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Man whore?

Bro ho?

A male fucking escort.

Maybe worst of all, a two-time wedding guest in one day.

Chapter 4

Matt

Apparently, I am soft in the head.

Not only am I about to suffer through my second wedding reception of the day, but I’ll also be pretending to be an escort who’s pretending to be a boyfriend.

What a head fuck.

As I reluctantly capitulated, Ryan, according to her belated introduction—and spelled the boys’ way, so she said—thrust her hand into mine and said she’d be eternally grateful for my help. It was strange how her tears seemed to almost evaporate.

After draining the last of my pint, I helped her into her coat, and we left the bar together. Much to the amusement of the barman, who seemed to think he’d just witnessed a lovers’ tiff.

Meanwhile, I couldn’t help but feel a little played, what with the flirting attempts and her tears. The tears were bad enough.Those big solemn eyes.And the flirting was cute, though a little desperate. But it was the genuine edge of her distress as she spoke of her ex and her so-called colleagues that changed my mind. No matter what my head told me, I couldn’t ignore it. So I can make peace with what I’m doing and why I’m doing it. But what I can’t get my head around is how I said yes to attending another feckin’ wedding.

I’d almost rather she did want to stick the points of her heels in my ball sack.

At least her company will be more fun than what I had planned, which was probably introspection and an evening drinking myself morose. In fact, just walking down the street with her is more fun than what I’d planned. The waft of her floral perfume, the tap of her heels. The brush of her arm and the gentle sway of her hips.

The beauty in spontaneity.

It turns out, Fin might be right.

Fucking Fin,I think less charitably. He can shove the rest of his advice where the sun doesn’t shine—shove it right up there along with his beaded bracelets, which, if I know him, he’d use as anal beads.

“Something funny?”

“Nothing.” Nothing other than the fact I’m allowing a woman small enough to put in a mail sack to herd me down the street. Not that I have a mail sack on hand, but I could outrun her if I had half a mind.The length of her legs ... the height of her heels.

Maybe that’s why I’m still here. For those legs and those heels.

I examine the thought. It’s a possibility.

“If I’d hired an escort, at least I might get fucked at the end of the night.”

Her words pique my curiosity.

Not that I expect . . .

Not as though I’d say no either. I’m notthatnice.

“Now you seem deep in thought,” she says, her amused gaze darting my way.

“Deep?” I kind of scoff because my thoughts are very shallow.

“Wanna share with the class?”

“Not really.” Fuck, she is lovely. I clear my throat and school my features. I said I’d help, so I will. Pot committed, in poker terms. This is a good decision, even if the situation is a bit fucked.

“I get it, Mr. Mysterious.”