Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 78760 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78760 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 394(@200wpm)___ 315(@250wpm)___ 263(@300wpm)
“My woman is neither a slut or a whore,” Aaron growled.
“He wasn’t talking about me,” said a woman with silvery blonde hair cut in a cute, chin-length bob as she waltzed in from a different direction. “I was in your bedroom trying to sort through your mountain of laundry. Why, if you have a washer and dryer at home, do you leave all your dirty clothes here? I can’t wash them here, because I don’t know about them.”
I snorted a laugh, and caught the woman’s eyes.
“Those are my friends, Tommy.” She gave a mock glare. “My name is Imogen,” she offered me her hand. “And you are?”
“This is Tommy Tom’s new woman, Tally,” the scarred man said. “Come ‘ere, baby.”
The woman ignored his demand and wrapped her arms around me in a surprisingly strong hug.
“The woman whose car I worked on.” she snapped her fingers. “I’m sorry I missed you picking up your car. I’m so glad I’m not alone here anymore,” she whispered into my ear. “It’s like these men have an overabundance of testosterone and it’s driving me crazy. Which is why I bring my own friends so I’m not so outnumbered. Now we can be the best of friends.”
I grinned. “That sounds like a deal.”
She winked and backed away. “Now, Aaron,” she teased as she walked over to her husband, her full hips swaying as she moved. “When will dinner be done? I’m starving.”
His eyes lit.
“That sounds like a personal problem to me…”
She slapped him hard on the chest, making him jump back and start laughing.
“Not nice,” she pointed an accusing finger at him.
Tommy’s arm went around my hips, and he finished leading us outside.
The moment the door closed behind him, he stared at me for all of two seconds before his mouth was on mine.
“So this is what you’ve been doing instead of hanging out with me over the last few months.” Hadley gasped.
I tore away from Tommy’s hold, staring in shock at my best friend.
“What are you doing here?” I gasped, my hand going to my heart.
I couldn’t tell whether my heart was racing due to the man that was still holding on to me, or the fact that she’d scared the absolute shit out of me.
“I wanted to see why you would need directions to this place…and I now know why you do.”
I grimaced.
“It’s not what you think,” I tried.
“It’s exactly what I think,” she shot back.
I shook my head.
“No,” I cleared my throat. “This is nothing.”
I pointed between Tommy and me, and felt the moment he started to pull away.
One second we were as close as we could get, and the next I’d opened my mouth. Ruining it just as fast as I’d gotten it back.
“I guess that’s my answer, isn’t it?” Tommy asked.
And then he walked away, making sure to lock the door behind him so I couldn’t get back in.
I sighed, knowing that there would be no talking to him tonight.
I’d have to apologize, and tonight wasn’t a good night for him to listen.
Not after the night he’d had.
“Thanks a lot,” I murmured to Hadley. “How did you even get here?”
I looked around for her car and didn’t see it.
“I had Elba drop me off,” she smirked.
I wanted to smack her.
“Didn’t Elba have to work tonight?” I asked as I walked to my car.
“Yes,” Hadley said as she walked around to the passenger side of my car.
Why she thought I’d automatically give her a ride after the shitty friend impersonation was infuriating, but I’d never leave her here by herself.
“So how was she able to drop you off here?” I wondered as I got into the SUV, and immediately started it up.
My eyes stayed on the window, and my heart leapt when I saw it open.
But it was only to see Sean come out with a very irritated Ellen at his heels.
“Uh-oh,” Hadley started to giggle. “They look like they’re about to fuck.”
I shot Hadley a look.
“Language,” I murmured.
I hated when she cursed around Tallulah, who might I add was at a very impressionable age and would soon start parroting whatever we said.
So even when Tallulah wasn’t around, I tried to keep it consistent with Hadley. The more I told her, the more she realized how annoying it truly was.
Or at least that was my hope.
Likely, she only did it because it annoyed me.
What she didn’t know, though, was that I was beyond the mood where I could deal with her shit.
I was at the point now that I was about to kick her out of the car and make her walk her ass home.
Lucky for her that she stayed quiet.
I could see the wheels turning in her head, and I knew that whatever came out of her knowing this little tidbit about Tommy and me wouldn’t be a good thing.
In fact, it was going to be damn bad.