A Charm Like You by Sharla Lovelace

Author:Sharla Lovelace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-08-14T00:14:25+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Micah got greener by the second as well. Even in the weird orangey light, it was clear that her pallor was not good.

“Hey, why don’t we go?” I asked her. “You need to go home and—”

“Nah, just give it a minute,” Thatcher said. “See if the Coke works.”

Nick had come back with a Coke for her, and although both Lanie and Allie grabbed their things like they were ready to leave, he and Bash casually mentioned staying a bit longer. My spidey senses went up.

Even though none of my senses could truly be trusted at that particular moment, what with the holding hands two inches from Thatcher’s dick. In secret. I could feel the heat of his body through his jeans, and his fingers were drawing tiny random little lines on the sides of mine. It was maddening. I concentrated on that feeling. Maddening. Sensuous. Sexy. All the things that added up to not comfortable. I could just pull my hand away and get out of the predicament all together, but I didn’t seem capable of doing that.

Still, something was up with the males at the table. Usually Nick and Bash were much more in tune with what their women wanted to do, Micah was ill, and with Lanie’s situation, Nick would have normally gotten her out of there an hour ago.

“Excuse me, can—”

“Bunko!” screamed a lady behind me, cutting off whoever was talking on the mike.

The voice laughed. “Congratulations, Miss Mavis.”

“What’s Leo doing at the microphone?” Micah asked.

Leo stood on the tiny stage that held the musical sound equipment, looking way out of place up there with the mic in his hand, shifting his weight from side to side.

He was a larger, rougher version of his brother, Nick, and where he had the hands of a performance artist when it came to slinging drinks, right now he looked like he was about to drop the microphone.

“Hey, I need just a minute of your time if y’all don’t mind,” he said, his deep voice rumbling through the room as it quieted. He smiled endearingly at the room, and I glanced over at Micah. She looked as befuddled as she did weak. “If you don’t know me, I’m Leo McKane, and—”

Appreciative female hoots and whistles went off all over the room, and he stopped to laugh. Micah grinned and rolled her eyes, and Nick clapped and hollered with them, setting off an ear piercing whistle that made Lanie duck.

“What is he doing?” I whispered to Micah, but she just shrugged in confusion.

“Thank you,” Leo said, laughing. “Um—I’m not one to get up in front of people much, unless I have a shot glass or shaker in my hand, and I’m not as eloquent as I’ve heard my brother be, but I have something to say tonight.”

Another round of applause that didn’t really seem to have a purpose other than making noise, but it appeared to make Leo relax.

“Bear with me,” he said. “This was supposed to be later, but there’s a change in plans.

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