Page 50 of Breaking the Rules
Ignore the texts from Kaylee.
She's checking in.
She's worried.
It's sweet that she cares, but I can't get into that now.
She doesn't know. But she suspects. And if she asks—
I don't want to lie about this.
I don't want to talk about it, period.
"Done." Hunter sets his tattoo gun down. He looks up at his client like she's the stars in the sky.
She lets out a heavy sigh. Stares back at him like he's everything she wants.
They laugh over some joke as he cleans her up and brings her to the counter.
She shows off her new ink.Carpe Diemsurrounded by poppies.
It's nice.
Obvious, but nice.
I force my lips into a smile. "How cool." I'm not jealous of the attention he's giving her.
I'm not.
"I know." Her light eyes go wide as she stares at the ink. She turns back to Hunter with a smile. "Thank you." She throws her arms around him and squeezes tightly. "I'm in love."
My stomach twists.
Which is ridiculous.
Because I'm not remotely jealous.
I print her receipt and set it on the counter. "You're lucky. Hunter does great work."
"Yeah." She turns back to me. Picks up the pen. Writes a fat tip. Sighs. "It's everything I imagined." She looks back to him, her smile ear to ear. "Can you please stay here permanently?"
"I'm working on it."
She fishes something from her pocket. A business card. "Call me if you move somewhere else." Her cheeks flush. "Or… if you just want to call me."
He watches her leave then he turns to the counter. His eyes find mine. They bore into mine.
Demand an explanation for my expression.
I'm frowning.
Not because I'm jealous.
Because…
I…
Uh…
