Chapter 36
AlexaMy hand paused, poised on the car door. I wanted to crawl home and curl up under the blanket on my couch until the sun came up and I had to go to work again tomorrow. Instead, I climbed out of the car and walked toward the Tex-Mex restaurant on South Congress where I agreed to meet Adam for dinner.
The days since my finale with Graham hadn’t removed the tight band of hurt and regret that made it hard for me to breathe easy. s**t. I couldn’t let a guy—especially a player like Graham—have a grip on me like this. I squeezed my eyes shut and clicked the button on my key fob to lock the door.
I found Adam chatting closely with the bartender and sipping on a rocks margarita.
“Hey.” Tapping him on the arm got his attention.
“Hello. How are you? The bartender was just telling
