Brett fucking Burch.
What I’d said was true.The guy was an asshole.
I’d seen him backstage at some festivals we were both playing at and the women he had in his dressing room were not in there playing Monopoly.And this was before he married that supermodel.I didn’t know when Halle dated him, but I’m guessing from the sadness in her eyes that he cheated.
Dick.
If I had a good woman like Halle, there was no way I’d fool around.I could tell she had a good heart and was genuine.Something that was rare these days.Her confidence seemed low and I could definitely relate to that.But something told me that once Halle started to believe in herself, there’d be no stopping her.
‘That was so good!’ she beamed as she finished the last bite of the cone.
When I looked at her, I grinned.She had ice cream around her mouth and on the tip of her nose.
‘I can tell you enjoyed that,’ I chuckled.‘You’ve got it all over your face.’
‘What?’ Her eyes popped.‘Nooo!’ She reached in her bag for a Kleenex, then started frantically dabbing her mouth and chin.‘Has it all gone?’
‘Nope!’
She tried to clean herself up again, but although she’d caught the bits on her nose and chin, she missed a spot on her cheek and just below her lips.
‘Let me.’ I reached towards her face, then paused.‘Is it okay if I…?’
‘Y-yeah.Course.Thanks.’
I gently swiped my thumb over her cheek before moving it down slowly.As it brushed across her lip, Halle’s breath hitched and her eyes locked on mine.
Damn.Those eyes.
And her lips.
They were so tempting.I wondered how they felt.How they tasted.
I wanted to trace the whole of her mouth with my thumb, but I was only supposed to wipe away the ice cream.I couldn’t betray her trust.
Reluctantly, I removed my thumb.
‘D-do you want a tissue?’ she asked.
‘No.Don’t need it,’ I said before, licking my thumb clean.‘You’re right.’ I held her gaze again.‘That does taste good.’
Halle’s eyes widened then she bit her lip.I loved when she did that and the sight sent a shot of lightning straight to my dick.
Shit.
I wasn’t supposed to be thinking about her in that way.
This was just business.I couldn’t get involved.
My pulse spiked again, just like it had when I held Halle’s hand, just before Sammie found us.
As crazy as it sounded, I didn’t even realise that I was doing it until I felt my body temperature rise a few seconds later.It just felt so natural.I was gutted when she’d dropped my hand, but it was the right thing to do.I couldn’t start getting addicted to her touch.
But yet here I was, licking the thumb that had brushed her lips and now willing my dick not to get hard.
Fuck.
‘Desert,’ I said quickly, trying to bring my thoughts back to safer ground.‘Let me take you to see the gardens.They’ve got all kinds of different cacti, they’re all green and spiky and… let’s go.’ I groaned inside.Green and spiky?Seriously, dude, get it together.I guessed that was better than calling themtall and erect.
