Love Complicated (Ex's and Oh's Book 1) by Shey Stahl

Author:Shey Stahl [Stahl, Shey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shey Stahl Inc.
Published: 2017-11-15T18:30:00+00:00

“Can I help you, ma’am?”

I glance up at the whiteboard acting as a menu. “Two hot dogs with ketchup and one order of nachos, extra cheese, and a Coke.”

The kid behind the counter nods, twisting around to the high school girls beside him to fill the order.

When I have my order and I’m trying to think about how to carry it over there, Austin finds me on the other side of the concession stands. I see him coming, and I know what it’s about. I saw him talking to Ridge, and I can only imagine how that conversation went.

Two men filled with testosterone and arrogance. . . yeah, probably went about as well as two silverback gorillas caged in together.

Grabbing the hot dogs and nachos the boys wanted, I have half a mind to smash them in Austin’s face.

He jabs his finger at the field. More importantly, Ridge. “What’s going on with you and him?”

Like it’s any of his business, but I answer with, “Nothing.” And then lick ketchup off my finger seductively like I’m not fazed by him anymore. ’Cause guess what? I’m not. Fuck him. But. . . what I really want to say to Austin is something along the lines of: Ridge kissed me, and if we hadn’t been in the presence of children nearby, I probably would have let him fuck me against a wall the other night, but no, nothing’s going on.

Austin breathes in slowly and deeply, adjusting his hat on his head. “Bullshit. He wants you.”

I laugh, don’t you? It’s amusing to think he’s pulling this card. “And I always thought you would.”

His face grows serious, hardens, and for the first time in months, I see emotion, a flicker in his eyes. He cares. He fucking cares now. “You kicked me out.”

And we’re back to the continuous circle of who did what and you blame me while I blame you. It gets us nowhere, and I’m tired of having this conversation with him constantly. “What do you want? Why are you here?”

“It’s my night with the boys.”

Noticing the sun is no longer in my eyes, I raise my sunglasses. My eyes catch Austin’s. “Are you actually going to take them?”

I think back to Saturday afternoon and the fight the boys witnessed. Grady will go with him but Cash, I’m pretty sure he’d rather endure a chick flick with me than go with his father for a night.

Austin chews on his lip, pulling it in and then letting go. His attention shifts to something behind me, and I follow it, finding Ridge kneeling to talk to Cash and then high-fives him.

We’re about fifty feet away, but then Ridge’s dark eyes find mine, eyes that won’t leave me alone, eyes that make my head throb and my heart beat a million miles an hour. I blink heavily, fighting the urge to close my eyes and escape the hold he has on me.

Austin leans in, his chest meeting my back. “Are you going back to his place?”

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