Page 31 of Flaunt
“We don’t talk about what we do for a living, Banks. I’m not into him because he’s a banker or a used-car salesman, you know?”
“Is he nice to you?”
“I don’t know,” I say, laughing. “I guess so. Why? What a weird question.”
“You said that your boss was a dick. I’m just wondering if you only choose assholes or if that was a special occasion.”
I stand. “Oh, no. They’re usually dicks. Why? Do you want to join the harem?”
Banks keeps a side-eye trained on me as he moves across the kitchen. He opens a drawer under the microwave and rummages through it.
“Is there a reason he’s not picking you up?” Banks asks.
Huh? “Because I have a car. When is the last time you picked up a woman for a date? Not that this is a date.”
He slams the drawer shut and looks at me. “I pick up Gloria every Tuesday afternoon, thank you very much.”
Gloria. The old woman who Ashley was telling me about.
I hold his gaze, grinning. He grins back.His smile is blinding.
“Where’s your car?” he asks.
“In Maddox’s driveway.”
He walks by me. “Let’s go.”
Okay.
“Did you just pull that thingy out of your silverware drawer?” I ask, following him.
“No. I’m magic. It appeared out of thin air.”
What? I have so many questions, but I don’t know where to start.
He slides on a pair of sandals before we exit the house. I follow him across the lawn, taking the opportunity to appreciate his ass in those shorts and his shoulders in the sunlight.
He squats next to my back tire. “Which one do you think is low?”
“I have no idea. It just sayslow tire.”
“That one is fine,” he says, moving to the front. “Maddox could’ve done this for you, you know.”
“Yeah, but he was up pretty late.” I blow out a breath. “They areso loud.”
Banks smirks.
“I mean, I get it,” I say. “They’re in the honeymoon phase of things. But still. I felt dirty listening to it.”
He gets up and walks to the other side of my car.
“What do you do on Sundays?” I ask.
“Depends. We all have dinner at Mom’s, though.” He looks up at me. “Are you coming today?”
I shake my head. “Believe it or not, I don’t want to disturb your entire family dynamics.”
“As much as I love that for me, they wouldn’t mind.”
