Page 46 of Call the Shots
“I was wondering if you wanted to do the relationship thing again. My parents are kind of hounding me.”
Was June seriously asking King out? She had a mental breakdown in the rage room, and her first thought was to go back to an ex? That couldn’t be a good thing. Even if it was, it made me sick thinking about it.
“No, I understand. It’s okay. I’ll be okay.”
King saidno.
A breath of relief escaped me, one I didn’t realize I had bottled up inside.
“What are you doing?” a voice growled. I jerked around to see Nick, smirking, and the green smoothie sloshed up my shirt—oh fuckingfantastic.
I grabbed for him, but Nick ducked away. There was only so much I could do without getting smoothie everywhere. The door whisked open to reveal June.
“Were you listening to myconversation?”
Oh, shit.
“Yes, he was.” Nick smirked and strode away.
I wiped the smoothie into the cup. “I was going to talk to you but?—”
“You were eavesdropping.”
“No, I?—”
“You’re bright red, Bear.”
“I wanted to see if you’re close to a rampage. You scared everybody in there, killer.”
June stiffened. “I don’t take comments from people who look like a baby threw up on them.”
The whole reason I bought that stupid smoothie was forher. “No?” I asked, mock-serious. “Just exes to crawl back to?”
“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said coldly. “Which shouldn’t be an unfamiliar sensation to you.”
“Well, I said that wrong anyway. You can’t crawl back to somebody who doesn’t want you?—”
June put her hands on her hips. “I’ve been cockblocking you since I moved in!”
I paused, taken aback. “What?”
“Every time a girl finds out I’m living with you, all they want is Big Dick Bear’s number?—”
God, that nickname. That stupid fucking nickname.
“You want me all to yourself?” I taunted. “Can’t get enough?”
She yanked the cup away and splashed the smoothie in my face.Shit.
I smeared the leftovers off, and it dripped to the floor. “You finally got your aim right.”
“And I picked the perfect janitor. Clean this up.” She snapped her fingers to the gift shop. “Napkins are at the counter.”
CHAPTER 18
JUNE
BREAKING NEWS
