy gushes over the phone.
I’m still trying to figure out what the fuck Gio is up to. I think he’s trying to make me kill him. Lizzy has been going on and on about him for months. If it weren’t for the fact that she sounds so much happier, I would have been on his doorstep with my Glock by now.
“So are you guys dating or something?”
“No, no. Yeah, he’s gorgeous but I don’t think he sees me that way. First, he’s older than me and he’s only ever treated me like a little sister. I mean, when we met he asked me to sleep with him, but I think he was joking.”
“What?” I seethe.
“It was nothing. Like I said. He was joking. To be honest. He broke up with someone and I don’t think he’s over her. He gets silent sometimes and has this faraway look. He doesn’t like talking about her.”
“Humph. Be careful, Lizzy. Maybe you should stop hanging with him until I get back. Let me check him out, run a background check.”
