“I’m not,” I shouted back at him, annoyed.
“Let’s get out of here.” His right hand fell to my hip, and I was about to push his hand away again when he was suddenly pulled away from me.
“What?” I turned around with a frown and saw Xander standing there, holding the guy back in a tight grip. “Xander! What are you doing here?” I muttered, angry and excited at the same time.
“Is this guy bothering you?” He squeezed the man’s arm tightly, and I shook my head quickly. “Get out of here.” Hepushed the guy away. “And don’t bother this girl again, you hear me?”
“I wasn’t bothering her.” The guy looked angry. “She wanted it.”
“Get out of here.” Xander pushed him again, and I was scared that a fight was about to break out.
“What are you doing here?” I shouted.
“What?” Xander moved closer to me. “I can’t hear you.”
“What are you doing here?” I shouted again, this time into his ear as he stood next to me.
“Aiden and I wanted to make sure you and Alice were okay.”
“What?” I frowned, even more pissed now. “We’re not kids.”
“Well, you both act like kids.” Xander’s body was touching mine now, and I shivered. “We wanted to make sure those dresses didn’t get you both into trouble, and it looks like we arrived just in time.”
“Whatever,” I said and looked around. “Where’s Aiden?”
“Gone to make sure Alice is okay with Hulk Hogan’s cousin.” He winked at me, and I couldn’t stop myself from laughing.
“You’re stupid.”
“Is that any way to thank your savior?”
“My what?” I scoffed as I licked my suddenly dry lips.
“Your savior.” He grinned and moved forward so that his lips were resting gently against mine. “Do I get a kiss as a thank-you?”
“No, you do not.” I swallowed hard, but didn’t move back. I felt the tip of his tongue licking my lips, and my whole body trembled at his touch.
“Please,” he said, his eyes daring me to kiss him back as he pushed the tip of his tongue into my open mouth slightly.
“No.” I shook my head, and my lips closed on his tongue for a few seconds and sucked.
“There you guys are.” Aiden and Alice approached us, and I jumped back from Xander quickly. “It’s time for us to go.”
“What?” Both Alice and I looked at him in shock.
“It’s time to go.” Aiden looked mad, madder than I’d ever seen him before.
I looked at Alice’s face, and she looked pissed off. I stared at them for a second, and I wondered if their relationship was over before it even started. That would serve Aiden right. He was acting like a real idiot. I was used to his imperialist nature, but I knew Alice was getting her first real glimpse of it and was likely not appreciating it.
“Aiden, we’re not leaving,” I shouted at him, letting him bear the brunt of my anger. “You two shouldn’t have come here.”
“We wanted to make sure you were both okay.” He looked over at Alice and frowned as she smiled at some guy who was dancing next to her. “Two single girls have to be careful these days.”
“We know how to take care of ourselves.” I sighed and then looked at Xander. “Where’s Gabby?”
“She’s with Henry.” His eyes bored into mine. “Do you wish she were here instead?”
“No. Do you?”
