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“No need to get touchy. I’m being civil.”
“You’re never civil.”
“I’m gonna stab him with my Andúrilreplica,” Brooks said.
Til huffed. “Shut the fuck up. Uh, I mean, please shut the fuck up, baby. Shit. I have to go, but yeah, I’ll send it to you. Okay, bye.”
I had no desire to know what was going on over there, so I ended the call quickly.
He sent me a text with Travis’ contact information, but now that it was right in front of me, I didn’t know if I should reach out. It could be an overstep. I sure as hell shouldn’t do it when I was teetering on the edge of tipsy.
Sleeping on it was a good idea. Fucking up a potential professional relationship wasn’t the best move.
Chapter 5
Travis
As I drank my smoothie, I decided I needed to add more fruit. I was trying to include vegetables, but it sort of tasted like I’d dipped kale in apple juice. For a second, I considered saying fuck it because it was Monday, so I could go for some breakfast tacos, but I had to exercise a little self-control once in a while. Tessa would be distraught if I got too out of shape to keep up with her.
Her head popped up, and she cocked it as she stared at me. I swear this dog could hear my thoughts. Her head tilted to the other side, and I narrowed my eyes at her.
“Alright, little monster. You’d better tell me if you’re in my mind. Blink twice if you know what I’m thinking.”
She just stared at me with a blank look, so that was encouraging.
Wow, I needed to get out more.
“Selfie time.”
She’d learned what that meant, so she ran over to me. When she tried to stop, she didn’t get traction in time and collided with my leg. When I crouched beside her, she played off her blunder and casually put her paws on my thigh. I kissed the top of her head while I snapped a few pictures.
“Beautiful. You’re the only reason people follow me.”
A few thirsty as fuck people commented within the first few minutes of me posting it, which made me roll my eyes. Did they think that would get them somewhere, or did they just find it fun? One of them said, ‘Make me Tessa’s stepdad.’
Wait, that one was West.
Christ.
A text came in and made me pause with the smoothie halfway to my mouth. Had I given him my number? I was positive that I hadn’t.
Roman:Hey
I almost laughed when I read it.Hey. That was weird as hell.
Trav:Hey back
Roman:I got your number from my stepbrother
Trav:That’s better than what I was thinking
Roman:What were you thinking?
Trav:That you secretly work for the gov and you were planted to gather info on me
Roman:Oh
Damn. Did he know how to joke?
