I couldn't shake the words out of my mind. He always gets what he wants.
Who the f**k is he?
Something troubling sets deep in my gut.
But that diminished when Elio pulls up on the sidewalk of the diner. He gets out of truck and rounds to my side and opens the door.
"How chivalrous of you."
He grins. "Only the finest for my lady." I snort. "Oh, yeah, I forgot. I'm lacking one of those."
I roll my eyes. "Ass. Can I head back to the apartment first? I want to get out of these clothes."
Elio agreed. The drive back was short and Elio parked out on the side of the road. There wasn't exactly space for parking since tenants at my building were too poor to afford a car let alone parking rent.
Elio digs out his phone when it rings. He looks at the screen and turns to me. "Hey, you go ahead
