Piece by Piece by Tucker RH

Author:Tucker, RH
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RH Tucker
Published: 2019-02-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Sasha

“Order,” Manny calls out.

A waiter comes over to the pickup window and takes the plate while I put my pans in the sink.

“Going out with your sister and Tara tonight?” Ian asks, scraping his grill.

A small smirk crosses my lips, one I can’t hold back. “No. Just hanging out with Taylor.”

“Oh,” he replies. His tone is almost unsure, and it makes me look back at him. He shrugs. “So, it’s not just a casual thing.” I give him a confused look because I haven’t really talked much to him about Taylor. “Sorry, that’s what Rita told me.”

I scoff. “She would.” Drying my hands, I think over his questions. “It’s not casual. It’s … I don’t know. It just is.” I know it doesn’t make much sense, but it’s the best answer I have for him. He nods, but his expression tells me he wants to say more.

“Well, I hope he knows how awesome you are.”

He gives me a smile, but it’s not a playful one. It almost looks like he’s blushing. I decide to make it a joke. “Oh, he knows. Everyone knows I’m amazing, Ian. You know that.”

He laughs. “I do know that.”

Again, he still doesn’t look like it’s one big joke. A quietness drifts between us, just the muffled sounds from the dining room, and the grill crackling in the air. He’s always been nice, and we’ve gone out a couple of times, but only as a group with Manny and Rita, as a work thing. This feels different. Before I can respond, he clears his throat and turns his attention back to the grill.

“Get out of here,” he says. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

“Yeah … okay.” I stare back at him a moment longer, but he doesn’t turn back. Manny glances over his shoulder, setting up a new plate to be handed out, and nods to me. I turn around, heading to the locker room to change out of my greasy work clothes.

Walking out to the parking lot, I pull out my phone to text Taylor that I’m off when I look up and see him leaning over my car.

“What’s up, sexy?” he calls out, flashing a grin.

“Hey, what are you doing here already?” I ask, walking over to him.

He wraps his arms around me, kissing my neck. “I couldn’t wait. I think I’m becoming a little obsessed over you.”

I laugh and then kiss him back. “Wow, should I be flattered or concerned?”

“Both,” he replies, chuckling into my neck. “I’ll follow you back to your place if you’re ready.”

“Let’s go.”

Getting in the car, I take off with Taylor following behind on his bike. I live about twenty minutes from the restaurant, and taking a turn down a back road, the last five minutes is a long stretch in a quiet neighborhood, with no street lights and large oak trees.

I know I should temper my feelings, but he’s been coming over a lot more, and even though he hasn’t talked more about anything personal, it feels like he’s entirely at ease around me.

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