It didn’t matter to me whether he was here or not. As a matter of fact, I would prefer it if he wasn’there. He was annoying and thought way too highly of himself. Although with the way women threw themselves at him, I could almost understand how his ego got to be so damn big.
But hewasfun to screw with.
I saw the way his breathing changed when I had my hand on his thigh. I could feel his pulse beating quickly beneath my lips. Thinking about what that might mean just made my head hurt and my heart beat uncomfortably behind my ribs. I had no interest in going down that road again, not with him or anyone else.
My gaze bounced over to the restroom again, despite telling myself that I didn’t care if he was still there or not.
He was.
And he had this trapped look in his eye that made me smile.
I could help the guy out—or I could watch him suffer.
As funny as that would be, I still found myself heading over to save him without really thinking about it.
“There you are,” I cooed.
They both looked at me, her with a confused expression and him with a completely not-sexy smirk.
Damn that dimple.
“Honey, sorry. I met Cassidy coming out of the bathroom and was just talking to her about her ferrets,” Seb said, his round eyes boring into mine.
“You’re allergic to ferrets, darling. You should know that.” I wrapped my arms around his middle, snuggling up against him. His heavy, tatted arms came around my shoulders, and I tilted my head up to meet his caramel eyes.
“That’s right. I am.” He grinned. His large hand stroked the back of my hair, tugging it just slightly. A breath left my lungs on a puff of air, my pulse tripping over itself, beating wildlythrough my veins. Desire shot straight between my legs as he trailed his gaze down my exposed neck and settled in my cleavage. His grin was gone, and in its place was a pained look.
“Well, it was nice talking to you,” Cassidy said awkwardly. “Sorry I kept him here so long.”
I pulled my eyes away from Seb and turned back to her with a smile. “No worries. He’s a bit of a talker. Can barely shut him up most of the time.”
Seb guided me back to the table, his hand like a brand on my lower back.
“You’re scared of ferrets now? And here I thought you were supposed to be a big, strong man,” I teased.
He fisted the back of my shirt, tugging me back a half step.
“Always the brat with you,” he said, his head shaking. He pulled my chair out and tucked me back into the table. Sitting beside me again, he whispered for only me to hear. “And for the record, they sleep in her bed.”
A loud laugh burst out of me unexpectedly, and I had to cover my mouth. Seb grinned, his honey-brown eyes rimmed in gold alight with amusement.
The table was noisy and fun for another hour as we all sat around, eating, drinking, and talking.
Not being a super-social person, Wes was the first to leave.
Wyatt and Maeve left not long after that, having to pick up the girls from my dad’s house.
“What the hell are you still doing here?” Luke said to Seb, laughing. “You should have taken off an hour ago at least.”
Seb shifted in his seat uncomfortably. “Nah, I was hanging out with you fuckers for the night.”
“That’s never stopped you before. What’s up with you? Ican’t remember the last time you left with a ‘new friend.’ It’s got to be going on two months. That’s not like you.”
“What the fuck? You’re making me out to be some man-whore.”
Luke raised his brow as Reid, Scarlett, and Claire all exchanged glances before genuinely breaking out in laughter.
“Dude. You haven’t left this bar alone in ten years,” Reid said.
