Not being able to stop her eyes from scanning the interior of the bar before reassuring Christopher she paused, then leaned up toward him and whispered in his ear teasingly, “Any other friends of your ex-girlfriend I have to worry about tonight?”
She pulled back and smiled at him, making sure he knew she was teasing him. She watched as his eyelids fell and his pupils dilated. “s**t, Alabama, I was worried you’d be freaked.”
Not breaking eye contact she told him quietly, “I am a little freaked, but you’re here with me, not her. Hunter didn’t let her stay, and I like your friends. I’m determined not to let it bother me.”
ammeAbe let out the breath he’d been holding. He’d been ready to escort Michele out himself. Damn her. She’d brought up Adelaide purposely, just to be catty. He hoped Coo
