The Black Friday Deal by Dalia Aims

Author:Dalia Aims [Aims, Dalia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Mona

I have to admit, I’m a bit shaken at what happened at the bar. I’ve never been so blatantly pawed at like that. I probably could have handled it myself but I’m glad I didn’t have to. I’m so thankful that Kurt was there. And I’m thankful that I was there to de-escalate the situation. It had the potential to turn very ugly. I’m thinking like trip-to-the-hospital-for-stitches ugly.

My knight in shining armor was silently stewing as he walks beside me in the night back to the cabin. I can see the muscles of his jaw clenching in that beautiful jawline of his. It was embarrassing how hot he was when he was angry. It made my thighs clench. His biceps pulled at the thin fabric of his Henley shirt when he flexed his fists.

Renee is arm in arm with me. Zach is up front leading the way. My overly animated bother is already recreating the incident with a booming voice and arms waving. This is probably the most exciting action he’s seen in a while. I imagine that this scuffle was something like reliving his teenage-hood.

When we get back to the cabin, we gather on the sectional in the spacious living room to watch a movie. It had become of sort of evening ritual for us since arriving at the snowy oasis. Zach tells Renee it’s her turn to choose. She chooses a chick-flick, rom-com.

“Romantic comedy, Renee? This is not what we should be watching tonight,” Zach jokes. “We need to be watching something with lots of guns and killing. I’m amped after almost rumbling with those dickheads.”

“Yeah, that was crazy. I thought you guys were going to kill those dudes,” Renee says with eyebrows raised.

“Yeah, thanks for sticking up for my little sister,” Zach pats Kurt on the back. “You’re a for-real friend”.

“No problem. Just doing what a good guy would do.” He looks at me and I can read him like a book. I know the guilt in his eyes. I’ve had it behind mine too. He wasn’t just doing what a good guy would do. He did it because we had feelings for each other, whether we could admit that to ourselves or not.

“That whole boyfriend bit was genius too,” Zach continues. “That guy was like steaming green with jealousy, the poor schmuck. Like someone missing that many teeth could be good enough for my little sis” He laughs like it was a hilarious joke. Like nothing could be funnier than if Zach and I were together. Like it was unthinkable.

“Yeah, that’s what I was going for,” Kurt says weakly with a shrug.

“That would be so fucking weird though. My sister and my best friend together,” Zach shakes his head as if the thought is ridiculous.

I feel a surge of anger in my chest like it was shot there from an arrow itself. “And why would that be so weird?” I shout louder than I should. Kurt shoots me a warning glance and Zach just looks at me like I’ve grown a second head.

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