Lifeguard Leo (Bad Boys We Love) by Naomi Porter

Author:Naomi Porter [Porter, Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ocean Dreams Publishing
Published: 2021-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

10

Leo

I’D BEEN A miserable fuck the last six days. Nothing that normally made me happy did a thing to lift my spirits. I literally had been counting down the days until Red returned from out of town. I never did shit like this. Never.

I milled around my large, empty house, walking the floors and staring out the wall of windows. My stomach was tight, and my muscles were coiled in my neck. I felt like an addict going through withdrawals. Perspiring, jittery, mind whirling with thoughts of the unknown. I was totally fucked up over Red. And she wouldn’t be home for three more fucking days. THREE.

I grabbed my keys, set the alarm, and left. I hadn’t been to Dave’s Tiki Bar all week. I’d purposely avoided it because I didn’t want to deal with women sniffing around me. But I was bored and needed a distraction.

When I entered the building, I didn’t feel the usual surge of energy. Nothing seemed different. Most of the regulars were happily drinking and laughing. The vibe was the same as it had always been.

But it was me. Since meeting Red, I’d changed. Christ, seemingly overnight, this woman had me thinking about the future… with her. It was crazy. I should be partying, living it up. Instead, I felt depressed and withdrawn from my friends. I went to work and straight home—until today.

At the bar, I sat on a stool and smiled at Dave’s wife, April.

“Hey, Leo. What can I get you?”

“House IPA. Dave’s got you working today, huh?”

She laughed, placing the bottle in front of me. “I missed him. Thought I’d drop in tonight. How’ve you been?”

“I’m all right.”

“Yeah? You don’t look all right.”

April was a sweetheart. I could see why Dave fell in love with her. She treated people kindly and didn’t bullshit anyone. So I wouldn’t lie to her.

“I could be better. Life’s been a bit of a drag lately.” I shrugged a shoulder and took a long pull of my beer.

“Dave mentioned the conversation you two had last week.” She leaned against the bar, her eyes filled with understanding. “Your shit week is because of a woman, isn’t it?”

I sighed and dropped my head, bobbing it. “She has me questioning everything I thought I wanted and didn’t want, and I only just met her. I haven’t seen her in six days either, and I’m climbing the walls. Shit like this doesn’t happen to me.”

April smiled softly, knowingly. “It does when you meet someone special. I knew the day I met Dave, he was the one. He fought it at first, thinking the bachelor's life was all he wanted. But I knew better.”

“Red is fighting too. She kicked me out of her place and has been out of town all week.”

April hiked a brow. “Her name is Red? Interesting.”

“No. She won’t tell me her real name.” I guzzled my beer, feeling a bit angry and frustrated now. I knew nothing about this woman I seemed to be enamored with, and it irritated me that she wouldn’t tell me her name.

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