Maria by Sarah Brianne

Author:Sarah Brianne [Brianne, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Young Ink Press
Published: 2019-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

A Caruso After All

The rest of the dance was spent being a good volunteer. Well, mostly. She might have looked at Kayne more than she watched the students, but that was okay. No one got hurt, got drunk, or did drugs … that they knew of.

She saw Leo standing by Jerry, waiting for her by the front door. They had been one of the last to leave the gym, waiting for all the students to head out first.

“Who is that talking with Leo?”

“That’s Jerry, my … cousin,” she lied through her teeth. “I never learned to drive, so he’s picking us up.” That part, however, wasn’t a lie.

“I thought I saw him sitting there earlier.”

Christ. “Yeah, well, after the wedding, my dad got a little spooked, so he wants someone close by us for a while.”

Kayne didn’t look away from where her brother and Jerry were standing. “Did they catch who did it?”

“Nope.”

Before he could ask another question, she walked up to the coat check.

“Here, let me help you with that.” Kayne took her fur coat that the volunteer held out. He helped put it on her like he had when he had helped take it off.

Spinning to give him her back, she let him slide it up her arms and over her shoulders. “Thank you.”

Oh shit. Stupidly, she remembered she had left her phone in her fur coat, not taking it with her. Praying to God that she hadn’t missed a call, she reached into the pocket she left it in. “What the …?”

“What is it?” he asked.

Reaching into her other pocket, she felt the cold glass before pulling it out. “N-Nothing.”

Concerned, he took a step closer to her. “You sure?”

“Yes,” she assured him, putting her phone back after seeing she had no missed notifications.

“Good.” Kayne looked back toward the front door. “Your cousin doesn’t look very happy, so I better let you go.”

Without even turning, she could feel the hole he was fucking burning into the back of her head. “You’re probably right.”

“Thank you for your help, Maria. I appreciate you making this night bearable for me.”

With a slow tilt of her lips, she just couldn’t resist. “I sure hope I made it more than bearable for you, Mr. Evans.”

“You did.” That molten gold in his eyes glowed. “Have a good night and stay safe, Ms. Caruso.”

Giving him a wink from over her shoulder, she regretfully started to walk slowly away. “Sweet dreams.”

Kayne might have smiled as she walked away, but the slight flex in his jaw revealed the man she had once thought had to be a saint … wasn’t.

Shaking his head when she reached them, Jerry held open the door for them to finally leave. “Four years later, and you’re still nothing but trouble, I see, Maria.”

“Whatever do you mean?” She played dumb to match the color of her hair like the world expected of her.

“Save it for the next schmuck. I’m only watching your ass for the next week ’cause there was no one else stupid enough to say yes.

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