CHAPTER NINE
Reid
My eyebrows pinch downas the brunette bombshell walks away from me.My thoughts drift from how good her arse looks, to wondering why the hell she captivates me.No one has ever had the power to mess with me this way.I know she wants me, but for some crazy reason, she’s fighting it.It’s like getting whiplash every time we meet.I kind of like it.
I know I know her.There’s no question or doubt when it comes to that now.There’s a familiarity when I’m near her.
But fuck if I know how I know her.
I look up, focusing in her direction again, and find her gaze on me.Heat.That’s what passes between us.
I smirk, knowing she feels it too—if the rise to her chest is any indication.
Her eyes narrow on me slightly, yet her body language is telling another story.She’s not as aloof or annoyed as she makes out to be.She bites down on her lip, and I can’t help but want to be the one who does it instead.
I lift my foot ever so slightly, deciding to break my promise to my brothers.I have to have her.It’s like she walked off holding a piece of rope attached to me and is tugging it for me to follow.
When she gives me the middle finger and begins to storm off, a chuckle escapes me.
Yeah, I definitely need to have her.
Liam clears his throat, jerking me from my thoughts and all the dirty things I have planned for Summer.“Need a minute?”he asks.
I slip on the fake, charmer smirk.“Somemight need a minute, butIcan go for hours.”
He grunts, folding his arms over his chest.“Not what I meant.”
I was so focused on Summer, and now Liam, that I forgot Malia was here.Which is why she manages to catch me off guard when she slaps her hand on my shoulder.I flinch, then narrow my eyes when her grip tightens.Like really tightens.
Normally this shit would turn me on, but I’m off my game today.
“Really?”I squeak out.
“She’s stunning,” she states, and I know she’s referring to Summer as she watches me closely.“But don’t mistake her for a fool like so many others do.She’s more than a pretty face.”
When she doesn’t let go or step back, I arch an eyebrow.“Are you finished?”
“You don’t want to make an enemy out of me, Reid.I bite back.Harder.”
My smirk widens.“I have so many responses to that but all of them will come back to bite me in the arse later.”I wink.“See, I’m learning.”
