Page 48 of Fractured

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Because she was smiling up at him.

Smiling.

That fucking smile that I wanted just for me.

Fuck. My. Life.

I kept staring, narrowing my eyes as he asked her something, and she shook her head.

He patted his pockets for something, then held up a finger to her.

I watched as he raced by us, waded into the water, got up in their boat, and came out moments later with something in his hand.

My chest hollowed out when I realized it was his phone.

I watched as he waded back out of the water, then made his way back to Talia.

Would it be childish to ask Alec to stick his leg out and trip the bastard?

Probably.

Was I tempted? Yes.

And I was even more tempted when she rattled something off and he typed it in his phone.

If that was her number, I was going to throw his phone into the lake.

They talked for a few more minutes, then she smiled and headed back to us.

“So, he was cute. What did he want?” Lila asked Talia the moment she sat down beside me.

I glared at the motherfucker.Yeah, look, she sat down beside me.

However, while I was glaring at the prick, I missed someone else watching Talia. With a look I damn sure wouldn’t have liked.

“He asked me out, but I declined. Then he asked me if I knew who the Charger and the Mustang belonged to. He told me he has an older Camaro he wants to restore. Gave him the number to the shop.”

“He asked you out?” Cassie asked.

Talia nodded.

“Why didn’t you say yes?” Misty asked her.

Talia snickered, “Because he has a tanned line on a very important finger.”

I listened, then looked at the prick and came to a decision.

I stood up, followed by Garrick, Carter, Alec, Ethan, Frank, Pete, Bronson, Smoke, Ice, Wolf, Hyde, and Jekyll.

They were all loaded back up into their boat with one of the women promising to let the pricks’ wife know that he was a cheating piece of shit.

The women were all gabbing as we headed back.

Cassie handed headphones to Alec, right before the fireworks started.

Wolf, Ice, Smoke, Jekyll, and Hyde all put earplugs into their ears as well.

I couldn’t imagine having to do that.

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