Page 32 of One Night With You

I know, right?

Claire:

Is this weird?

I nodded at Lex as he walked past me, interest in his gaze, but I ignored him again.

Me:

Yes, but I don’t mind it.

Claire:

I don’t mind it either. But I guess I’ll see you soon? Just don’t get hit with any balls.

Before I could even text back, Claire texted first.

Claire:

I meant golf balls.

Me:

I’ll do my best.

Claire:

I’ll talk to you soon?

Me:

Yeah. See you soon.

Not exactly what she had said. Because we weren’t just going to talk. I was going tosee her. Maybe it was just going to be for a self-defense lesson. Maybe it was going to be more.

I had no fucking clue.

Crew looked over my shoulder, and I hadn’t even realized the man had moved, before he whistled through his teeth.

“Fuck off,” I growled. “I wasn’t like this when you were dating Daisy.”

Crew just laughed, and I was grateful that no one else was around us in that moment. “First off, I didn’t realize you weredatingClaire.”

“Fuck. I’m not. That’s not what I meant.”

Crew just shrugged. “Well, choice of words and all that. But the reason that you weren’t like this, the reason that you didn’t hover over me when I was texting Daisy? Because Daisy can easily kick my ass and I was fine with that. And plus, I’m not going to get all growly over you with Claire. Nor are you going to ever need to worry about me with another Montgomery. That was a one and done.”

I just shook my head. “Famous last words.”

Crew glared. “Seriously, I’m never dating another Montgomery.”

I just fluttered my eyelashes. “How could you? There’s just so many of us. You can’t just walk away.”

Crew let out a laugh, then leaned forward, andsmacked a kiss to my lips. “Fine. I’ll fuck you if that’s what you want.”

We both burst out laughing, as Lexington came over and looked between us. “So, what did I miss?”

And as we ignored him, and my other cousins came over, confusion on their faces even as they laughed, we went back to the game, and nobody asked me about my texting again. And yet all I could do was think about Claire, and exactly what the hell I was supposed to do when it came to her.

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