Page 67 of My Grumpy Alpha

The pain of not having her by my side.

Chapter 24

Feast

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"So…” I ask.

“What do you do for fun?”

Xavier shrugs.

“Nothing much. I work a lot.”

Wow. Fun.

“And…” I clear my throat.

“What about the beef between you and Eli? What’s that all about?”

Xavier goes silent.

“It’s about our past, something he doesn’t know, refuses to remember, it’s better that way though, we all have our things. I’m his. He’s mine. End of story.”

Okay, weird.

I nod my head like I understand.

“So, why did you ask me out?”

“Because…” He leans in, his smile wide.

“It will drive him insane and that’s really, if you’re asking, my favorite hobby.”

I think I was more hurt then than when I was by Eli.

“Oh.”

“Not that I’m not attracted or don’t like you, I think we could work things out, I just really like getting into his head. All things considered, he’s just a pain in the ass and self-righteous, he doesn’t even know—“

"—know?”

“Nevermind. Hey, you want nachos? Let’s get nachos, margaritas, just hang out.”

I clear my throat.

“I prefer beer.”

“Oh.” He shrugs.

“Okay, sounds good, let’s do some craft beer!”

I could not get away from the “date” fast enough, but I also didn’t expect Eli to be so upset when I opened the door, he was ready to pounce.

Am I wrong in loving it?

Am I wrong in jumping into his arms the minute he yelled?