A Little Harmless Sex 1 by Melissa Schroeder

Author:Melissa Schroeder
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Erotica, General, African Americans
ISBN: 9781599984230
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2007-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Anna looked at the boy she’d once thought was king and tried not to laugh. He was still attractive enough, she supposed. Tall, with the lean build of a swimmer, he’d always had a ready smile that hid his nasty behavior. With those sharp blue eyes, he’d seen more than she’d understood at the time of their... relationship. He’d known her vulnerabilities and how to use them to his advantage. For years after the entire mess, she’d felt the heat of embarrassment each time she saw him, or heard his name mentioned. But there was something missing now.

The charm was there, but the luster of high- school prince was gone.

When she’d heard he’d returned to Park City, she’d been a bit disappointed. Reminders of that time in her life weren’t what she’d been looking for.

“Evening, Freddy.”

He shook his head. “No one calls me that these days but my mother. My friends call me Fred.”

“How unfortunate for you.”

He chuckled good- naturedly, but she sensed a tension beneath the veneer. Something that had worry settling between her shoulders. She’d learned long ago just how nasty good- boy Freddy could get. She took a sip of her drink, not really tasting it, and attempted to come up with a way to leave graciously. She was pretty sure telling him to fuck off wouldn’t be considered professional.

“Mom said you attend every month so I thought I would pop in and see how you’ve been.”

Apparently ignoring his repeated phone calls at her restaurant hadn’t explained her position to him. But then, boy kings usually didn’t accept the truth if it bothered them. They liked their bubble world where people really cared they’d won the state championship ten years ago. Still, she would not make a scene.

“I’ve been well.”

“I was wondering if you were free Friday night. I understand there’s a new Italian restaurant that opened in Valdosta, thought you would want to pop in, catch up.”

She couldn’t find her voice to answer. This was the one guy in high school she mooned over, wanted and gave her virginity to. Then he tossed it all away, telling her she wasn’t good enough for him. Now he thought they’d... date?

Before she could answer though, the sound of shoes scraping on the patio caught her attention. She didn’t have to look to know who it was.

Every sense went on alert from the amount of testosterone he was exuding as he walked toward her. When she could see Max’s face, she knew from his dangerous look he’d heard Freddy ask her out. In the mood Max had been in, that could prove dangerous for Freddy’s well- being. Wanting to avoid any kind of scene, she stepped around Freddy and up to Max.

“Max, you remember Freddy, don’t you?”

Max’s gaze moved from her to Freddy, his jaw twitching. Casually, he slipped his arm around her and turned her so she was standing next to him, both of them facing Freddy as a couple.

“Yeah, I think I do. You graduated with Anna, didn’t you?”

When Anna saw Freddy’s face she didn’t laugh but it was a near thing.

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