Trouble Next Door by Stefanie London

Author:Stefanie London [London, Stefanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lovestruck
Published: 2017-11-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

After hanging up on her mother and then ditching the sequined monstrosity, McKenna changed outfits three times in under two minutes. Going to Beckett’s might not be the smartest move, but dammit she was riled up right now. Listening to her parents’ lectures always drove her in the opposite direction to what they’d intended. Why should she feel guilty for being who she was?

And that comment about Gage…

Oh, it made her see red. She hastily wiped off her hot-pink lipstick and replaced it with a tinted lip balm, then wound her purple hair into a fat bun on top of her head. Nothing could be done about the heavy eye makeup without taking the whole thing off and starting again. So the smudgy black shadow and false lashes would have to stay.

“Why do you even care?” She rolled her eyes as she shut the door on her apartment and headed to Beckett’s place. “You know they’ll never come around.”

She glanced at the numbers on Beckett’s door and swallowed. Right now, she had bigger problems to deal with, namely the fact that her body started humming at the thought of seeing him again.

Shit. That wasn’t supposed to happen.

“You’re a big girl. You can totally restrain yourself.”

Ugh. Why couldn’t he be awkward and dowdy and on the unappealing side of the introvert spectrum? And why the hell did a guy like him even need to be chasing an ex-girlfriend?

Ex fiancée, remember? He was going to marry this woman and he wants her back. That means he’s not interested in you.

Thinking about Sherri was like having a bucket of ice water tipped all over her. McKenna couldn’t help the little ball of resentment unfurling in her stomach. What the hell was so special about Sherri, anyway? What did she have that McKenna didn’t?

Oh yeah. McKenna knew exactly what Sherri had—family money. And that wasn’t something McKenna would ever allow to be a factor in her love life.

She glanced down the hallway back to her apartment. Maybe she should stay in and forget about sexy Beckett and his frozen desserts. But he had mentioned a family dinner. Which meant he’d seen his sister. Maybe he’d have the inside info on whether or not she was going to get the wedding gig.

Sucking in a breath, she knocked and then pushed on his front door. “Hello?”

“In the kitchen,” he called out.

She found him retrieving a small tub from his freezer. Unlike her, he hadn’t changed out of his original clothes. Except for his feet—where a pair of leather boots had been a moment ago he now wore socks. They were bright yellow and had cacti all over them.

“I like your socks,” she said, leaning against his kitchen counter.

“They’re obnoxious.” He popped the lid on the ice cream. “But Kayla bought them for me and she made me promise I’d wear them to dinner.”

“Did she choose them because she thinks you’re prickly?”

He looked up and shot her a perplexed expression. “You two are scary similar.”

“Well, for what it’s worth, I don’t think you’re prickly.

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