Coming Home by Liz Torri

Author:Liz Torri [Torri, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

Cassie

I am sitting in the back-corner booth of Sweet Tea, waiting for Steph and Amelia, when Jake walks in. He doesn’t see me sitting there so I take the moment to just gaze at him. My eyes travel up and down his well-toned body, over the muscles that are hiding under his shirt that just hours ago I was running my hands over. With a sly smile, I decide to do something that I would never have done before.

Me: Your ass is looking good in those jeans Woods.

I watch, fascinated, as he takes his phone out of his pocket to read what I had just sent. Looking at his phone, his lips curl up into a smile and then his eyes roam over all the tables until he finds me. His eyes lock with mine. His eyes sparkles and he gives me a slow wink. My heart stops for a moment and I put my head down, trying to contain my laughter. I hear my phone ding and I pick it up, waiting in anticipation for what he sent me.

Jake: That wasn’t the outfit you were wearing when you left the house this morning.

Me: It’s not the outfit I will be wearing when I come over tonight either.

Jake: Make sure you pack light. I have plans for us, St. James.

I laugh again. Shaking my head. For a moment I thought he was going to make his way over to me but just at that moment, David walks through the door and right on his heels, throwing a fit, is Steph.

“I don’t think you get it, Mr. Turner.” Steph is pissed, you could hear it in her voice. “She is not going to just accept this. I highly doubt he will just accept it.”

David turns around and looks at her, hatred dripping from his voice. “I don’t know who you think you are, Ms. Carter, but I can assure you it’s already settled. Now please leave me and my client to eat in peace. Don’t you have a manicure to get or something?”

That wasn’t good. I am waiting for her to blow up at him, but Steph just turns with a huff and starts toward me. I can hear her grumbling as she gets closer.

Jake turns his full attention to David, but I catch him looking at me every so often. I smile as Steph gets closer.

“I swear that man is stupid, or an idiot. Maybe he’s a stupid idiot,” she says, sliding into the booth.

I just look at her for a moment. Her skin is slightly pink as if she is blushing. She fans herself for a moment while she talks.

“Anyway,” she begins. “We’re not here about me, we’re here about you.”

“Think of something else to say to him?” I ask as I catch her in the act of looking at David.

“He’s just so fun to get worked up. I’ve never met someone I want to rile up as much as I do him. Make him lose some of that shine.

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