He took a step closer. “I’m pretty sure you got your right hook from your father. Not your mother.”
I hoped he was right. “Did you at least try to turn that girl down?”
“I told her I wasn’t interested. She was...” He trailed off as if trying to find the right word.
“Persistent?” I offered. “I saw her grab your hand.”
“She went looking for a wedding ring becausenowasn’t a good enough answer,” he explained. “I could have handled it, but it was adorable watching you stake your claim on me.”
I turned away from him. “I’ve been drinking. People do strange things while they’re drunk.”
I heard him step closer until I could feel the heat of him right behind me. His hand smoothed over my hip to rest flat and low on my stomach. “You sound pretty with it to me.” With his other hand, he grabbed my sore one and brought it up over my shoulder to look at it.
“What I just did was sobering,” I said.
His lips pressed to my knuckles. I turned my head to look up and back at him. His eyes met mine before dropping to my mouth. As he leaned down to kiss me, the back entrance to the bar opened. Reid straightened and released me. We both turned to see Roe and Wyatt walking out.
They looked back and forth between Reid and me with curious eyes.
“Mac just told us what happened,” Roe said as they approached. “Are you hurt?”
“She’ll need to ice her hand,” Reid answered for me.
“I bet she does. We saw that girl’s nose,” Wyatt said.
The back entrance opened again. Mac and Lemon walked out with the twins.
Mac came over, handed me my wristlet, and hugged me. “Thank you for defending me.”
I hugged her back. “You defended me first.”
Mac pulled away. “Do you think Rich Girl will cause problems?”
I shook my head. “I made sure she wouldn’t.” And if she did, she’d come after me. I had more power to deal with that girl and her family than Mac did.
“Is that why you told her who you were?” Mac asked.
I nodded.
Lemon came up to us. “If her parents have any business dealings or want to in the future with Sullivan Kendry, Lottie’s grandfather, they’ll ignore this. If that girl is smart, she won’t even tell anyone what went down tonight.”
I was probably only going to be a Kendry for another month. I might as well enjoy the perks while I could.
“We were talking about hitting up C&Bs with the twins,” Mac said. “I always crave greasy food after drinking.”
I frowned. “C&Bs?”
“Checkerboards & Bricks—the diner we took you to,” Wyatt explained.
Oh.I glanced at the guys, feeling torn. I was kind of ready to end the night.
“We can take them if you’re not up for it,” Bash said. “I could eat.”
I glanced at the girls. “I’m a little tired. Would you be okay with that?”
They both nodded.
“We’re good with it,” Mac said and then smiled. “Lemon’s going to stay the night, but you probably won’t see her until the morning.”
