Page 74 of Touchdowns and Temptations

“She's visiting me,” Emily says with a shrug and Noah raises his eyebrows. “A little country air never hurt anybody, did it?”

Noah snorts and shakes his head dismissively.

“I should go,” I whisper, biting my lip.

“You should,” he adds. “Right now!”

“Nonsense,” Emily says, pulling out a chair and pushing me into it. “What would you like to drink?”

I'm not sure how to react, but I'm not going to let Noah put me off so easily. If he gets away with this now and can continue to ignore me, he might do it forever.

“A caipirinha, please,” I murmur and she nods with a smile. “I'll be right back.”

Emily turns on her heel, leaving me alone at the table with the others. I know them all, that's not the problem. The problem is sitting across from me and he's fucking angry.

“And you're visiting Emily?” Jamie asks without smiling at me. I look at him unsure. I'm sure he's not asking out of pure interest, but rather as a provocation.

“Yeah,” I answer, looking at Noah. He avoids my gaze and instead starts talking to the blonde next to him. My attention is on her now. She has shoulder-length hair, a slim figure and looks very nice.

“Here you go,” Harry says with a grin.

He kisses the blonde next to Noah, and a wave of relief runs through my body. It's not his new girl.

“Here!” Emily puts our drinks on the table and sits down beside me. “Cheers!”

“I'm late!” Daisy calls, waving excitedly to the group. “Hey, guys! Move over, Jamie.”

Jamie gives her an irritated look and Anna rolls her eyes. But then he does what she wants.

“Hey,” she purrs, stroking Noah's arm. “Sorry I’m late.”

He gives her a quick look and nods.

“No problem,” he replies. “Do you want something to drink?”

“Some water would be great. After all, I have to drive.”

Daisy winks at him and my jaw drops. She's screwing Alex, even though a blind man can see that her little sister is in love with him, and now that Alex is in Boston, she's hitting on Noah. Unbelievable.

And he seems to jump on it. He immediately gets up and gets her a drink of water.

“What was that?” asks Emily. “And where do you have to go?”

“Home,” Daisy replies. “Hi, Cara. I didn't know you were here, too. Things have been a little crazy the last few weeks.”

I gasp and start to say something, but Emily cuts me off.

“Don't do that, Days,” she snaps at her big sister. “Cara didn't do anything to you.”

“Can't she speak for herself?”

“Can't you leave her alone?” I put a hand on Emily's forearm and look at her.

“It's okay,” I say. “And you: how many do you need it? Last week Alex, today Noah?”

Now Daisy is the one of us who takes a deep breath. I'm ready for her next low blow, but to my surprise she remains silent.

“What are you talking about?” she turns to Jamie, who unfortunately answers immediately.

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