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Only probably not?
Seems we’re making progress.
“Who the fuck are you talking to?” Storm grumbles as we pull up in front of the business we are keeping an eye on today. I shrug.
“Carly.”
His head whips in my direction and he stares at me for a second before shaking his head. “No.”
“What?”
“You can’t see her.”
Flashing him a tight smile, I cross my arms over my chest and my brow quirks up. “What the fuck makes you think you can tell me to stop seeing her?”
“You’re gonna fuck things up with Alison and I,” he says, meeting my glare and not backing down. Storm may be my best friend, but he is fucking delusional if he thinks he gets a say in this.
I let out a sardonic laugh and nod. “Yeah, seems like you’re doing a fine job of fucking it up all by yourself.”
The tension in the cab skyrockets and he clenches his fists. “You don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.”
“Sure, I do. You’ve been an unreasonable asshole since the break-in so I’m sure she’s just about over you and your shit.”
His body jerks like he wants to lunge at me as he clenches his teeth. “Well, we both know you’ll only stick around long enough for Carly to fall for you before you leave her like you have everyone else. Face it, once the shine wears off, you’re out of there. Besides, what about Trixie?”
"Don’t go there," I growl. It's a dirty move - twisting shit and using it against me.
He smirks, shrugging like he doesn't understand the shit he was trying to start. “Just saying.”
“Fuck you, asshole,” I seethe, throwing the door open and slamming it shut again. For all the trouble he’s had in his life, Storm is lucky enough to have fallen in love once before and it seems he’s well on his way again with Ali. All I want is the thing he’s found but somehow, it always evades me. My chest burns and I sulk away from the truck, pulling out my phone and dialing Kodiak’s number.
“What’s up, brother?” he answers.
“I’m fucking done with him. He can do this job by himself or you can send someone else out with him but just keep him the fuck away from me.”
Kodiak chuckles under his breath and if I wasn’t so pissed, I would probably find the situation funny also but all I hear are Storm’s snide words replaying in my mind.
“That was quick.”
I blow out a breath and run my fingers through my hair. “Don’t start with me. Y’all haven’t been able to deal with his cranky ass either.”
“True.” He laughs. “How about we let him stew by himself for a little while then?”
“That sounds like a plan. Just check in with him later for me, will ya?”
“You got it,” Kodiak says and I hang up, noticing a text from Carly.
Carly:
Don’t get your hopes up.
Me:
Too late.
* * * *
Cold air blasts me in the face as I step into the fancy hotel downtown and I slip off my sunglasses as I scan the lobby. When I don’t recognize any of the faces milling around or sitting in the lounge, I turn and walk over to the bar. As I slip onto a stool at the end of the glass bar with the wall to my back, the bartender glances in my direction and ambles over.
