worse.
After a few minutes, he seemed to calm down, circling
me and drawing my nerves to the surface again.
“Are you okay?” he asked as he continued to lock
eyes with me. He had a mixed look of rage and worry on his gorgeous face. I
didn’t know which emotion was winning out, though.
“Yes, I’m fine,” I whispered. Nervously shuffling
my feet, I turned my head, looking everywhere but in those mesmerizing green
orbs of his. “How did you know I was here?” It was a thought which hadn’t
occurred to me until that very moment. Instead of thanking him, those were the
words which escaped my lips.
“Does it matter, Sara?” What an odd response. He started cursing and roughly pushing his
hands through his hair, pacing back and forth in front of me, occasionally
glancing down to look directly into my face.
I didn’t know what to say to him. Why is this so hard for me?
“Where was your friend? Please tell me you were at
least here with someone,” he barked, allowing all of his frustration to come
barreling out faster than he could stop it.
“Yes, of course I was here with someone. She was at
the bar waiting for me to come back from the bathroom. We were going to head
out when that asshole grabbed me.” I hated he was making me explain myself, something
I hadn’t had to do since I lived with my gram. “I guess he didn’t like the fact
I rejected his offer to buy me a drink earlier.”
“ You were talking to him
earlier tonight?” He was back to yelling again. What the hell? Does he think
I was flirting with that psycho?
“He offered to buy me a drink, and I refused. There’s
really not much else to tell. Lex came over and told him to take a hike.”
As if hearing her name, Alexa came barreling out
the front door of the bar.
“What the hell happened in there?” Her eyes went
straight from me to Alek, looking him up and down, taking her sweet-ass time
drinking him all in. I knew she couldn’t help herself; he was quite the sight to behold, broodiness and all.
“The drunk guy from earlier attacked me in the hallway
outside the ladies room.” I quickly looked away, embarrassment creeping over me
again. “Before I knew what was happening, Alek pulled him off me and beat the
hell out of him. Then he brought me out here.”
Her eyes practically popped out of her head, disbelief
evident in her look. She took a few steps closer, reaching out and putting her
hand on my shoulder. “Well, he must still be lying in the hallway, because the
only commotion anyone saw or heard was you being carried out of the bar over
someone’s shoulder.” She turned her attention back to Alek and just like that,
I was forgotten. “Thank God you were here, good sir.” She smiled at him and
extended her hand. “I’m Alexa. And you are?”
“Alek Devera ,” he replied,
extending his hand in reciprocation.
I looked over as Alexa’s eyes widened, her mouth
falling open as if she was privy to a juicy secret.
“You’re the guy from Throttle, right? The one who
helped Sara carry the drinks over to our table?” Can she be any more obvious?
“The one and only,” he smugly said. I looked from
one to the other. What the hell is going
on here? Is she flirting with him? Is he flirting with her? I didn’t think
so, but I knew I needed to be alone with him. Right then.
“Lex, can you give us a minute please?” I silently
pleaded with her to leave and not cause a fuss. Thankfully, she understood.
“Sure, but I’ll be right inside the bar if you need
me.”
“Thank you.” I watched her walk away before I
turned my eyes back on Mr. Devera .
I didn’t have the chance to utter a single word before
he started in on me. “What were you thinking? You should have reported him the
first time he bothered you.” Anger started to take hold of him again, but I
wasn’t convinced it was all directed at me.
“I didn’t think it was a big deal, just some drunk
guy hitting on me. Plus, when Alexa told him off, he stopped
After a few minutes, he seemed to calm down, circling
me and drawing my nerves to the surface again.
“Are you okay?” he asked as he continued to lock
eyes with me. He had a mixed look of rage and worry on his gorgeous face. I
didn’t know which emotion was winning out, though.
“Yes, I’m fine,” I whispered. Nervously shuffling
my feet, I turned my head, looking everywhere but in those mesmerizing green
orbs of his. “How did you know I was here?” It was a thought which hadn’t
occurred to me until that very moment. Instead of thanking him, those were the
words which escaped my lips.
“Does it matter, Sara?” What an odd response. He started cursing and roughly pushing his
hands through his hair, pacing back and forth in front of me, occasionally
glancing down to look directly into my face.
I didn’t know what to say to him. Why is this so hard for me?
“Where was your friend? Please tell me you were at
least here with someone,” he barked, allowing all of his frustration to come
barreling out faster than he could stop it.
“Yes, of course I was here with someone. She was at
the bar waiting for me to come back from the bathroom. We were going to head
out when that asshole grabbed me.” I hated he was making me explain myself, something
I hadn’t had to do since I lived with my gram. “I guess he didn’t like the fact
I rejected his offer to buy me a drink earlier.”
“ You were talking to him
earlier tonight?” He was back to yelling again. What the hell? Does he think
I was flirting with that psycho?
“He offered to buy me a drink, and I refused. There’s
really not much else to tell. Lex came over and told him to take a hike.”
As if hearing her name, Alexa came barreling out
the front door of the bar.
“What the hell happened in there?” Her eyes went
straight from me to Alek, looking him up and down, taking her sweet-ass time
drinking him all in. I knew she couldn’t help herself; he was quite the sight to behold, broodiness and all.
“The drunk guy from earlier attacked me in the hallway
outside the ladies room.” I quickly looked away, embarrassment creeping over me
again. “Before I knew what was happening, Alek pulled him off me and beat the
hell out of him. Then he brought me out here.”
Her eyes practically popped out of her head, disbelief
evident in her look. She took a few steps closer, reaching out and putting her
hand on my shoulder. “Well, he must still be lying in the hallway, because the
only commotion anyone saw or heard was you being carried out of the bar over
someone’s shoulder.” She turned her attention back to Alek and just like that,
I was forgotten. “Thank God you were here, good sir.” She smiled at him and
extended her hand. “I’m Alexa. And you are?”
“Alek Devera ,” he replied,
extending his hand in reciprocation.
I looked over as Alexa’s eyes widened, her mouth
falling open as if she was privy to a juicy secret.
“You’re the guy from Throttle, right? The one who
helped Sara carry the drinks over to our table?” Can she be any more obvious?
“The one and only,” he smugly said. I looked from
one to the other. What the hell is going
on here? Is she flirting with him? Is he flirting with her? I didn’t think
so, but I knew I needed to be alone with him. Right then.
“Lex, can you give us a minute please?” I silently
pleaded with her to leave and not cause a fuss. Thankfully, she understood.
“Sure, but I’ll be right inside the bar if you need
me.”
“Thank you.” I watched her walk away before I
turned my eyes back on Mr. Devera .
I didn’t have the chance to utter a single word before
he started in on me. “What were you thinking? You should have reported him the
first time he bothered you.” Anger started to take hold of him again, but I
wasn’t convinced it was all directed at me.
“I didn’t think it was a big deal, just some drunk
guy hitting on me. Plus, when Alexa told him off, he stopped
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