Page 14 of Resisting Your Love

I chuckled. "I didn't care about anything back in the day. My parents spoiled me, so I decided to take advantage of it. When I say I got into a lot of shit, I did."

The only thing Amryn could do was shake her head at me.

The corners of my mouth curled upward into a grin. "What about you? Was you a bad kid?"

"No, I don't think that I was. I can remember getting in trouble for cutting the maid's hair in her sleep."

I burst out laughing. "No, you didn't."

She covered her face with her hands. "I did. For some reason, I didn't like her, and she always told on me. After I cut her hair, she quit. My father was furious with me for that."

I shook my head as I turned into the parking lot of the restaurant. "I didn't do anything like that before."

"No, you were too busy wanting to run around naked and jump in swimming pools."

We shared a laugh while I turned off the car. Amryn was an alright person. Even if we didn't build anything, that would be fine. As long as we could talk to each other, that was good enough. I could see us vibing with one another every now and then. It was a good thing she wasn't stuck up. If there was something I hated, it was a stuck-up woman.

While we ate, we continued to get to know each other. Amryn told me about her job at her father's poker lounge, but she hadn't been back since her father dropped the bomb on her about the arranged marriage.

"Are you not scared you're going to get fired?"

She shrugged. "I wouldn't care if I did, but I'm going to start going back. I need that money to start saving."

I nodded, putting my fries in the ketchup. "That'll be a good thing."

"Do you like doing tattoos?"

I grinned with a nod. "Hell yeah. It's something I've wanted to do since I was a youngin'. It's one of the best things I've ever done." I glanced over at the tattoo on her arm. It looked good as hell on her. "When you got your tattoo, you looked down. Why was that?"

She gnawed her bottom lips before she started talking. "I knew about the arrangement when I came there that night. I justdidn't know about you. It was about to be a fresh start with me, so I decided why not."

That made sense. "What about the boyfriend?"

I didn't know why I wanted to know about him. Did she break up with him like she knew she was supposed to? I was dead ass when I told her while she was wearing my ring, she was going to break up with him.

She scoffed with a roll of her eyes. "I broke up with him. It's one of the best decisions I made in my life." She didn't go into details, and I didn't pressure her to. "I'm done with relationships."

"I know what you mean. I've said many times that I wouldn't get into one until I was much older."

Amryn picked up a barbecue-flavored wing and bit into it, licking the sauce off her lips. Damn, she made that look sexy as hell. I exhaled deeply, knowing I shouldn't be going there with her. She had my head all messed up just by talking to her. It was probably that damn kiss, too. Nope, I wasn't going there either. It was best to leave all of it alone.

"That's understandable. I know after this arranged marriage is over with, I'll try again."

I scoffed. "That's not something that needs to be on your mind right now. We still have three long years together."

She rolled her eyes. "You know what I meant."

I chortled. "Yeah, I did."

Man, I could vibe with Amryn any time of day and felt like it was only mere minutes we spent talking. Something I never felt before pierced my heart as I stared at her eating her food. It was something I didn't understand. It was a warm feeling that stirred deep within me. Who knew what it meant, but I knew I wanted to continue getting to know her.

I staredat myself in the mirror, loving the way this dress hugged my figure. It had been a while since I dressed up and had fun doing it. The wedding didn't count because I didn't like or enjoy that. For the past month, Levi and I were getting to know each other. I could admit that he wasn't as bad as I thought he would be. He was actually a good person. Sometimes, it felt weird living with him since I was used to staying with my father.He made me feel like I belonged there. We'd stay up late, eating snacks or just talking. One night, we ended up falling asleep on the couch while watching a movie together. A smile touched my lips as I thought about that night.

Sometimes, we'd go out during the day if he didn't have to work. Since I only worked at night, we had time to hang out during the day.

One night, when I got off work, Levi had cooked for me. I was so surprised by that, and I didn't know what to say. Then he stayed up to wait for me. It was thoughtful of him to do. I didn't know what this all meant, but I liked it a lot. He was a good friend to me. That was all we could be, and both of us knew that. We didn't want a relationship, but we were stuck together whether we liked it or not.

Tonight, we had an event to attend as a married couple. Levi's parents would be in attendance, too. My father had been blowing me up also, but I refused to answer the calls. To me, we have nothing to discuss.

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