Good Game: A Gamer Romance (Leveling Up In Love Book 1) by Kat Alex Crystal

Author:Kat Alex Crystal [Crystal, Kat Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

As Violet sank into her seat, still stunned, her phone vibrated in her hand. She glanced down, bracing herself for more Max, but what she saw was almost worse. Chris.

How about that drink tonight?

Oh, he had no idea. She needed a few after all she’d just seen. At the way Jack had sent Max reeling like a drunken sailor. At his texts and hints and cracking the door open to his private world. At the sight of him in a navy-blue dress shirt instead of another hoodie.

She could tell Chris to come here, although there was the issue that Frank was somewhere nearby. But Jack hadn’t asked her to take part in his ploy tonight. She’d made her appearance, and the place was packed with Mouse’s friends now. If she wanted to see Chris, she could head somewhere else on the other side of town. There was really nothing stopping her.

Nothing except the way Jack had joined her here in the booth, again a quiet, happy puppy, molding himself to her side while she continued talking to Mouse’s friend Adrian.

She downed the last of her old-fashioned.

“You want another one?” he asked.

“Sure.” He was off before she could reach for her purse.

She grabbed the phone and pulled up Chris’s message as soon as he was gone. I can’t tonight, sorry.

Or ever, because I’m seeing someone, she wanted to add. But that wasn’t true.

C’mon, that’s what you’ve said every night. Are we doing this or not? came the abrupt reply.

Violet blinked at the phone. Not, apparently, she thought. Even if everything from Jack was an act, she still preferred him. And Chris? Altruistic, sexy, brilliant, whatever—there’d been no fire there. And she needed fire. As soon as possible, in fact.

Good thing she had some beside her right now, bringing her another drink.

She should be paying for her own drinks. Whether Frank was around or not, she wasn’t here as part of their contract. She’d settle it and buy next time, coffee, drinks, dinner.

Would there be a next time? Would he ever take her out to dinner?

Whoa, nelly. Bourbon was going to her head. But she thumbed one more message and hit send. I guess we’re not. Sorry.

She wasn’t sorry. But she didn’t need another pissed-off douche harassing her either.

She took a sip and relaxed against Jack’s shoulder. She felt better than she had all week. Like this was a spot she belonged in. God, she should have known she’d fall head over heels for him. She should have seen this coming from inside her car outside Riola’s. Maybe she had. Although he wasn’t acting much like an asshole anymore. Maybe it was just a trick of the light when Max was standing close enough to compare.

How different he had seemed that day at Riola’s, all business. Now there was a warmth, a sudden and unexpected vulnerability. He was almost… forlorn. As the group talked, he sat mostly silent.

“You’re quiet,” she whispered eventually.

“Just… thinking.”

“What are you thinking about?”

“Our contract.”

Inwardly, she winced. That was exactly not what she’d wanted to hear.

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