“Later, November.” I hear from behind me along with a lot of laughter.
“Yeah, later, guys,” I yell back, trying to pull my hand free without making a scene.
“Can you slow down, buddy? Your legs are a lot longer than mine,” I say to Asher’s back. He doesn’t say anything but he does slow down. Whatever. I just need to get home and forget this day ever happened. Once I’m at my car, I pull my hand free and start searching for my keys.
“Well, thanks for the beer,” I say, looking in my bag. “It was um…fun. Ah…there you are, you sneaky little buggers,” I say when I find my keys. I go to unlock my door and my keys are snatched out of my hand.
“Hey, I need those,” I yell, trying to reach for the keys that are now in Asher’s hand.
“You can have them back after you tell me why the f**k you’re leaving?”
“What? I already told you I have to walk Beast. He’s looking forward to it,” I say, crossing my arms over my chest. He watches me cross my arms and his lips go into a flat line.
“Yeah, you said that about your dog. But I know that’s not the real reason so tell my why the f**k you’re really leaving.”
I put my hands on my hips, realizing that I'm pissed off once again. “Listen, buddy, I have to go walk my dog. I’ve told you three times now.” I show him three fingers just to make sure my point is made.
“What the f**k? We were having a good time then all the sudden your face looked like someone stole your ice cream and you had to leave.”
“You’re so annoying! Can’t I just want to go home to my dog?” I ask.
“I know that there were a lot of people in there and—”
“A lot of people in there?” I ask, completely shocked. Did he not notice the harem of women gathered around us? Yes, his brothers were there and they are just as hot as him, but they didn’t ask me to come here. Asher did.
“I just thought you would like to meet some people. I know that you’re new to town.”
Well, at least now I know for sure that this was in no way a date. He just wanted to be nice and introduce me to people. Wow, I'm such a loser. Now I’m pissed off that I made myself believe that maybe he liked me. And I was even more pissed off that most of the people he introduced me to were women that he had slept with. I mean, really. Was he recruiting?
“Well, buddy, I did have a good time. Maybe when we do it again, you can tell all the chicks that you’re sleeping with, or have slept with, to come by and we’ll all hang out. They seemed so excited to meet me. How does that sound to you?” His mouth was hanging open and he looked shocked. “Can I have my keys now?” I ask, holding out my hand. I feel like an idiot for saying that, but I know there is no way to shove the words back down my throat.
“It’s been a long time since I slept with any of them.”
“I'm sure!” I say, holding out my hand. “Now, my keys?”
“It’s the truth,” he says and I see a tic in his jaw.
“Okay,” I say, not believing for one second the crap that’s coming out of his mouth. “Can I have my keys?”
“No. We’re taking my jeep.”
“What?” I can actually feel my eyes popping out of my head like I'm some crazy cartoon character.
“We’re taking my jeep to get your dog and take him for a walk.”
“No, we’re not doing anything. I'm getting in my car and going home to walk my dog,” I say, pointing at myself. “You can do whatever it is that you do.”
Chapter 3
Why the hell am I sitting in his car? Oh, yeah, I remember. He picked me up and carried me—kicking and screaming—over his shoulder to his jeep. Then, he dropped me in the driver’s side and forced me over to the passenger’s seat while holding my hand so I couldn't escape.
“You’re a jerk, you know that, right?” I say with my arms crossed over my chest.
"You already said that, babe.” I swear, I can see a smile on his face. “But if you would have just agreed to get in my jeep, we would not be having this conversation.”
“Why do you even want to come?” I ask in a huff.
"I'm not ready to have you out of my sight."
“Why?”
“Because I'm interested.”
“I'm sure.” I roll my eyes. “So if you interested, then why not ask me out like a normal guy instead of basically kidnapping me?”
"Why? If I asked you out, you would have blown me off and avoided me. This way, you don't have a choice. I have your keys and your phone."
“You have my phone?” I screech, opening my bag to see if he’s telling the truth. “How did you get my phone? Oh my God, you’re insane. I’m driving down a dark road with an insane person who kidnapped me.”
I hear him laughing and I look over to make sure that I'm not imagining things. He has a really great laugh. Ugh... Why couldn’t he have a crappy laugh? I shake my head in disgust.
“Relax, I just want to spend more time with you. Your dad trusts me so you’re safe. Tell me about your mom,” he says, completely ignoring my question about my phone and the fact that he kidnapped me.
Geez…
"We're not talking about my mom. And my dad might like you but he doesn’t trust you. He says you’re a player. And after the performance I saw tonight, I would agree with him.”