Bad For You_An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Taylor Holloway

Author:Taylor Holloway [Holloway, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

31

Brandon

After dinner I suggested that we have drinks at the nearby Four Seasons Hotel, pushing my luck just a little bit, but I was too entranced to fear rejection. Aimee was incredible tonight.

I knew there was a regular girl under all that serious work ethic and genius intellect. Oh, who am I kidding? There was nothing regular about Aimee. She was magnificent.

She embraced every challenge I threw at her tonight. Riding a motorcycle? Cool. Socializing with a bunch of rough neck bikers? Yes. Two stepping to country music? Sure. Stale beer and cheap food? Done. Vandalizing cars? Okay. I was starting to wonder where the line was, or if there wasn’t one. I was hoping for the second option.

“What made you want to pick this place for drinks?” Aimee asked as we climbed the stairs to the hotel bar.

The bar had a wonderful view of the lake, and even though the sun was down below the horizon, it was still beautiful. Plus, I had a personal connection here. I was about to tell Aimee about it, but I didn’t get the chance.

“Doc?” a voice asked from the landing above us. A familiar face in a dark suit rushed over to shake my hand. “It is you! It’s great to see you! I’m so glad you accepted my invitation.”

Aimee was looking at me interestedly. “Aimee, this is Isaac,” I explained. “Isaac’s the general manager here. We served together.”

Isaac was a few years younger than me, with unusually vivid auburn hair and a matching beard. He also had the attention span of a goldfish and the infectious energy of a puppy. “Pleased to meet you, Aimee,” he said excitedly. The man still had a lot of energy. “Any friend of Brandon’s drinks for free here.” He laughed his manic, contagious laugh.

Aimee smiled sweetly. “It’s nice to meet you too.” She paused and looked sidelong at me. “What did Brandon do to earn free drinks?”

Isaac grinned and I tensed. This damn story again. Maybe bringing her here was a mistake. “He saved my dog’s life.” Isaac’s voice was reverent, like I was some kind of hero. Aimee looked confused and he elaborated. “In Afghanistan I was a military working dog handler. My MWD, Shadow, got an infection from a cut off some shrapnel. Brandon saved her life.”

“I gave her some amoxicillin and removed the shrapnel,” I explained. “It was nothing fancy.”

Isaac shook his head and looked seriously at Aimee. “They told me Shadow had to wait two weeks until the vet would be on base. I knew she’d die if we did that, and she was suffering. Brandon broke the rules, smuggled out the medicine, and saved her.” His voice was earnest and infused with obvious love for Shadow.

Aimee’s expression softened. “Do you still have Shadow?”

Isaac nodded. “She’s an old lady now, but I managed to adopt her when I got discharged. Want to see a picture?” He pulled out his phone and showed us his lock screen. A beautiful blue-eyed German shepherd all but grinned from the photograph.

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