Page 3 of Sparks Flying

“David? What the hell are you doing here?”

He shrugged. “Someone has to make deliveries and you’re my last.”

Handing me a bag of food, he sat down across from me and pulled out another for himself.

“I’m not used to getting a lunch visit from you. It’s usually your mate.”

“She worries about you. Sent me to check on you instead, because it’s a busy day at the diner.”

I groaned. “Well, I hope you’ll be less nosey than she is.”

“You skipped family game night last week. Give me an excuse that she’ll believe and all will be good in the world.”

“It’s none of her business.”

“I agree.”

I grinned at him. “Tell her I was having a threesome with the Pierce twins.”

“Dude!”

I shrugged, satisfied that would shut my sister up for a bit.

“Is that really where you were?”

I thought back to last week and shrugged again. “Don’t remember if that was Thursday night or Friday. So maybe.”

He sighed and shook his head.

“What? No wait. I know what your problem is. Gia has stripped you of your man card. Seriously, that has to be it. She’s neutered you.”

He laughed. “You have no idea what the hell you’re talking about. Just wait.”

“Wait for what?”

“Your true mate.”

I scoffed. “I’m twenty-four years old. I am not ready to settle down. I don’t know if I’ll ever be.”

He snorted. “Famous last words. Do you really think I was ready for Gia? She turned my entire life upside down.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then you lost your memory and still found your way back to her again. You literally fell for her twice. And don’t even get me started on the whole head thing. Why did you take so long to tell us you got your memories back?”

He shrugged. “Didn’t think it was important.”

“Not important? My sister sounded like a lunatic after she mated you. And you could have corroborated her crazy-ass story.”

“I thought you believed her and supported her.”

“Of course I did, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t bat-shit crazy.”

“Would you tell that to her face?” he challenged.

“Yes,” I said defiantly.

One second I was staring across my desk at David and the next Gia was sitting there. Startled, I jumped back, tipping the chair over, then tripping over it and falling on my ass.

Gia, or rather David, laughed.

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