Braxton the Charmer by Blue Saffire

Author:Blue Saffire [Saffire, Blue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Perceptive Illusions Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Heather

I can’t help but shake my head and smile. Braxton never asks for my order. He always knows me well enough to order just what I like. Besides, I’m sure he’ll buy more than enough for everyone. Honestly, what Lucy doesn’t know about Brax, he pays attention to everything and everyone.

He’ll return with her favorite. I’m sure it’s banked somewhere in that brain of his. He’ll order her usual subconsciously. I’m used to it.

“Why do you let him do that?” Lucy’s voice interrupts my thoughts as soon as the door closes behind Braxton.

“Let him do what?” My brows wrinkle.

“For one, he walks in here like he owns the place,” Lucy says exasperatedly.

I lift my shoulders. “He’s here enough. I guess it feels like home for him,” I reply.

“Okay, well, what’s up with him always ordering for you,” Lucy mumbles, a pout on her lips.

Again I shrug, not seeing the problem. “He knows what I like. It’s a Black thing. They get it from Uncle Joe. The women in their lives don’t pay and they anticipate them is all.”

“But you’re not the woman in his life,” she says with a deep frown.

“You know what I mean,” I huff. “What’s up with you tonight?”

She’s been acting strange lately. We left the bar early because she asked to go somewhere to talk. I was tired anyway so I agreed and we came here.

“I thought we were going to get to talk,” she says nervously.

“I’m all ears. What’s on your mind?” I ask knitting my brows.

Lucy looks down into her lap. She had a bit too much to drink I think. I blame the alcohol for her dragging me out to the dance floor, while she rubbed herself on me like a cat.

Lucy looks up and closes the small distance between us. I watch her, waiting for her to speak. Her eyes search my face, for what I’m not sure. She licks her lips, finally breathing out her thoughts.

“Hav…have you ever wondered if there could be more between us?” She says just above a whisper.

“More? More like how?” I knit my brows. “I told you if you needed a place you could have the second bedroom.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about,” she sighs. “Heather, I’m attracted to you. I’ve had a crush on you since high school. What I’m saying is, have you ever thought about not pretending? Have you ever thought about…you know, what it would be like to actually kiss? Not the pecks on the cheek.”

I sit with my mouth open. My father taught me to pay attention to details. How the heck did I miss this one?

I’ll tell you how. Your attention has been on Brax. You’re driving yourself crazy.

Ain’t that the truth. I’ve been driving myself crazy for nineteen month straight. I don’t even want to count how many times I’ve almost caved. The energy that pulses between us is unreal. I deny it with everything I am, but I still crave him. I just know how wrong it would be to drag him into my messed up head.

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