Page 56 of Bitten By Desire
I really did. She was the worst. And she gave terrible advice. I wasn’t going to date Bennett and Theo at the same time. I wasn’t going to date Theo at all. Because he was right, I didn’t date liars.
“Have fun at lunch. And this time I want the inside scoop immediately. Oh, and don’t forget to ask their investment guy about what to do with your money.” She wandered off and I heard her talking about the length of the store’s goat cheese logs.
What money was she speaking of? I didn’t have any. And yeah, I definitely couldn’t take dating advice from her. First of all because she didn’t date. And second of all because if she did date…it would probably be with a married police officer.
I walked down Main Street toward the bank. And I did my best to not look around for a sleek black sedan. Itried not to think about Theo at all. As far as I was concerned, we were a one-time thing. I shook my head.A two-time thing.And now it was done. I’d wanted to see him again and I had. So now I had closure. Last night was the end of our story. We were past tense. Caput. Finito.
I took a deep breath and crossed the street in front of the bank. The building blended into the rest of the architecture perfectly. But unlike the other shops on Main Street, there were a few steps up to the front doors. It made it look more prestigious than the other storefronts.
The heavy double door just added to the prestige. The heat was on in here, pushing away the chilly autumn air and any thoughts about Theo’s cold touch. I hadn’t expected the inside to be so fancy. The floors were marble and there were columns that made it almost look Grecian. I looked around but didn’t see Bennett anywhere.
I made my way up to one of the tellers. One of the very handsome tellers. Why did they both look like models? No wonder Zoey’s money was growing. She probably spent all her free time in this bank. Or at least all her free time with these guys. I looked back and forth between them.Wait…were they twins?Both of them had the same sandy blonde hair that hung in their eyes.
I would have been captivated by them if Theo’s words weren’t haunting me. He’d told me to ask about the vaults in the bank. About what Bennett was hiding in them. There were seven huge metal vaults lining the wall behind the counter. I didn’t realize that banks had so many vaults. What did they need them all for?
“How can I help you?” the closer teller asked.
I tore my eyes away from the vaults to look at him.
And I swear his eyes dropped to my lips for just a second.
“Hi, I’m looking for Bennett,” I said. I realized I didn’t even know Bennett’s last name. In this fancy building, I probably should have said I was looking for mister someone. I heard Theo’s voice in my head:“Sir will also do quite nicely.”I shook away the thought.
“Bennett, huh?” The teller put his elbows on the counter and leaned forward slightly. “You must be Emma. We’ve heard a lot about you. Isn’t that right, Ace?”
The teller next to him stepped closer. “We definitely have. You’re just like Bennett described. I’m Ace.” He pushed his hair off his forehead as he put his free hand out for me.
I shook it. And I swear his eyes dropped to my lips too. Were bank tellers always this flirtatious? I mostly did my banking online, but I hadn’t remembered tellers acting this way. Or looking this way.
“And this is Huxley,” Ace said and gestured to his twin. Instead of dropping my hand, he placed it into Huxley’s.
Huxley pulled the back of my hand up to his lips. His eyes locked with mine as his lips brushed against my skin. “It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. You really are just as Bennett described.”
“And how did Bennett describe me?”
“Beautiful. Intelligent.” His eyes fell to my lips again.
I felt my cheeks flush.
“Timid,” he added.
“Great tits,” someone else said from behind me. Another teller lifted himself up and casually plopped down on the counter. His smile made my heart race. Or maybe it was his piercing gaze. Or the words he’d just said.
“Shut it, Otto.” Huxley said.
“What? She does. He also said she was kinky as hell.” He winked at me.
Oh my God.
Ace hit him in the back of the head. “That’s Otto. You can ignore him.”
“And I’m Titan,” said a deep voice.
I turned around and looked up at the man towering over me. He was as handsome as the other three, but there was a long, ragged scar down his left cheek. It didn’t take away from his features though. If anything it made him look more beautiful. In a rugged way. His dark brown hair matched his dark eyes. I was itching to grab my camera, but I felt like it would be weird to snap a picture of a virtual stranger.
We both just stared at each other.
He didn’t offer his hand like Huxley or Ace. And didn’t smile like Otto. He just stared at me. Everyone else seemed so cordial. But this guy just seemed…tense. Maybe he needed a visit from Zoey to stretch him out or something.
