Kickstart My Heart (Burgers and Brew Crüe Book 1) by Lacey Black

Author:Lacey Black [Black, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lacey Black Books
Published: 2021-02-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Walker

As I watch her eat her second pancake, a crazy idea fills my head. At first, I tried to dismiss it, but the thought just wouldn’t go away. In fact, the more I contemplated it, the calmer I felt.

“Go with me to lunch at my aunt’s house.”

There. Said it.

Her eyes are wide as they meet mine from across the table. “What?” she asks, her mouth full of fluffy pancakes.

“We get together every Sunday at my great-aunt’s house. There’s only a few of us, but she cooks up a storm of some of the best food you’ll ever eat,” I tell her, taking a sip of my coffee. I found an old pot in the back of her cabinet, and after a little cleaning, was able to brew a pot with the old ground beans left in the fridge. It’s not the best, but it’ll do in a pinch.

She glances at Lizzie, who’s shoveling another bite of breakfast in her mouth, syrup dripping down her chin. “Is that a good idea?”

I shrug. “Why not? You gotta eat, right?”

She seems to be contemplating, while she plays around with the food on her plate with the fork. “Can I ask you a question?” Her words are soft and full of vulnerability.

“Of course.”

“Why do you want us to go? Honestly.”

I meet her gaze and speak from the heart. “Because my family would love you and Lizzie. Because you don’t have a lot of people in your corner, and you would from the moment they meet you. Because I’ve never taken a woman to meet my family, and for the first time in my life, I want to have someone there with me. You’re the one I want there. Well, besides maybe Scarlett Johansson, but she’s always so busy.”

A slow smile spreads across those beautiful lips. The ones I’ve dreamed about kissing more often than not anymore. Yet, I can’t seem to just do it. I don’t know why, but I know kissing Mallory will be a turning point for me. There’ll be no going back. There will simply be a before Mallory and an after, like those major life-changing events you read about in the history books. She’s my life-changing event.

I can feel it.

“Okay,” she whispers, sucking in a deep breath and letting it out. “I’d love to meet them.”

“Good. Now finish up your breakfast. I’m gonna run home and shower and get ready. I’ll be back. We’ll probably be outside, so don’t put her in something she can’t get dirty in,” I add, dropping off my cup in the sink and grabbing the dish soap.

“I can get that,” she says, as the bottom of her chair legs scrape across the linoleum.

I finish washing the cup, rinsing it in clean water, and place it in the drying rack on the counter. Just as I turn, she wraps her arms around my waist and presses her cheek to my chest. “Now you don’t have to,” I tell her, kissing the crown of her head and holding her against me.

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