Down for Her by Melissa Chambers

Author:Melissa Chambers [Chambers, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Perry Evans Press

When I get home to Tori’s unit, I find her on the couch painting her toenails. She’s decked out in a skirt and top that’s super cute on her, and her hair appears to have been pulled straight then curled. She almost always wears it in that bun on top of her head. It looks good that way—her signature style. But she’s practically glamorous with it down.

“Wow. I better up my game,” I say.

“Hey,” she says, focused on her toes. “I’m bailing on the two of you tonight. Hope that’s okay.”

It would have been nice to have had her there, but it may be even nicer to have Brett to myself. “That’s cool,” I say. “What’s up?”

She hesitates, then cuts her eyes at me. “I’ve got a date.”

“Nice. Who with?”

She winces. “This…man.”

“Okay,” I say, taking a seat on the chair next to her.

“He’s actually a dad of one of the kids who spent some time with us about a month ago. He and I talked a few times, and he was cool and all, but I didn’t think anything about it.”

“Clearly he did.” That gets a hint of a smile from her and a blasé lift of her shoulder. But I can see she’s impressed with herself. “Does he live here?” I ask.

“No, he’s in town for business.”

I try to imagine what business would bring someone to this town, because it’s pretty much only a tourist town.

She glances up at me. “He’s not married.”

Is she a mind reader? “Okay,” I say like I hadn’t even thought about it, but I suppose my momentary silence spoke volumes. She inspects her toes, wiggling them. “Nice color,” I say.

“Mmm.”

I’m not sure I’ve seen her in this good of a mood since I’ve known her. “Do you mind if I grab a shower?”

“Knock yourself out. I’m leaving in just a bit. Y’all have fun.”

“You, too.”

I shower, shave, blow-dry, and curl, and then find some dressy shorts and a blouse that ties at my belly, exposing just a hint of skin on my waist. The last time I saw him, I was doing laundry and scrubbing floors, so I’ve got to remind him I’m a girl.

I lock up and head over to his unit, my stomach flipping as I knock on his door. Why am I nervous? He kissed me Monday night, not the other way around. I just wish I would have heard a little more from him this week.

He opens the door and blinks. “Hey,” he says, like he wasn’t expecting me.

“Hey,” I say, giving him a curious look. “Are you still up for dinner?”

“Yeah.” He looks past me. “Where’s Tori?”

Crap. I just assumed she told him. Now this is weird. Should I have canceled the whole thing? “She’s got a date. She bailed on us.”

“Who with?” he asks, more like a curious older brother than a jealous boyfriend, I think.

“A dad, actually, from about a month ago, she said.”

“Really?” he asks.

I wince. “Maybe I wasn’t supposed to say anything.”

“It’s fine.” He looks

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