“No, now leave me be, woman,” Trevor said, turning his head even more away from her. “I’m no longer speaking with you.”
“Fine,” she said, sighing heavily as she climbed off the bed, not apologizing or groveling, he noted.
Would it really kill her to accept his expertise on the matter? He said she was beautiful, then she should really just shut the hell up and accept that he knew best, but the woman was just too damn stubborn and until she accepted that he was right about this, he wasn’t going to-
“You know it’s too bad that you’re not talking to me. I was going to surprise you today. There’s this new buffet restaurant opening a few towns over that I was going to-eeep!” she squealed adorably when she suddenly found herself back on the bed and pinned beneath him, his mouth smothering hers.
“I accept your apology.”
Chapter 23
“Are you still pouting?” Zoe asked, already knowing the answer.
Trevor threw his truck in park as he sent her another glare. “I just don’t understand how you could betray me like this.”
“I’ll take that as a yes,” she said, getting out of the truck and heading for the restaurant sporting the “Grand Opening Weekend” banner, knowing that Trevor was probably close behind.
“Why did you have to tell her?” Trevor demanded as he caught up to her.
Zoe worried her bottom lip, wondering if he was going to throw his arm around her or hold her hand the way he did when they took Toby for a walk. Of course, when he didn’t, she forced herself not to be too disappointed. This was only an arrangement, after all.
She shoved her disappointment aside and answered him, knowing it was just a waste of time and energy to be upset over things that were never going to happen. “Why wouldn’t I tell Haley?”
“Because she’ll tell Jason,” Trevor said, not sounding happy at all as he opened the door and gestured for her to go ahead with the medium size black plastic shopping bag that he’d brought with him. She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now she wondered if he was carting around his own condiments.
“And probably Jared and everyone else, too,” Zoe pointed out, feigning innocence.
Of course, Trevor probably didn’t need to know that she’d text messaged Jared with the name and location of the new buffet restaurant or that she’d made damn sure that everyone in his family knew about the buffet restaurant. He’d be pissed when he found out, but that was okay since she’d been admittedly a little pissed when she did it.
She still couldn’t believe he’d called her beautiful. While most women probably would have appreciated the compliment, she hadn’t. If he had actually meant it, and she knew the odds of that happening were zilch, she would have savored it, but he’d only called her beautiful to make her feel better. It was a nice gesture, kind of, but one that hurt more than anything.
It was hard enough knowing that this arrangement was never going to be anything more than just sex, and at first, she’d accepted it, welcomed it even, but now...
She wanted more. More importantly, she wanted more with Trevor, but she wasn’t delusional. He didn’t want more with her and she wasn’t going to push for anything. For however long this lasted, and she really couldn’t believe that it had lasted this long, she was going to enjoy it. When it ended, she was going to take Toby and find a new place to live. She hoped it wouldn’t kill her to have to see Trevor every day at work. If she couldn’t handle seeing him, she’d already decided that she’d move out of state, maybe to Florida where she could get a fresh start.
“Would it have killed you to keep it a secret between us?” Trevor asked as they stepped into the long line for the cashier.
“It’s a buffet, Trevor. They would have found out about it soon,” she explained even though it was just common sense.
“Yes, but that would have been a week that I could have enjoyed the place before those greedy bastards get us all banned,” Trevor sighed, rubbing the back of his neck in frustration.
“I hadn’t thought about that,” she mumbled, trying not to laugh.
Trevor slowly looked down at her. His eyes narrowed dangerously on her as she did her best to bite back her smile but lost that battle several times.
“Oh, my God, you sold me out!” he said, looking shocked and affronted, which was kind of ridiculous since, at this point, he really should be used to it.
“I wanted to see how an entire family could get banned from a restaurant,” Zoe admitted with a shrug.
Ever since she’d first heard that he’d been banned from most of the fast-food places in town, she’d been admittedly curious. Of course, that curiosity only tripled when she’d discovered that the entire family had a history of being banned. So, when she accidentally discovered this place last Monday, she’d thought that perhaps she could entertain herself with a live show.
“You sold me out for your own amusement?” Trevor demanded.
“And this shocks you, how?” Zoe asked, stepping up in the line.
When Trevor looked around before leaning down to whisper something in her ear, she fully expected a promise to spank her ass, but she got something entirely different instead.
“If I wasn’t certain that I’d be banned after today, you and I would be heading to the nearest hotel where I could fuck you until neither one of us could move,” Trevor whispered harshly in her ear, making her breaths come faster and her knees threatening to give out.
