She stopped in front of Dalton, offering the drink in her hand.“Looks like you worked up a thirst out there,” she said, her voice sounding lyrically just as pretty as she was.“Thought you could use a fresh beer.”
I stared at Dalton, praying that he wasn’t going to take the drink for all the same reasons that he’d ranted off about the guy at the bar.I also prayed that he wasn’t going to entertain her offer, but also knowing that he was going to, even if it was just to spite me.
Chapter 6
Dalton~
She was pretty, built, and tall.In fact, she had legs for days, and they probably felt phenomenal wrapped around a man’s waist.Her voice was also not annoying, and that was definitely a plus if she was a talker in bed.Plus, I’d gone home alone the other night, so I was still due to get laid.
I was also pissed.
I was pissed, and it was either make nice with the blonde, or else go kick that guy in green’s ass for sending Leandra a drink.It was an unspoken rule that you never assumed just friendship when the numbers were even, and had Leandra actually been my girlfriend, I’d be getting arrested as we speak.
“Well, while I appreciate the gesture, I don’t let females buy me drinks, sweetheart,” I told her.“So, what is it that you’re drinking, and where are you sitting?”
She smiled, and it was a cat-that-caught-the-canary kind of grin.“I’m drinking cosmos, and I’m over at the back table with a few of my friends.”
“I’ll be over in a bit,” I told her before finishing off my beer, then taking the one from her hand.
“I’ll be waiting,” she replied coyly before sending me a wink.
The second that she was gone, I looked back over at Leandra, and she looked visibly upset.“Are you serious right now?”she asked.
“What?”I replied coolly.“I thought we were making new friends tonight, no?”
“What happened to it being rude to approach a table when the numbers are even?”she shot back.
“What happened to being polite?”I countered.“After all, that’s all I was doing...being polite.”
“So, let me get this straight,” she said, her voice wavering a bit.“It’s okay for someone to hit on you while you’re minding your own business, but if someone hits on me, then I asked for it.Is that right?”
“The difference is that I’m leaving Rya in the company of her boyfriend and friend before I run off to get fawned over by some random pussy,” I shot back, making Leandra’s head jerk back as if I’d slapped her.“I’ve never abandoned her to ride some asshole’s dick.”
“Dalton-”
“She can fight her own battles, Rya,” I said, cutting her off.“Or can’t you?”
Leandra stared at me for a few seconds before she finally looked over at Rya and Koen.“Thanks, guys.I had a really good time, and we definitely need to do dinner again, Rya.”No one said anything as she jumped off her chair, then grabbed her purse.“But I think it’s time for me to leave.I drove, and I’d hate to get a DUI.”
“Uhm, I’ll call you later,” Rya said, doing her best not to add any extra fuel to the fire.
“Yeah, okay,” Leandra muttered before heading to the front door without another word.
However, as soon as she reached for the door, Rya was saying, “Seriously, Dalton?”
Setting the fresh beer on the table, I decided to go after her because I didn’t like Rya being upset with me...or, at least, that’s what I told myself.
When I pushed the door open, I looked around to see Leandra nearing her car, and so I actually ran after her, not really knowing what the fuck I was doing.All I knew was that she made me fucking crazy, and I didn’t know why.It shouldn’t be this hard to be her friend, but she just kept doing things that didn’t vibe with me.
I reached her just as she was about to open her car door, and my hand slamming it shut had her looking up at me in surprise.It was clear that she hadn’t expected me to come running after her, and she’d have no reason to think that I would.
“What do you want, Dalton?”she asked when she finally got over her surprise.
“Rya’s upset,” I said, and though it was the truth, the look on her face made me want to take the words back.
Leandra let out a hollow laugh.“Well, Rya will get over it.After all, like you said, this isn’t anything new for us.”
“Christ, why can’t you just be a friend?”I asked, frustrated beyond what I normally felt around her.“Why does it always have to be you and some random guy?Why can’t you just hang out without batting your goddamn eyelashes at every guy that walks by?”
