Neighbors: (Friends to Lovers Romance) by Lynn Rhys

Author:Lynn Rhys [Rhys, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Katrina

“Hey, Kitty Kat.” Bryce says when I answer the phone. He’s been at the gym all day with Austin, so I’m surprised to see his name pop up on my phone.

“Hey. I thought you were working out. Shouldn’t you be spotting Austin right now?”

“Eh, he’ll be fine. So, I actually called for a reason.” I can hear the clacking of weights and all the grunts in the background. You’d never catch me in a gym; I’d just buy a treadmill for my place. But I hate running so that probably won’t happen either.

“Okay, what’s up?” I say curiously, now that he’s caught my attention.

“I want to take you out to dinner. Can you be up at my place around six thirty tonight?” Bryce asks, his voice sounds shaky, like he’s worried about something.

“Um, I guess. Yeah. You don’t need to take me out, Bryce. I can cook us something.” I bite my lip nervously. I don’t want to feel like I’m on display. And I know that Bryce’s intention is far from that, but it still makes me scared for tonight. I don’t like the attention.

“Nope, I want to take you out. So just be at my apartment then, okay?” This is probably one of those times I won’t win.

“Okay. Sure, Bryce. I’ll see you then.” I reply, closing my eyes and trying to calm my racing mind.

“I promise it’ll be okay. Bye, Baby.” With that, Bryce ends the call.

All right. This is not how I’d envisioned my night going, but here we are. Entering my room, I pull out an outfit for tonight. Crap, I didn’t really ask if it was somewhere fancy, which I hope it isn’t. I own nothing that could be considered fancy. Texting him really quick, I ask him if I need to wear something nice. Bryce lets me know I can just wear what I’m comfortable in. Sounds awesome. Nice top and jeans it is.

I pick out a scarlet red chiffon babydoll blouse and pair that with a pair of light wash skinny jeans. Looking around my closet, I pull out my black knee-high boots to complete the outfit.

By four in the afternoon, I’m doing my usual going out prep. I hop in and out of the shower, dry my hair, and get dressed. Since I really don’t do that much to get ready, I finish a little early, so I pour myself a glass of wine. I’m not sure where we’re going, but I have a feeling I’ll need a little liquid courage. New places don’t really give me warm and fuzzy feelings. I prefer the tried and true ones, but I trust Bryce.

At a little after six thirty, I lock up my apartment and head up to Bryce’s. I put my key in and open the door. I walk through the door and immediately stop. My eyes take in what stands before me, and my breath catches in my throat.

The lights are all turned off, but all the rooms are lit with candles.

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