Page 55 of Give Me Perfect Love

The guy needs a fucking night off.

I take another swig, and then my eyes stop wandering.

They head south, taking in the black heels that cover her pretty feet. A dress that fits like a glove covers the body I love, and her hair is down and wavy. Her girl stands at her side, but she’s not conversing with Kat. She’s too busy grinning at Austin, and I don’t know why those two won’t just fuck and get it over with.

I didn’t know K was going out tonight. She sent me a text earlier and said she was staying in with Claire. I finish my beer and place it on the bar.

“Bobby,” I call over to him. “Give me four shots and four more of these.”

He nods, and I stand, adjusting my hat as I walk toward the girl I can’t get enough of. I’m still in jeans, a hoodie, and my snapback, having no desire to dress like Bryce Grant tonight. Instead, I choose to look like John Walker’s son. I lost his name when Lee adopted us. But the boy who owned it isn’t gone.

When she notices me, her whole body shifts. Gray-silver eyes look at me like I did her, and lips I love to kiss lift as I walk closer.

I reach for her hand and pull her to me, breathing in sweet violet mixed with the intoxicating scent that is all her. “Hey, baby,” I say into her ear.

“Hey,” she replies stiffer than normal. She’s still mad at me from this morning. She should be. I didn’t mean what I said, but that doesn’t make it hurt less. I place my hand on her lower back, looking at her arms and noticing she has goosebumps. Even mad I still have an effect on her.

“You cold?” I ask.

She shakes her head.

I nod with a smirk. This woman gives me more than she’ll ever know. I’ve been stressed all day, between our argument, Mary, and dealing with my brother’s shit, but having her close to me again evaporates my anxiety, letting me breathe again. I turn to her friends.

“Austin, Claire,” I greet. “There’s some beer and shots waiting for you at the bar.”

“Thanks, man,” Austin says. “By the way, I’ll be done with your car this upcoming week. She’s looking badass, dude.”

I grin. “I can’t wait to drive her.”

We all start to walk toward the bar.

“I’ll give you a call and let you know when I’m done. We can take it out to the track.”

“Sounds good.” I look down at Kat.

“Is that the same car he’s been working on since we met?” she asks.

“Yeah. Several parts were on backorder.”

“Ah,” she says. “Well, I can’t wait to see it.”

I grab her beer and shot glass. Handing them to her, I lean in and whisper into her ear, “I can’t wait to fuck you in it.” I plant a kiss on her cheek before turning and getting my beer and shot glass, too. My eyes dart to her as Claire makes a toast. Her cheeks are pink, and she licks her lips before we all take our shots.

“How’s your mom?” K asks me as she takes a seat on the barstool.

“Same. Jace was at the hospital with me.”

“Really? Did he head back to the ranch?”

“No. He’s upstairs.”

“Oh! I want to go see him.” She slides off the stool and I grab her arm, knowing my brother is up there with cocaine.

“Why don’t you stay down here with me?” Austin and Claire watch us, but I don’t give a shit. I know what Jace is up there doing, and I don’t want K seeing it.

Kat narrows her eyes at me. “I want to say hey and besides, I’m not over everything that happened this morning. I want answers, Grant. And I will get them.” My anxiety is back. I knew she wasn’t going to drop it.

Of course, it couldn’t have been that easy.

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