“You mess with the queen and her man will fuck you up?”
He jabbed his fork toward me. “Nailed it.”
“Connor seems so chill, though.”
“He is unless you fuck with his family.”
“Well, that’s kind of sweet, really.”
He smirked. “Sure, we’ll go with sweet.”
“It was very kind of them to invite me to dinner and for Maisie to cook for me. They made me feel welcome, and that’s absolutely sweet.”
“You know, I noticed something last night at dinner.”
“What’s that?” I asked.
“You called yourself the new girl, not the guest... that denotes you’re stickin’ around.”
I blushed. “Well, I guess that just proves how comfortable I felt.”
“Nah, you’re stickin’ around,” he pressed. “I’m keepin’ ya.”
“You’ve thrown the whole professional thing out the window, haven’t you?”
“The second I met you.” He grinned. “Lean in, baby.”
“What am I going to do with you?”
“You’re going to enjoy the ride.”
“God, I hope so,” I rasped.
He grinned, taking a bite of his pasta.
* * *
Razor
After dropping Waverly home, and frustrated I couldn’t maneuver a way to kiss her with ‘mom’ hovering, Katie walked her to the door, and confirmed she got inside okay, then drove me back to Hatch and Maisie’s.
Brian was stationed outside her place again. Although, he was in a van this time and hanging out in the back. The van was equipped with external cameras, so if anything hinky went on outside, Brian would be alerted, but it gave him a little more anonymity and just looked like a car parked, rather than someone staking out the joint.
“Fuck, I gotta piss,” I grumbled as Hatch helped me out of her car.
“Did you seriously hold it this entire time?” Katie asked. “Why didn’t you just go at the restaurant?”
“Because I wasn’t about to ask Waverly to take me. That’s way too much for a first date,” I snapped.
“I swear to christ, kid, you fuckin’ talk to her like that again, I’m gonna break your other leg,” Hatch growled.
“Sorry, Kate,” I said.
“You know what?” she bit out. “I’m over this. I’m over you being a dick and then apologizing for it. How about you try not to be a dick in the first place?”
She snagged her keys off the counter and stormed out of the house.
“Fuck! Maisie!” Hatch bellowed.
