Page 19 of Clueless
She raised an index finger.“One night, remember?That’s all we agreed to.So, we were never going to be a thing.”
“Yeah, about that…” I bit my lip, watching with satisfaction when her eyes slid to my mouth.“I’ve got a bit of a problem.I can’t get you out of my head.The way you kiss me…” I leaned in, whispering in her ear.“The way you taste, smell, that look on your face when you co?—”
“Enough,” she said, sounding breathless as she rested her hand against my chest.
“Have you thought about me at all?”I couldn’t remember ever working this hard to get a girl to give me a second chance, but I’d never met anyone like Grace before.
“No.”
My lop-sided smile called her a liar without having to use words.
She rolled her eyes.“Fine, I may have thought of you once or twice.”
“When?”
“What?”
“When did you think of me?When you crawled into bed at night?Was the scent of me still on your sheets?”
She drew a deep breath, shaking her head.“I’m not having this conversation with you.”
“Gracie, I’m sorry.”I waited until her eyes met mine before I said, “I didn’t mean to offend you.I was just worried about your safety.There are a lot of sick bastards out there and I’d hate to have to kill someone for hurting you.”
“Why would you care if someone hurt me?”
Just the thought of it made me curl my hand into a fist.“I don’t know how, but you got under my skin.Like I said, I can’t get you off my mind.”
She bit her lip, looking thoughtful.“I heard you signed with Luc.”
I nodded.“Yeah, I did.”
She sighed.“I guess we could have one drink, to celebrate that.It is kind of a big deal.”
I smiled, slipping her hand into mine.“And that dance?”
“Don’t push your luck.”
ChapterSeven
Grace
“Hey, Grace!”J.T.McCall, the owner of Jimmy’s, gave me a big hug and kiss on the cheek as soon as we walked back in.“Great to see you.How’s your sister and brother-in-law?”
“They’re great.Mav is heading back out on the road with your brother, and I’m sure Codie will miss him like crazy, but she’s going to try and catch a few shows.”
I gestured to Taz.“J.T., this is Taz.Your father-in-law just signed him to?—”
“You’re Taz?”J.T.offered his hand, wide-eyed.“Jesus, Luc hasn’t shut up about you since he heard that video.Congratulations, man.”
“Thanks.”Taz glanced at me.“You’re Luc’s son-in-law?”
“Yeah.”
“And your brother is Ty McCall, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.Though don’t hold that against me.”
Taz smiled.“I met your sister-in-law, Avery, last week.In fact, she’s the reason I agreed to sign with the label.”
