She leaned down and whispered, “May I please be honest?”
I blinked.“Of course.”
“That man is more handsome than the one who left you for a call,” she pursed her lips and straightened up.“I mean.If I was with such a pretty date, I wouldn’t know where to look.”
I giggled when she waved her hand over me, thanking her for her compliment.She deserved to be tipped a lot.
But before she left, she put a small bowl beside the cheesecake and said, “I’m not sure why this was asked specifically, but here.”
It was cantaloupe cut into small pieces.
PARTIII
“You like being in my hands.You like doing whatever I tell you to.”
“Yes.Yes, I fucking do.”
31
SCOUT’S HONOR
DYLAN
It was my girl’s birthday, and like hell I’d see her smile disappear.
I knew what I was doing could be considered as mild stalking, but it was for her happiness and safety.Because that fuckface made her sad on her special day.
I had followed him to the washroom, quickly shutting myself in a stall.I stayed quiet as I heard his smug voice.
“Yeah, man.”His voice was loud enough for me to catch every word.I turned on the voice recording on my phone when he continued, “Don’t worry about it.She won’t care.”
My nose flared.
“I’m stringing her along—yeah, the one who is uptight.She’s buying me an expensive lunch on her birthday, can you believe that?”
His chuckle made my hands curl into fists.“No, no, if she’s lucky, I might even sleep with her.Hell, I don’t even have to try.I’m sure she’d come crawling if I asked her to.”
Like fucking hell she would.She’d sooner kick you in your balls than do any of that for a piece of shit like you.
I ended the voice recording.It was more than enough.
My jaw clenched.“Fucking cocky bastard,” I said under my breath, swallowing the urge to storm out and confront him head-on.
I let the conversation drag on, Justin’s laugh echoing in the small tiled room.Walking out of the stall, I lowered my cap to hide my face and washed my hands.He barely glanced at me when I turned the tap too high and splashed water on his expensive suit.
“What the fuck?”Justin yelled with surprise and rage as his perfectly tailored jacket soaked through, the water running down his trousers and forming a small puddle around his feet.
“Oh, I’msosorry!”I said, splashing more water, and before he could recover, I rushed out.
He screamed at me, but he tripped over the puddle, making my mood lighter.
I spotted Katie sitting alone at a table and walked back to my corner seat.I had been eyeing their conversation before he left, and I didn’t like that she was frowning instead of smiling on her birthday.I requested a few things from the server, and she willingly obliged.
Katie’s posture was stiff, but she seemed genuinely happy when the cheesecake and the cantaloupes were served.I smiled but ducked when the server nodded my way, Katie’s hazel eyes snapping in my direction.
Oh shoot.
Before I could walk away, she reached me with a narrowed look in her eyes.
