Page 106 of Give Me Perfect Love

“Everyone’s freaking out because I brought a girl home. No one got into your shit when you brought Harrison here.”

I smirk. “Umm, pretty sure, they did, and you were one of them.”

He grins, blowing smoke from his mouth. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

He flicks his ashes. “I don’t know, man. Something is different with this one. She isn’t like the other girls I’ve messed with.”

I agree, “No, she isn’t.”

“She’s gorgeous, but in a simple way. Not like all those bottle blondes with layers of makeup. They always surprise the fuck out of me the next day. Half that shit is smeared off, and then you really get to see who you fucked the night before.”

I laugh, knowing exactly what he’s talking about. Hell, I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that anymore.

“I like this girl. A lot.”

“Good,” I say, flicking a piece of lint from my riding suit.

“It’s scary, though, ya know? I mean, I had girlfriends in high school, unlike you,” he tosses out.

I roll my eyes, ignoring his dig at me. I didn’t want girlfriends. I slept around with the ones willing to sleep around, but I didn’t care to have any girl wearing my class ring or keeping her shit in my car.

I wish I would have known Kat back then. Damn, what was she like as a teen?

I know she didn’t have a normal life, but I wonder if she would have been like the popular chicks, walking around with their noses in the air. Or would she have been with the book nerds, bumping into people because her face was always in a book?

Nah, she wouldn’t have been like any of them. She would have been the girl everyone loved. The girl who bounced around from click to click.

She would have been mine back then, too. I would have given her my ring and every fucking thing else she wanted.

Jace continues, “But I never felt for any of them the way I’m starting to feel for her.”

I look over at him. “You going to marry this girl, bro?”

He shoves my shoulder. “Fuck you.”

I laugh, kicking my feet out and crossing my ankles. I shove my hands into my pockets and shut my eyes for a moment, just breathing and enjoying time with my brother.

“So, you never heard anything about that shit that went down, huh?”

“Nope.”

“Good,” he says. “Good.”

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The ride back down is quick, and once we put up our riding gear and park the bikes in the shop, I search for my girl. The pool is empty when I get there, so I assume she’s back at the barn house. When I walk in, I find her laughing with Michelle.

Fucking hell.

Is this going to be a problem?

K’s got shorts on and just a bathing suit top. She’s preparing them lunch and I get a little jealous.

Shit, I’m hungry, too.

“Hey,” she says as I shut the door. I look from her to Michelle.

“Hey,” I slide my hat on backward and walk to the fridge to grab a beer. “Have fun at the pool?” I ask her.

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