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I couldn’t wait to not be a stranger to her anymore. I wanted to be her best friend, her everything.
It was the only ending I could accept.
“How long have you worked here?” I asked as she turned to walk away. I already knew the answer, but I was desperate for her to talk to me.
“Only a few weeks. I just moved here,” she blushed again, and I wasn’t sure why. “It’s a filler job.”
“Trying to get into modeling?” I pretended to guess.
Her blush deepened. “I’m a walking cliché. I know.”
“Normally, that would be the case. But with a face like yours, sunshine…I have no doubt you’ll be one of those supermodels soon enough.”
Her face darkened for a moment…and I wondered, did she even want that?
“Yeah, that would be incredible,” she finally murmured.
But she didn’t sound enthused.
“Well, you know what? I just moved here too. That means we should be BFFs.”
This time, a real smile popped across her face. And she snorted! I gave myself another inward fist pump…because I believed in celebrating victories.
“BFFs, huh?”
“Yes,” I said seriously, nodding my head for emphasis. “I’m a really good BFF. Everyone says so.”
“Oh, so you’re BFFs with everyone, then?”
My eyes widened.
“Well, no,” I stuttered. “I actually only have one BFF right now. But he assures me I’m the best. But I really think I’m up for the task is what I’m saying.” What in the ya hoo was coming out of my fucking mouth right now? I was an embarrassment to all humankind.
“I can’t believe that we’ve said BFF this many times in a row,” she giggled before suddenly stiffening up.
I glanced over to where she was staring and saw a stern faced woman who looked like she ate puppies heading our way.
“I have to get back to work,” Blake said hurriedly before hustling to another one of her tables.
Well, now I wasnothappy. I had a million more things I wanted to talk to Blake about.
“Mr. Lancaster, I apologize for Ms. Shepfield’s behavior. She will be dealt with,” crooned the uppity woman who I assumed was the manager of the establishment.
“Nothing to deal with, ma’am,” I drawled. “Best service I've ever had, actually. You would be a fool to let that one go.” I watched as her face flushed with embarrassment as I emphasizedfool.
I stood up and threw some cash down on the table, way more than that fancy meal had cost so my girl would obviously get a great tip too.
“Thanks for dinner,” I muttered, even though I hadn’t actually eaten it. I stalked towards the front of the restaurant, giving Blake one last lingering look as I did so.
She was staring at me too while she poured some asshole’s water who seemed to be mesmerized by the front of her shirt.
It was all I could do to keep dragging myself away.
“I think my waitress dropped her phone,” I told the hostess, handing her the phone I’d stolen and ignoring her “please fuck me now” look as I did it.
“Maximus 5000” aka “Little Ari”, wasn’t interested in anyone else now that she’d been found.
As soon as I got out of the restaurant and was walking down the sidewalk to my car, I texted Lincoln.
