Page 59 of Two Chambered Heart

“Certainly!” She smiled at him, overly enthusiastic, her white teeth on display between lips painted red. Filtering through all the static, he could hear that she liked what she saw. He gave her a lazy smile back, letting his eyes track her up and down. She was in black stockings and a contemporary black dress that hugged her curvy figure. Other than her ample cleavage on display from the low neckline, she was dressed demurely. Her face was pretty, but plain. She did nothing for him.

She blushed at his attention and gestured with her arm for him to follow, gold bangles jingling as she turned on her high heels. Following her through the busy restaurant, heads turned slightly as he walked by. He tried to filter through the thoughts for anything of use, but it was all overwhelming noise. He tuned out the woman in front of him as much as he could, letting the noise consume his focus.

All the thoughts echoing through his brain started to fade out as the hostess guided him closer to their table. The low hum of spoken conversation and the clinking of cutlery on plates and ice on glass came into focus, like sharpening a camera lens on a moving subject. He felt his chest lighten, and he took a deeper breath. Finally, they got to the curved booth, Corey sitting next to Kayden, and his head was empty of the noise completely.

He couldn’t blame Kayden for dragging her around everywhere.

“Here you are, Mr. Haeven! Please enjoy your meal, and your server will be with you shortly!” She leaned into him a little too close for his liking, smiling. He smirked at her and slid into the booth across from his brother. Some women were so easy when you were rich and good-looking.

He caught Corey looking at him with narrowed eyes. She looked like she was wearing one of Kayden’s button-up shirts, her burgundy lacey bra showing under the open buttons. Thin black lines marked her upper eyelids, making her eyes look even bigger, and her hair was shiny in the low lighting, cascading over her shoulders. His heart rate spiked a little. He couldn’t deny that she looked sexy as hell.

“What?” he asked her.

“She was basically drooling over you.”

Jason shrugged. “Not my type.”

“Well, you were definitely hers.”

Kayden chuckled. “I don’t think she’d feel that way if she knew what Jason was into.”

Corey’s brows puckered like she was trying to solve a puzzle. “And is Jason into what you’re into?”

Kayden’s smile broadened. “Similar, but different.”

“You interested in my kinks, sweetheart?” Jason had on a sly smile of his own.

She blushed, and it was her turn to shrug. But it wasn’t the defensiveno, which he’d been expecting from her. Maybe it was the term of endearment he’d used. He knew she was interested in him sexually. God, he knew. Shecouldn’t stop staring at him most of the time, and it went beyond innocent interest. But he was expecting her to deny, deny, deny till she died, especially since she’d been fucking his brother.

“You didn’t cover up those bruises as well as you think you did,” he said, to egg her on.

“Shit.” Her fingers went up to her neck, brushing along Kayden’s fading fingerprints. “I hope no one notices.” But she didn’t really look that concerned. Kayden was eyeing her neck like he was going to take a bite of her, but Corey’s attention was still on Jason.

“Only if you know what you’re looking for.” Jason winked at her, and her jaw almost dropped. Kayden bit his lip to control the manic grin that was threatening to take over.

“You’re being very nice,” Corey said. Her eyes narrowed again. “It’s sketching me out.”

“Just happy to be out for dinner at our favourite steak restaurant. Did you two order?” Jason asked, pulling a menu towards him. He felt giddy, almost high from the protection she was providing.

“Not yet, but I know what I’m getting,” Kayden replied.

“We haven’t been here in so long. Looks like they changed their menu.” Jason said, flipping through the soft, fabric-like pages.

“Yeah, I hope their food is as good as it used to be.”

Corey, who had also been looking through the menu, piped in. “Why haven’t you been here if it’s your favourite?”

“We don’t go out to eat a lot. We usually cook or order in, and steak really isn’t that good when it’s delivery.”

“Yeah, Kayden mentioned that before, but why?”

Jason caught Kayden’s eye across the table.

“Too noisy,” his brother said to her.

Corey’s brow furrowed, not fully understanding what they meant, but the server interrupted them before she could press on.

“You boys ready?” Her voice was silky smooth as she popped her hip against the booth.

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