“Yeah, I know. A recipe gone wrong. Are you alright to head back to the store?”
“Sure. No problem.”
“How about if I go with you,” Lucas volunteered. “Just to make sure you’re alright. I need to replace the ingredients in the ‘recipe gone wrong’ anyway.”
“Oh, well, I can make another delivery—”
“No!” the four guys standing around Li said at the same time.
Li shrank back, sidestepped around the edge of the couch, and glanced toward the door.
Lucas followed him. “It’s just that I need the exercise and my friends don’t want me to miss an opportunity to burn some calories.”
Li looked Lucas up and down. The man was in shape for a triathlon, with flat abs and bulging biceps.
“Uh-huh,” Li said, not convinced.
“Come on, you can keep me company—”
“Us,” Parker interrupted Lucas with a meani
