Page 171 of Zero Chance

Taking my hand, he drew it to his mouth and kissed my knuckles, murmuring, “Crazy foryou.”

Intense heat stirred through me.Gaze swirling with the same emotions I was feeling, he groaned and announced, “Okay, okay.I’ll stop at a drive-thru.Haven Harbor is still open until midnight, right?”When he glanced into the rearview mirror toward Alec, Alec gave him a thumbs-up.

Xander whooped with joy and patted my arm.“Thank your vagina for me, Frankie.That thing rules.”

“Hey,I’llbe thanking her vagina, thank you very much,” Keene muttered moodily as he switched lanes.“No one else is allowed near it.”

“Ooh,” I sat up straighter, distracted by where he was headed and completely ignoring his ridiculous comments.“If you’re going to Haven Harbor, you should turn at this light.The next block goes to a dead end.”

“No,” Keene argued, stopping at the light and not turning or even flipping on his blinker.“You’ve got it backward.That street is the one that doesn’t go through.”

I turned to blink at him.“Yes, it does.”

He glanced over at me and shook his head.“Nuh-uh.I’ve lived in this town my entire life, sweetheart.I think I know how to get to fucking Haven Harbor.”

“Well, I have too,” I told him right back.“And you need to turn here.”

“Do not.”

“Yes, youdo!”

“What do you know?”he argued.“You’re drunk.”

“So what?”

“So your way is a dead end.”

“I promise you; it’s not.”

“You know what?”he muttered, flipping on his blinker and turning sharply to the right as soon as the light flashed green.“We’re going down this street just so I can show you how wrong you are and then laugh in your face when—dammit.”Realizing I was right and he was wrong, his jaw went hard before he zinged a hard glare my way and pointed.“Don’t.”

I grinned smugly, unable to help myself, but I lifted my hands to let him know I wouldn’t laugh in his face the same way he would’ve if he’d been right.

A second later, he huffed out a breath and shook his head, sending me a reluctant smile.“Just so you’re aware,” he warned, shaking a bemused finger in my direction.“You are the only person ever who’s allowed to win an argument with me.”

I preened, proud of myself.“Thank you.”

Haven House was more of a drive-inthan a drive-thru, so Keene found a free spot to park between two other vehicles.

Alec and Xander immediately started putting in their order before he could even ask for them, and I smiled as he argued with them to slow down.Then he glanced at me.

I absolutely loved how he included me.

“What about you, Waves?Make sure to get something greasy so we can prove to Girl Union it doesn’t do shit for your state of sobriety.”

“It’s gonna help,” Xander insisted.“Just watch.”

Grinning, I bit my lip and glanced at the menu over the order box.“Umm… I want fries and a dirty Dr.Pepper, please.”

“Ooh, you like ’em dirty, huh?”Xander asked curiously.

Snickering, Keene met my gaze and winked.“Hell, yes, she does.”

“Oh my God,” Xander groaned, slugging his shoulder.“How do you always make everything sound so filthy?”

“You’rethe one who literally said dirty,” he argued back.

And I laughed.

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