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But she was building her walls back up, which gutted me.
Her folks had screwed her and Tech in ways that’d cut deep. It was why she put on this hard exterior in the first place.
One I didn’t think I’d ever crack.
Still, I really fucking wanted to try.
The door opened, and Dusty, Wrenley, Lucas, and West entered. My heart dropped to my gut when the door shut behind them. Until I perked up when it reopened. However, it was only Wreck, Adrick, and Torch.
She wasn’t coming.
The women waved my way, and I tipped my chin to them and the others following.
I swung my gaze back to the door when it was pushed free again.
Eve stepped through with fiery red hair.
“Holy fuck,” I muttered to myself. I loved her blonde, but this suited her so fucking much also.
She laughed from something someone behind her said as she moved to the side. The guy Texas, from Melbourne, walked in with his woman, Maya. I’d heard it was their last night with us. After them was Henri, Blaze, and Rommy, who skipped over to Eve and took her hand while smiling up at her and talking rapid-fire.
My damn breath caught in my throat over the soft expression on Eve as she listened to Rommy. When had these two connected in a way Eve gave her this look? I’d seen it a handful of times when she interacted with her friends, but Rommy had somehow weaved her way under Eve’s skin and infused more life into her and?—
Eve threw her head back and laughed loudly as Rommy grinned big while watching her.
Christ. They were gorgeous together.
But I focused my attention on the woman I wanted as my own.
Eve rolled her eyes at Rommy, still smiling softly, and then Henri joined them by the door just before they started walking towards the booth.
“Boss, you’re droolin’,” Drew taunted.
Fuck, maybe I was. I wiped at my mouth and heard him chuckling.
Did I go over?
I wanted to see Eve up close. I wanted to talk to her and see if she changed her attitude when I was there.
Then again, the thought of her dimming made my chest ache.
Shit.
What the fuck should I do?
I took a step their way and stopped, turning back to the bar.
Drew’s brows rose.
“Shut up,” I told him.
“You gonna take their order?”
If I was here, I usually attended to the tables that held brothers and family so I could shoot the shit with them, but for the first time, I was hesitant.
Worry coursed through me.
“Boss?” Drew held out a tablet for me to take their order on.
