wobbling.
“Nothing,” Liam said, shaking his head. “Should we have some champagne? Really do the proper cheesy limousine thing?”
He moved to pop a bottle and pour them both a glass of sparkling wine, and the moment passed.
Audrey was starting to feel like she had whiplash. One minute, Liam was snapping at her and bossing her around at work. The next, he was intentionally standing right behind her, naked.
He went from snarling and difficult to… well, whatever that look was. Desire? Appreciation?
Maybe she was reading too much into it. Maybe Liam just hadn’t gotten laid in a while, or maybe he just appreciated all women that way. He certainly hadn’t put up a fight when she hopped onto his lap at the club that first night…
Stop it! she scolded herself. You don’t want Liam’s attention. You’re his employee, not his flavor of the week. Or night, more like. You like nice, normal guys who have stable jobs and like to stay in every night.
She accepted a glass of champagne from Liam with a sigh, and turned to look out the window at the darkening city streets. Surely that was it. Liam was an opportunist, looking at whatever girls happened to be at hand, and there was nothing more there than that.
Thinking anything else was straying into dangerous territory…
They pulled up in front of Jack’s condo building. The door beside Audrey opened immediately, and a blonde woman stuck her head inside, giving Audrey and Liam a big, toothy grin.
“Hey, y’all! Nice limo! This is pretty PIMP!” she shouted, almost in Audrey’s face.
“Macy,” Audrey said, trying to keep her expression friendly. “Nice to see you.”
“Scooch over!” Macy said, flapping her hand at Audrey.
“Can you not go in the middle door?” Liam tried, but Macy was already barreling into the limo, trampling on Audrey’s feet.
Jack came in through the middle door, as Liam advised. He crawled in, brushing off his dark suit, then looked up at Audrey with a wincing smile.
Audrey and Liam both gaped at him. Jack had a serious black eye, plus his mouth was a little red on one side.
“Jack, what the hell?” Audrey hissed. “What happened to your eye?”
“Oh…” Jack said with a shrug. “Got in a little argument at the bar, no big deal.”
“No big deal? Are you kidding me right now?” Audrey opened her clutch and pulled out a tube of concealer. “Let me at least try to cover it up, Jack.”
“I said it’s fine!” Jack snapped, bringing everything in the back of the car to a standstill.
“Don’t yell at her, mate,” Liam said.
Jack glanced at Liam, then dropped his gaze and mumbled an apology. The car started moving, forcing Jack and Macy back into their seats. When Jack leaned back, he flinched.
“Your ribs too, eh?” Liam said.
Audrey watched Liam size Jack up and wondered what conclusions Liam was drawing. Liam might be an arrogant prick, but behind that thick Cockney accent he was sharper than a fresh razor blade.
“Aww, yeah, the other guy got a few good ones in,” Jack said. “Watch it, Macy, your elbows are sharp as hell.”
Macy was leaning over Jack’s lap, reaching for the champagne. Her sparkly silver mini-dress rode up to show her ass, including her neon pink thong. Liam gave her ass a speculative look, and Audrey gave him his own elbow in the ribs.
Liam glanced down at Audrey, cocking a brow. “Jealous?” he asked, quiet enough that only Audrey could hear it.
Audrey sniffed, but as she turned away she caught Jack giving them both an odd look.
“Haven’t seen you in a couple days, Aud,” Jack said, a little too loud. “Where’ve you been?”
“Well…” Audrey started, unsure how she wanted to phrase it. I’ve moved in with your high school friend, and we can’t stop eye-fucking each other didn’t seem like quite the right thing.
“She’s been working,” Liam said, crossing his arms. “Unlike some people.”
Audrey looked between Liam and Jack.
“Jack, you haven’t been
“Nothing,” Liam said, shaking his head. “Should we have some champagne? Really do the proper cheesy limousine thing?”
He moved to pop a bottle and pour them both a glass of sparkling wine, and the moment passed.
Audrey was starting to feel like she had whiplash. One minute, Liam was snapping at her and bossing her around at work. The next, he was intentionally standing right behind her, naked.
He went from snarling and difficult to… well, whatever that look was. Desire? Appreciation?
Maybe she was reading too much into it. Maybe Liam just hadn’t gotten laid in a while, or maybe he just appreciated all women that way. He certainly hadn’t put up a fight when she hopped onto his lap at the club that first night…
Stop it! she scolded herself. You don’t want Liam’s attention. You’re his employee, not his flavor of the week. Or night, more like. You like nice, normal guys who have stable jobs and like to stay in every night.
She accepted a glass of champagne from Liam with a sigh, and turned to look out the window at the darkening city streets. Surely that was it. Liam was an opportunist, looking at whatever girls happened to be at hand, and there was nothing more there than that.
Thinking anything else was straying into dangerous territory…
They pulled up in front of Jack’s condo building. The door beside Audrey opened immediately, and a blonde woman stuck her head inside, giving Audrey and Liam a big, toothy grin.
“Hey, y’all! Nice limo! This is pretty PIMP!” she shouted, almost in Audrey’s face.
“Macy,” Audrey said, trying to keep her expression friendly. “Nice to see you.”
“Scooch over!” Macy said, flapping her hand at Audrey.
“Can you not go in the middle door?” Liam tried, but Macy was already barreling into the limo, trampling on Audrey’s feet.
Jack came in through the middle door, as Liam advised. He crawled in, brushing off his dark suit, then looked up at Audrey with a wincing smile.
Audrey and Liam both gaped at him. Jack had a serious black eye, plus his mouth was a little red on one side.
“Jack, what the hell?” Audrey hissed. “What happened to your eye?”
“Oh…” Jack said with a shrug. “Got in a little argument at the bar, no big deal.”
“No big deal? Are you kidding me right now?” Audrey opened her clutch and pulled out a tube of concealer. “Let me at least try to cover it up, Jack.”
“I said it’s fine!” Jack snapped, bringing everything in the back of the car to a standstill.
“Don’t yell at her, mate,” Liam said.
Jack glanced at Liam, then dropped his gaze and mumbled an apology. The car started moving, forcing Jack and Macy back into their seats. When Jack leaned back, he flinched.
“Your ribs too, eh?” Liam said.
Audrey watched Liam size Jack up and wondered what conclusions Liam was drawing. Liam might be an arrogant prick, but behind that thick Cockney accent he was sharper than a fresh razor blade.
“Aww, yeah, the other guy got a few good ones in,” Jack said. “Watch it, Macy, your elbows are sharp as hell.”
Macy was leaning over Jack’s lap, reaching for the champagne. Her sparkly silver mini-dress rode up to show her ass, including her neon pink thong. Liam gave her ass a speculative look, and Audrey gave him his own elbow in the ribs.
Liam glanced down at Audrey, cocking a brow. “Jealous?” he asked, quiet enough that only Audrey could hear it.
Audrey sniffed, but as she turned away she caught Jack giving them both an odd look.
“Haven’t seen you in a couple days, Aud,” Jack said, a little too loud. “Where’ve you been?”
“Well…” Audrey started, unsure how she wanted to phrase it. I’ve moved in with your high school friend, and we can’t stop eye-fucking each other didn’t seem like quite the right thing.
“She’s been working,” Liam said, crossing his arms. “Unlike some people.”
Audrey looked between Liam and Jack.
“Jack, you haven’t been
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