The brunette giggled, as Heath noticed she was putting on a show for him. The ‘Oh, you’re so clever’ giggle. It made him want to roll his eyes. Olivia didn’t laugh, unless he said something funny. She had no problem telling him he was being full of himself.
You’re conceited.
Argh, he needed to get her out of his head.
“And what are you doing alone?” The brunette leaned forward, showing off her ample chest. Heath didn’t even glance down. He wasn’t a boob man, he was an ass man. A nice round ass he could clench, as he rocked a woman over his cock. An ass he could grab, while giving a woman an orgasm and stare into her cornflower blue eyes.
Damnit, he needed to stop thinking about Olivia. She was a liar, and she had a kid. Two big offenses.
“Looking for a lovely lady like yourself.” The words felt forced, like he was just going off a script. In a way, he was. He said something like this to every woman he picked up. Had even tried it on Olivia, when he first met her.
Grrr, again thinking about Olivia.
“Lucky me.”
You’re conceited.
Olivia’s earlier accusation came back to him. Was he wrong to dismiss her so easily, because she had a kid? Was he being too judgmental? Cora, Liam’s fiancé, was pregnant. He would have to get used to a kid’s presence soon, anyway. Now that the other guys found girlfriends, it was only a matter of time, before they all got married and had kids. He couldn’t avoid them forever.
Ivy hadn’t seemed that bad. Quiet and shy, and probably, thanks to Olivia’s asshole ex. The girl just needed a positive male role model in her life, but he just didn’t think it could be him.
“What do you say we get out of here?” The brunette suggested.
Heath glanced over at his friends table and saw them all glaring at him. He was sure Mike filled them in on Olivia having a kid already. They didn’t look like they approved of his choice to move on. Well, screw them. It was his life.
“Lead the way.” Heath smiled and followed her outside.
Chapter 25
Olivia walked into the diner the next morning blurry eyed. She was sure her eyes were red and bloodshot from crying. She hadn’t slept much last night. Her conversation with Heath replayed over and over again in her head. All-in-all she felt like crap. She was hardly motivated to find another job, but she didn’t have a choice. As nice as sitting at home in her pajamas with ice cream and watching movies sounded, one look at Ivy, and she knew that wasn’t an option.
It wasn’t like she was expecting Heath to walk through the door and apologize, and they would kiss and make up. Olivia was convinced he washed his hands of her and already found another woman to occupy him. The thought made her chest grow tight.
“Olivia, I thought you weren’t coming in until later?” Kathy asked, coming out of the back.
Olivia was exhausted after the ten-mile hike from the trailer to the diner, and all she wanted was a tall glass of water right now. Even early in the morning, it was pretty warm with the sun beating down on them. “I wasn’t planning on coming in, but I…” Olivia looked around the diner a little embarrassed. “I ran out of breakfast food, so we had to come to town, and I didn’t have the energy to buy food and take it home to cook, so we came here to eat instead. I’ll go to the store afterward.”
It was times like this Olivia missed the bigger city and the public transportation. The only bus that came through town was going to other cities. In New York, it hadn’t mattered if she had a car or not. There were trains and buses to get her everywhere. Without a car here, she was stranded. If their cash situation wasn’t so low, Olivia would break down and get another one, because they needed it, but if she bought the car, then they wouldn’t have food for a while. The threat of starvation won out. She just needed to get another job, and all would be well.
Kathy looked at her with sympathy, which Olivia hated. She didn’t want anyone’s sympathy. “Why do you look all sweaty and tired?”
“Because we walked here.”
“From the trailer? Hon, that’s a ten-mile walk.”
Didn’t she know it.
“Why didn’t you call me?”
“I thought we’d be fine. I didn’t take the heat into consideration.”
Kathy shook her head and muttered under her breath about stubborn people. “Sit down, hon, and I’ll bring some drinks over.”
“No, don’t put yourself out like that Kathy. I can tell Billy what to make or make it myself.”
“Olivia, you’re a guest in my diner at this moment and not a waitress. Sit down with Ivy, and I’ll be over in a second to take your order.”
Olivia didn’t have the energy to argue anymore. She was tired from lack of sleep and dehydration. Her legs felt shaky just standing here. “I’ll just take two glasses of water with me.”
