Page 80 of Dangerous Games

“Good. Glad we understand each other.”

“So glad,” Dimitri mocks. “Now get the fuck out of my casino.”

Chapter

Twenty-Two

BRONWYN

“Someone looks like they had a fun night.” Nate smirks as he slides up next to me while I’m cleaning shelves.

Ugh, fuck my life.

I swear to god, when I see Gio again, I’m knocking his ass out for not telling me he was planning on having us spend the night at his place. By the time we woke up this morning, I only had an hour before I was due to open the store. That barely left enough time for him to drive me home and get ready. I don’t think I’ve ever showered so fast in my life. Hence the reason I have zero makeup on and my hair is up in a messy bun. Thank god the clientele that comes in here doesn’t care what you look like.

I should have known Nate would call me on it. I swear nothing slips past him.

“It was…something,” I answer as I concentrate harder than I need to on cleaning.

“It looks like it was more than something.”

I give him my best nonchalant shrug. “It was alright.”

Nate scuffs. “Come on! I’m dying here. Throw me a bone! I tell you everything.”

Yeah, not because I ask. I don’t think Nate is capable of keeping anything to himself. And it’s not in a shit-talking way. He needs to get it out or he’ll explode.

“I had dinner at Gio’s mom’s house and then spent the night at his,” I say, throwing him his bone. There’s no sense in keeping it from him. He’s just going to pester me the rest of the shift until I give in, and for my sanity, I’d rather not have to listen to it.

Nate gapes at me. “Holy shit, Bron. That’s huge.”

“I know.” I sigh. “I told him I thought it was way too soon but, well, he didn’t exactly take no for an answer.”

Nate nods as if he understands. “He’s a guy. We’re alphas. You can’t tell us no.”

I stare at him, blinking before I burst out laughing in full belly-roll laughs. “Holy shit, it hurts,” I gasp between breaths as I double over, clenching my stomach.

“I don’t know what you think is so funny.” Nate’s eyes narrow.

“You calling yourself an alpha,” I say once I get it under control, wiping the tears away from my eyes.

“I am!”

“Nate, I love you, but you’re a teddy bear. And that’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with that. We love soft and cuddly too.”

Nate’s shoulders sag. “Yeah, you’re right. Maybe I need to try asserting dominance. That might get me a baddie instead of all these chicks who want to have my babies two seconds after meeting me. It really cramps my style.”

“Goodbye.” I laugh in his face as I move to the next shelf.

Sometimes I just can’t with him.

“Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Nate shrugs with a grin on his face.

The day passes in a blur. Nate put on some music and we just vibed the rest of the shift. The store is usually pretty slow on Monday’s because most people get whatever new game they want towards the end of the week so they have it for the weekend. We also close early on Monday’s so staying open to close isn’t that bad.

“Are you sure there isn’t anything you want me to do before I head out?” Nate asks before he clocks out.

“No.” I shake my head as I swipe a Tootsie Pop out of the candy bowl Nate and I keep for ourselves behind the counter and pop it into my mouth. It seemed meant to be when I found one lying around in the break room, thoughts of Gio’s cock in my mouth entering my head. “Get on out of here with your bad self.”