should head out.”
Brandt turned to head out of the bar. We were only two steps behind him, but in that amount of time, another burly guy in a Def Leppard shirt with the sleeves ripped off stepped in front of us.
“You ladies look like a good time,” he said with a sleazy look on his face. “Don’t be thinking you’re just gonna leave here without having some conversation with us first.” Two more guys came up and stood next to him.
“She knows karate, back off,” a booming voice said behind us. I smirked, obviously realizing it was Cole. The guys simply looked up at Cole in disgust, not saying anything further. Brandt turned around to see the commotion, stopping in his tracks. He didn’t seem sure as to whether or not he was supposed to intervene.
Brandt reached back and grabbed Sam’s hand. Cole wrapped an arm around my shoulder. The men in front of us moved, and we walked out of the bar.
“See what I mean?” he said towards me. “These guys are animals.”
“What about you? You’re here,” I retorted.
“Only to save innocent girls like you from very bad things,” he said under his breath. “Can I please take you home?” Brandt and Sam were already making their way towards the Hummer.
“I rode with them, they’ll take me back,” I said with a shrug. “We’re fine. We’re heading home.”
“Tell Brandt to make sure no one is following you,” he said sternly.
“Why would someone follow us? I think you might be blowing this out of proportion,” I began, not understanding why he was so adamant about how bad these people were. Sure, the guys were mostly dirty and appeared to have some ill intentions, but they weren’t exactly physical with us. I didn’t feel all that uncomfortable.
“Please,” he urged. “Just trust me on this.”
I stared up into his eyes, trying to read them. They didn’t look possessive or jealous or demanding. They looked full of genuine concern.
“Would it make you feel better to follow us back?” I offered.
“Yes,” he replied, sounding relieved. He walked me to Brandt’s Hummer and opened the door for me. “Nice meeting you guys,” he said towards Brandt and Sam up front. “See you Saturday Sam.”
“I still can’t believe we’re going out,” she said dreamily. She was on cloud nine.
“I’ll follow you,” he said softly.
I put on my seatbelt and he closed the door. Brandt pulled out of the parking lot and I smiled as I heard the soft hum of a motorcycle behind us.
“I still can’t believe that was Cole,” Sam said with a disbelieving tone. “What about that guy isn’t your type? That face… those arms… and he has a boat?” she added excitedly. “Please, Syd, please go out with him. That’s the last thing I’ll ever beg of you.”
“We’re going out tomorrow night,” I said with a sigh.
“Eeek!” Sam screamed. “This is major. We should go celebrate.”
“Let’s see if I even make it through dinner with him. I’m pretty out of practice. I haven’t been on a first date in years.” Ian and I were together for two, and that was over a year ago. I was seriously unprepared for this. “Besides, we can’t go anywhere else, or I can’t go with you anyway. He’s following me back to my place.”
Brandt’s eyes darted up to his rearview mirror and Sam looked in her side mirror simultaneously.
“He’s
Brandt turned to head out of the bar. We were only two steps behind him, but in that amount of time, another burly guy in a Def Leppard shirt with the sleeves ripped off stepped in front of us.
“You ladies look like a good time,” he said with a sleazy look on his face. “Don’t be thinking you’re just gonna leave here without having some conversation with us first.” Two more guys came up and stood next to him.
“She knows karate, back off,” a booming voice said behind us. I smirked, obviously realizing it was Cole. The guys simply looked up at Cole in disgust, not saying anything further. Brandt turned around to see the commotion, stopping in his tracks. He didn’t seem sure as to whether or not he was supposed to intervene.
Brandt reached back and grabbed Sam’s hand. Cole wrapped an arm around my shoulder. The men in front of us moved, and we walked out of the bar.
“See what I mean?” he said towards me. “These guys are animals.”
“What about you? You’re here,” I retorted.
“Only to save innocent girls like you from very bad things,” he said under his breath. “Can I please take you home?” Brandt and Sam were already making their way towards the Hummer.
“I rode with them, they’ll take me back,” I said with a shrug. “We’re fine. We’re heading home.”
“Tell Brandt to make sure no one is following you,” he said sternly.
“Why would someone follow us? I think you might be blowing this out of proportion,” I began, not understanding why he was so adamant about how bad these people were. Sure, the guys were mostly dirty and appeared to have some ill intentions, but they weren’t exactly physical with us. I didn’t feel all that uncomfortable.
“Please,” he urged. “Just trust me on this.”
I stared up into his eyes, trying to read them. They didn’t look possessive or jealous or demanding. They looked full of genuine concern.
“Would it make you feel better to follow us back?” I offered.
“Yes,” he replied, sounding relieved. He walked me to Brandt’s Hummer and opened the door for me. “Nice meeting you guys,” he said towards Brandt and Sam up front. “See you Saturday Sam.”
“I still can’t believe we’re going out,” she said dreamily. She was on cloud nine.
“I’ll follow you,” he said softly.
I put on my seatbelt and he closed the door. Brandt pulled out of the parking lot and I smiled as I heard the soft hum of a motorcycle behind us.
“I still can’t believe that was Cole,” Sam said with a disbelieving tone. “What about that guy isn’t your type? That face… those arms… and he has a boat?” she added excitedly. “Please, Syd, please go out with him. That’s the last thing I’ll ever beg of you.”
“We’re going out tomorrow night,” I said with a sigh.
“Eeek!” Sam screamed. “This is major. We should go celebrate.”
“Let’s see if I even make it through dinner with him. I’m pretty out of practice. I haven’t been on a first date in years.” Ian and I were together for two, and that was over a year ago. I was seriously unprepared for this. “Besides, we can’t go anywhere else, or I can’t go with you anyway. He’s following me back to my place.”
Brandt’s eyes darted up to his rearview mirror and Sam looked in her side mirror simultaneously.
“He’s
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