Troublemaker (New Orleans Bourdons Book 2) by Lisa B. Kamps

Author:Lisa B. Kamps [Kamps, Lisa B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BimHaven Press
Published: 2020-07-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Dylan

"I just don't understand what the hell you're up to."

"Who says I'm up to anything?"

"You have to be because that's the only thing that makes sense. This whole thing, whatever it is you're doing, isn't normal."

I braced my hands against the boards and leaned back, refusing to meet Nathan's gaze. I knew he meant well—at least, I thought he did—but I was getting damn tired of the third fucking degree.

"Do I have to remind you, again, about your own situation?"

A muscle jumped in Nathan's jaw and a part of me wondered if maybe I had crossed a line. Too damn bad because turnabout was fair game as far as I was concerned.

Nathan slid a little closer and I didn't miss the flash of irritation in his eyes when he looked at me. That same irritation echoed in his voice when he spoke.

"My situation with Addy is nothing like what you're doing with Morgan."

"No? Explain to me again about how that whole one-night stand thing worked out."

"There's a big difference between a one-night stand and what you're doing."

"Yeah? Like what?" The question had all the finesse of a five-year-old taunting another kid on the playground but I was beyond caring. I was also completely over being the brunt of my teammates' inquisitions. Maybe they meant well but enough was enough already.

Nathan didn't seem to notice my lack of patience. Either that or he just didn't care. Maybe both. He leaned in even closer, his voice low and clipped. "I didn't invite Addy to live with me after she broke into my apartment."

"Morgan had a key—"

"So you keep saying."

"—and she isn't living with me."

"Really? Then maybe you need to refresh my memory and tell me exactly where she's living."

"She's just staying with me. Temporarily."

"I think maybe you need to look up the definition of temporarily because what you're doing is anything but."

My patience finally snapped and I pushed away from the boards. The forward motion put me toe-to-toe with Nathan but he didn't budge. "Why the fuck do you even care?"

"I'm just watching your back."

As much as I appreciated the sentiment, I didn't need it and I said as much. Nathan's response was a simple roll of the eyes that left a lot open to interpretation. I shook my head in response then went back to leaning against the boards.

"Listen, I appreciate it, but you're worrying over nothing. Morgan isn't going to take me for a ride or anything like that."

"So you think."

"No, I know. She's not like that."

"How can you say that when you don't even know her?"

"Because she's had plenty of chances to do that and she hasn't. And if you remember correctly, she actually tried to leave once already."

"Yeah, but you stopped her—and I still don't understand why."

Neither did I, not really, but I wasn't about to admit that to Nathan. "My point is, she didn't try to wipe me out and she could have. She hasn't asked for money. She hasn't asked for anything, period."

"Doesn't mean she won't.

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