comfortable.
I tilt my head and give him the wipe-the-amused-smile-off-your- fuckin’-face-look. True Aiden style he only smiles bigger. Little shit. I’m going to make him do all the paperwork for the rest of the month. Some brother he is. I know next to zero about women, then enters crazy over here and I’m looking for my running shoes.
I glance at my watch and smile at Emma. I’m getting myself out of here in one piece while I still can.
“What half-arsed excuse are you going to use to get away?” Crazy chick zooms in on me again. “You’re seriously going to bail on me? I can see you’re eyeing your watch. That’s so rude, Zac,” she confronts me right there. Damn, I’ve never met anyone as forward as her.
“Does your mouth come with a filter?” I hit back. Normally I would keep to myself but I can’t stop the response. I call ‘em as I see ‘em, and she’s rubbing me up the wrong way.
Her smile widens. “I’m just yanking your chain.” She reaches a delicate hand out to me. “Chloe Fletcher. It’s a pleasure finally seeing you in person.” She winks as I take her hand.
“Zac Hutches,” I reply and then feel stupid, she obviously already knows who I am. I’m not sure if I should kick my own ass for forgetting Chloe was coming – or still make a run for it.
~*~
She. Has. Not. Stopped!
It’s like she suffers from some verbal sickness, one where she says everything that comes to mind.
She’s killing me. Slowly.
We’re supposed to be relaxing outside by the pool, grilling a few steaks, but it’s hard to relax when I don’t know what to expect next from Chloe. I take in a deep breath and enjoy the silence while Chloe and Emma are inside getting more drinks.
A soft chuckle from Aiden alerts me that he can see the women through the glass door and then my quiet moment shatters.
“You weren’t joking, Sunshine.” Chloe makes herself comfortable on the arm of my chair and I just know it’s coming already.
“About what, love?” Emma asks all innocently, mischief twinkling in her eyes.
Both of them, I’m going to make both Aiden and Emma pay for this.
“Zac being the silent type.” Chloe runs a finger down my bicep and I have to resist the urge to grab her and throw her in the pool. “You think under his silent demeanor there’s a man begging for some fun and action?”
“That’s it!” I get up and grab Chloe at the waist, easily lifting her tiny body over my shoulder. The damn woman hardly weights anything. She should eat more and talk less!
She grabs hold of my belt and hums all husky, “Oh, caveman style. I like this side of you.”
I definitely underestimated her, because when I try to throw her into the pool she yanks and I lose my balance. It’s a tumble of limbs as we plummet into the refreshing cool water. I have a moment of silence under the water and prepare myself for her going off at me for ruining her perfect make up and hair.
I hardly have time to surface when Chloe’s on top of me. “That’s the spirit! Let your hair down a bit,” she laughs as she places both her hands on my shoulders. She’s too small to push me down, but I give her points for trying.
I look up at her laughing face and shock vibrates through me. No. Hell to the no! Smokey-brown eyes capture mine. Her hair hangs wet around her face and with my hands on her hips, I realize just how breathtaking she is.
But I’m not going through that kind of pain again, so I do what I always do when I see a beautiful woman – I withdraw.
I let go of her and swim to the edge. In a flash I’m out and drying my clothes as best I can.
“Ah … forgot something at the office. I’ll catch y’all later.” I leave them all with the feeble apology, but I don’t care, I just need to breathe. I need to calm down. The woman has me in a flat spin and she’s only here one day. How am I going to cope for three weeks?
“She’s just another pretty face in an ocean of many,” I mumble to myself as
I tilt my head and give him the wipe-the-amused-smile-off-your- fuckin’-face-look. True Aiden style he only smiles bigger. Little shit. I’m going to make him do all the paperwork for the rest of the month. Some brother he is. I know next to zero about women, then enters crazy over here and I’m looking for my running shoes.
I glance at my watch and smile at Emma. I’m getting myself out of here in one piece while I still can.
“What half-arsed excuse are you going to use to get away?” Crazy chick zooms in on me again. “You’re seriously going to bail on me? I can see you’re eyeing your watch. That’s so rude, Zac,” she confronts me right there. Damn, I’ve never met anyone as forward as her.
“Does your mouth come with a filter?” I hit back. Normally I would keep to myself but I can’t stop the response. I call ‘em as I see ‘em, and she’s rubbing me up the wrong way.
Her smile widens. “I’m just yanking your chain.” She reaches a delicate hand out to me. “Chloe Fletcher. It’s a pleasure finally seeing you in person.” She winks as I take her hand.
“Zac Hutches,” I reply and then feel stupid, she obviously already knows who I am. I’m not sure if I should kick my own ass for forgetting Chloe was coming – or still make a run for it.
~*~
She. Has. Not. Stopped!
It’s like she suffers from some verbal sickness, one where she says everything that comes to mind.
She’s killing me. Slowly.
We’re supposed to be relaxing outside by the pool, grilling a few steaks, but it’s hard to relax when I don’t know what to expect next from Chloe. I take in a deep breath and enjoy the silence while Chloe and Emma are inside getting more drinks.
A soft chuckle from Aiden alerts me that he can see the women through the glass door and then my quiet moment shatters.
“You weren’t joking, Sunshine.” Chloe makes herself comfortable on the arm of my chair and I just know it’s coming already.
“About what, love?” Emma asks all innocently, mischief twinkling in her eyes.
Both of them, I’m going to make both Aiden and Emma pay for this.
“Zac being the silent type.” Chloe runs a finger down my bicep and I have to resist the urge to grab her and throw her in the pool. “You think under his silent demeanor there’s a man begging for some fun and action?”
“That’s it!” I get up and grab Chloe at the waist, easily lifting her tiny body over my shoulder. The damn woman hardly weights anything. She should eat more and talk less!
She grabs hold of my belt and hums all husky, “Oh, caveman style. I like this side of you.”
I definitely underestimated her, because when I try to throw her into the pool she yanks and I lose my balance. It’s a tumble of limbs as we plummet into the refreshing cool water. I have a moment of silence under the water and prepare myself for her going off at me for ruining her perfect make up and hair.
I hardly have time to surface when Chloe’s on top of me. “That’s the spirit! Let your hair down a bit,” she laughs as she places both her hands on my shoulders. She’s too small to push me down, but I give her points for trying.
I look up at her laughing face and shock vibrates through me. No. Hell to the no! Smokey-brown eyes capture mine. Her hair hangs wet around her face and with my hands on her hips, I realize just how breathtaking she is.
But I’m not going through that kind of pain again, so I do what I always do when I see a beautiful woman – I withdraw.
I let go of her and swim to the edge. In a flash I’m out and drying my clothes as best I can.
“Ah … forgot something at the office. I’ll catch y’all later.” I leave them all with the feeble apology, but I don’t care, I just need to breathe. I need to calm down. The woman has me in a flat spin and she’s only here one day. How am I going to cope for three weeks?
“She’s just another pretty face in an ocean of many,” I mumble to myself as
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