Aideen stretched and said, "Yeah, I get that but if Micah does threaten everyone with her da when she stumbles into trouble, he doesn't follow through with her threats. I remember Gavin tellin' me Micah battered Bronagh Murphy a few years ago outside school and when her fella, Nico, warned her off and knocked Jason around nothin' happened to him by Brandon's hand because he is still walkin' around."
I felt my stomach lurch at the mention of his name.
Jason Bane was a prick and his last name represented him completely because he was the bane of my existence. He was not only a disgusting human being but he was a scumbag who used his looks and charm to get what he wanted in life. For a time, I was something he wanted. I closed my eyes as the memory of our first encounter flooded my mind.
"Is this seat taken?"
I looked up at the lad who spoke to me and shook my head but didn't speak. He was a man is his early twenties, he was tall - taller than my five foot eight. His hair was jet black, his eyes were dark blue and his lips were plump and the colour of a rose. He wasn't even pale, he actually had a slight tan. I was quite possibly staring at the hottest person I have ever seen in my entire life.
"What's your name, gorgeous?" the hot stranger asked me.
I looked over my shoulder to see if there was some sort of model sitting behind me that he could be talking to. When I spotted no one around me I settled on the fact that he was in fact talking to me.
I cleared my throat. "Um, Keela... Keela Daley."
The stranger smiled. "Nice to meet you Keela Daley, I'm Jason Bane."
I felt myself flush when he stuck his hand out in my direction. I lifted my hand and placed it in his. Before I could shake his hand he lifted mine to his mouth and placed a light kiss on my knuckles.
Oh… My… God!
"It's nice to me you too," I said, my voice hesitant.
Jason smiled at me. "So tell me, what is a gorgeous girl like you is doin' sittin' all alone at a bar on a Friday night?"
I could still feel the flush in my cheeks but I forced myself to smile and not appear as awkward and as nervous as I felt.
"I'm waiting' on me friend, she is meetin' me here soon."
Jason grinned at me. "In that case I'll just have to stick around and keep you company until she arrives."
I felt my belly flutter with butterflies.
I licked my lips and said, "Oh, that's okay. You don't have to sit here with me."
"But I want too."
I widened my eyes. "You do?"
He did?
"I do," Jason said and gave me a firm nod.
Oh, wow.
"Um, okay then." I smiled.
He signaled for the bartender then. "A pint of Bud for me please, and for the lady..."
Jason looked from the bartender to me and my heart jumped, he was buying me a drink! No one has ever bought me a drink before.
"Vodka and coke, please," I said a little breathless.
Jason turned back to the bartender and asked, "You get that, man?"
The bartender nodded then went about making our drinks.
"Thanks for the drink." I smiled when Jason turned back to me.
Jason waved me off. "Don't give it another thought."
I did just that and said, "So, what brought you here tonight?"
Jason jammed his thumb over his shoulder and I followed his thumb to a group of lads seated across the pub. "Me and the lads decided to come here for a few pints before we headed out to a club. I spotted you at the bar and had to come say hey in case I never got the chance again. It's not everyday someone as gorgeous as you crosses paths with someone like me after all."
What?
Seriously, what?
"Are you jokin'?" I blurted.
Jason raised his eyebrows. "No, why?"
I shook my head. "Because you're gorgeous."
I wanted to die when a huge smile almost spilt Jason's face in two. "I'm glad you said that because I think you're gorgeous, too."
I was starting to sweat, that's how flushed I was.
Jason chuckled at me and changed the subject to more mundane things and after a while a lad from his group of friends came over and nudged him. "We're headin' off, man. You comin'?"
Jason kept his eyes locked with mine as he said, "Nah, man. I'm good here."
His friend chuckled and winked at me. "Yeah, I thought you might say that. See you tomorrow. Bye, gorgeous."
Two males called me gorgeous tonight!
Two!
"You don't have to stay here with me. I'm sure me friend will be along-"
"I want to stay here with you and I'm kind of hopin' your friend doesn't show up. I want to keep you all to myself."
Oh, my God.
As if on cue my phone rang and because I didn't have an inkling of what to say back to Jason I quickly got my phone from my bag and answered it.
"Where are you?" I asked Aideen when I answered.
"I'm leavin' in five minutes. I got stuck with runnin' night detention at the school," Aideen replied in a huff.
"Take your time, I've got company," I said making Jason grin as he drank the remainder of his pint.
"Male or female?" Aideen questioned.
"Male.”
"Can he hear what you're sayin'?"
"Yes," I replied then held up one finger to Jason indicating I would be only a minute longer on the phone, he nodded and smiled at me.