Page 18 of Best Kind of Trouble
Smiling, she pulls the hair band out of her hair, freeing the gorgeous waves of gold across her shoulders. Then she shrugs off the coat, folds it, and leans over to put it in the tight back seat.
My mouth goes dry again as she finishes by presenting the hair band to me. “Goodnight, Liam. I’m glad we’ll be working together.”
“Me too, Princess. You tell me when I’m getting started, and I’ll pull the trigger and leave Big Catch. I’ve been looking forward to quitting this job for four years.”
“You’ve only been there for four years,” she says, laughing.It’s a light, tinkling sound, like a damn jingle bell. I had no clue a human being could sound that way.
Shaking off the thought, I say, “Then you can imagine how beat up I am about leaving.”
“I don’t know if working at Silver Star will be much better.”
I arch my eyebrows. “Not with that attitude it won’t. Make your plan for the brewery. I look forward to hearing about it.”
She smiles one final time before she gets out of the truck and steps into the night, heading over to her tiny vehicle.
I lift the hair band to my nose and sniff like a chump. It smells like lilacs.
I slip it around my wrist, feeling like this favor Hannah asked me for is going to be a hell of a lot more than I bargained for.
CHAPTER FIVE
BRIAR
Text conversation with Hannah
Liam didn’t try to seduce you, did he?
He’s been warned, but I’ll cut off his balls if he so much as looks at you the wrong way.
No, he brought me to his boxing gym.
Ugh. That place smells like feet.
It does.
He thought I needed to hit something.
He was right.
Shit, I should have thought of that.
Did you deck him in the face?
I saved my aggression for the heavy bag.
It felt good,to be honest.
Want to get tanked? The party’s over, but Sophie and I are still here with the guys. Don’t you dare say you’re getting up early to do yoga.
I’m getting up early to do yoga.
Of course you are.
OK, we’re meeting Dottie at the tea shop tomorrow at FIVE P.M. Don’t be late. We’re going to work everything out, you’ll see.
Thank you, Hannah. THANK YOU. I love you.
I can’t tell you how much this means to me.
