Page 477 of Hell Hath No Fury
“What?” I asked.
“Oh, nothing,” Lily said. “Have a good night.”
They walked away and I was left to obsess while trying to fill out charts.
* * *
I dragged myself into my home just after six-thirty, after stopping at the store for beer, exhausted and wanting nothing more than to crawl into bed. Briggs had graduation rehearsal until nine, so he wouldn’t be home until later, but I still had to deal with Harm. Not that I didn’t want to see him, I just wasn’t in the mental space to deal with the emotional roller coaster.
I took a quick shower and dressed, ordering pizza just as Harm rang my doorbell. I pulled open the door and he frowned as he walked inside.
“You okay?” he asked.
“I’m fine, why?”
“Baby, you’re locked up tight. What’s goin’ on?”
“I’m just exhausted and spiraling. Don’t mind me.”
He set the bag and a toolbox on the floor and cupped my face. “Why are you spiraling?”
“It’s just something Maverick and Lily said.”
His jaw flexed and he frowned. “And what did Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee have to say?”
“That you’ve locked onto me, and I have no way out.”
“Ah.” He relaxed, his mouth turning up in a slow smile. “Is that all?”
“What do you mean, is that all?” I demanded with a huff.
“Babe, you always have a way out.”
“I’m not freaking out about that!” I snapped.
He chuckled, stepping away from me to lean down and pick up the bag. “I know.”
I threw my hands in the air. “What do you mean, you know?”
“You gettin’ annoyed?”
“Yes,” I hissed, advancing on him.
“You still spiralin’?”
I froze, realizing I was suddenly too irritated with him to feel any other way. “Um, well, no, actually.”
“You wanna see what I brought before the pizza gets here?”
I wrinkled my nose. “Give me a second to decide.”
“Is Briggs home?”
“No, not for a couple of hours.”
His hand slid to my neck, and he tugged me forward, his mouth covering mine. I melted into him, gripping his vest as I pressed my tongue against his.
Stroking my cheek, he broke the kiss and smiled. “Better?”
