For Her Benefit by Nana Malone

Author:Nana Malone [Malone, Nana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sankofa Girl

18

Ben

I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her.

My Livy.

After our antics in the kitchen, she’d gone to change. Apparently, since she wasn’t wearing knickers with her jumpsuit, she needed something else to wear.

When she reappeared, she wore something still low cut but with zero access at the back. Did she really think that would stop me?

You need to get a grip.

She really was an obsession. I could feel it. Everywhere she went in the room, my eyes tracked her, making sure she was okay, having fun, and making sure no one was touching her.

See, you were really sweet up until that point.

My mates crept up behind me and clapped me on the back. “Looks like Livy is having fun, Bridge said.

East slid me a sly grin as he asked, “Why did she change?”

I didn’t miss a beat. “Why did you notice her changing?”

He held up his hands. “All right, mate. Just a simple question…” His voice trailed as his gaze narrowed on mine. “Wait, did you—“

I flashed a grin. “It’s best not to ask such things.”

“What? How? You’ve been down here this whole time.”

“You know, I wouldn’t try and guess. Besides, a gentleman never tells.”

East pinched the bridge of his nose and glanced around. “You know what? I don’t even want to know.”

I grinned again. “No, you probably don’t.”

Bridge just chuckled under his breath. When Drew met my gaze from across the room, he sauntered over, hands in his trousers. “Were you having a team meeting without me?”

I could feel the tension creep into Bridge’s shoulders. He still hadn’t quite forgiven Drew for backing out of the larger scale plan. “Meetings are for team members.”

Drew ignored the jibe. “You look well, mates.”

“Yeah, you know, we’re just working.”

Drew frowned. “You still ticked at me, Bridge.”

I could see where this was going. And while I was generally one for hashing it out, it was not the place or the time. It was Livy’s birthday. So I stepped between them. “Hey, both of you, relax, yeah? There’s plenty of time for us to fight other people, just not each other.”

Bridge shrugged. “I wasn’t going to lay a hand on him. And frankly, man, I’m insulted that you think I would.”

I rolled my eyes. “Mate, try telling it to someone who doesn’t know you.”

“I haven’t had a dust up in years. Haven’t you heard? I’m a refined gentleman now. I follow rules and everything.”

Drew rolled his shoulders before muttering an apology. “Look, I’m sorry. We’re all just tense, yeah?”

“Well, everyone needs to get their heads in the game. Downs knows that Drew is our pick, so the ball is in motion. Everyone had better be on the same damn page.”

East shifted on his feet. He hated tense moments like this as much as I did. But he was used to diffusing Bridge’s anger. So he automatically sided with him. “Bridge, mate, why don’t we get out and cool off?”

“I’m enjoying my drink,” Bridge muttered sullenly.

East tried to drag him away. But if Bridge didn’t want to move then he wasn’t going to move.

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