When Alanis begged him not to tell their parents, he did the same slow nod. Not only did he rat us out, but he didn’t even wait for them to come home before calling one of his parents to do it.
Watching him raise and lower his chin like that now, I wasn’t sure what to think.
“Is there a problem?” I asked in my most innocent voice.
His eyes cut to me, and he kept his expression neutral. “Nope. What day are you planning to do this?”
Lucy and Desiree exchanged glances, but I arched a brow at him. “Tomorrow. I’ve got a ride to and from Platinum’s… and from what they’ve said, I’ll be doing this during the day. I’ll be home before dinner is my guess.”
That earned me an actual nod. “I’m glad to hear you ladies thought this through, but no matter who takes you home, a brother definitely walks you outside.”
Yeah, that was the only thing that freaked me out. I wasn’t looking forward to revisiting that parking lot, but giving into that fear meant the attacker won twice. Not happening if I had anything to say about it.
“What are you doing here?” Heaven asked, her tone overly friendly but not quite flirty.
Punc smiled, but had his eyes on me. “I’m here to take Ava home.”
My brows drew together. “I thought—”
“She couldn’t make it, so you’re stuck with me,” Punc interrupted.
I felt all the dancers staring at me. Heaven’s eyes were narrowed.
Hmm…
Desiree held out her phone to me. “Since we got a plan, put your number in there. I’ll text you tomorrow before I leave.”
I entered my number, and aimed a remorseful look her way. “I don’t have my phone. I’m not sure where—”
“I gave it to your sister,” Punc said.
“Oh. Thank you.”
He smiled.
Desiree’s eyes widened at me.
Lucy patted the bed. “We’ll see you tomorrow. Get some rest when you get home. There’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed.”
Desiree stood. “If that ain’t the truth!” She turned back toward the dancers sitting on the couch. “Let’s go, girlfriends.”
Punc
He’d made Savannah feel awkward. As much as he hated that he’d done that to her, it made her downright adorable. Even after the women left, she stared down at her hospital gown.
He pulled his backpack off his shoulders. “Do you have clothes? Cat didn’t think you did, so she sent me with some.”
She shook her head. “No. That hadn’t crossed my mind. I’ll go get changed.”
A nurse came into the room with a wheelchair and paperwork. Her brow arched at the sight of his backpack and she gave Punc a sideways glance. “You aren’t taking her home on a motorcycle, are you?”
He smiled. “No, ma’am.”
“Good.”
Savannah came out of the bathroom and Punc swallowed. The healing bruises on her face drove home how lucky she was to be alive. The royal blue t-shirt she wore hugged her curves and brought out her brown eyes. Those eyes locked with his and she shot him a small smile.
He was losing a battle with himself. He’d been fighting his attraction to her since before the audition. She had been the reason he’d left Dalton’s party so quickly. Deep down he didn’t trust himself around her even then. Now that he wanted to take things further, he’d have to keep the threat of the Devil Lancers away from her.
