You, Me, and the Crazy Ex: A Club Stigmata Novella by Luckett Elle

Author:Luckett, Elle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

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It didn’t take us long to get to the Garden District. Brees had his head out of the window the whole trip; his excitement making him stomp around the back seat from side to side as he tried to take everything in. When we pulled into my part of the driveway, Denton stared at my parents’ house with obvious appreciation.

We didn’t stop at my place long. I changed into an acceptable dress while Denton situated Brees in the smaller guest bathroom with a dozen toys and one of my old blankets. Then we were on the road again.

The restaurant my sister had chosen was one of her favorites. One of those rare jewels that not many tourists had discovered, and that still accepted reservations. Denton and I headed inside, my hand firmly wrapped up in his as he followed my directions to a table I knew she would have reserved in the back of the darkened restaurant. Skylar and Nate were locked in conversation when we approached, and they only glanced up when we stopped at the table.

Jumping to her feet, Skylar almost froze in place when she finally caught sight of the man who seemed so at ease beside me. She forced herself to hug me first but extended her hand in welcome with her brightest smile as she handed me off to Nate.

“I’m Skylar Henley, the annoying younger sister,” I heard her sing.

“Denton Strake, the manservant,” he responded, the smile lacing his tone.

Nate flashed a grin as I hugged him, and we turned just in time to see Skylar turn and mouth an oh my God at me. Yeah, Denton seemed to have that effect on me, too. I didn’t think it was just a Henley girl thing either. Half the women in the place were eyeing both Denton and Nate with appreciation.

“I like him,” Skylar stage whispered as the two men shook hands with the usual masculine nod of greeting.

“He’s good with palm leaves but needs work with the grapes,” I teased, slipping into the seat he was now holding out for me, with a wink aimed in his direction. Denton reacted with a subtle brush of his thumb over my bare shoulder. The gesture sent a small shiver down my spine and straight to the butterflies suddenly swarming inside my belly. He didn’t even have to try, and he made my body react. When he took his seat next to me, he slipped his hand over mine under the table and squeezed.

I glanced over at my sister again, who was watching us with a dancing glint of excitement in her eyes. It would have been sweet if she’d managed to sit still, but like a kid at Christmas, she shuffled in her seat and fussed with the cutlery in front of her. This wasn’t her usual behavior. Skylar was always moving but not this odd purposeless dance of excess energy.

“You’re freaking me out, Sky. What’s going on with you?”

Skylar glanced at Nate and back at me with a huge grin.

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