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“And just how the hell do you know that?” I asked, rolling my neck. I know I didn’t want him calling me a hoe, but he didn’t know myentirelife.
“Because I know everything about you, Céile.” Sawyer answers my unspoken sass. His large hand slides down my cheek softly, and I all but melt into a puddle at his feet. There’s something about Sawyer Nash that I’ll never be able to resist.
“So, if you know so much, why are you questioning me then?” I step back, regaining my sassiness. He wouldn’t get to distract me with his soft touches after being a creep.
“You didn’t have any appointments for today, so I was surprised when Flynn called to tell me that your little friend was here.”
Anytime a grown man calls another grown man “little friend” he’s definitely jealous. However, now was not the time to antagonize my overbearing husband. But I would keep that in my back pocket for later. Right now, I wanted to make sure his crazy ass wouldn’t chase down my ex and beat him to death.
I stood in front of Sawyer with a seductive smile on my face. I might have been avoiding him, but now that he’s standing in front of me, I couldn’t help but feel the constant sexual energy between us.
I rubbed my hand down his chest, and I noticed Sawyer’s casual dress was completely different from Austin’s. His t-shirt fit snug across his muscular chest, and his relaxed fit jeans hung off his hips. And the classic pair ofJ’smatched the red and white t-shirt. He looked young and carefree, and I’d never seen this side of him. I liked it.
“Let’s go home and get ready for dinner.” It was my turn to kiss him on his neck, and he groaned before taking my lips in a dizzying kiss.
Chapter 12
SAWYER
Ialways get lost when I’m kissing Sasha, and she knows it. That’s why she’s distracting me instead of letting me kick Austin’s ass. But his day will come. Flynn will let me know everything I need to know about Austin Thomas. For now, though, I’ll let my wife think she has the upper hand.
Later that night, the SUV was quiet as we were driven to the restaurant. I held Sasha’s hand, and she didn’t pull away, so we were making progress. The familiarity with one another was slowly seeping back into ournewrelationship, and I was relieved. After seeing Austin’s slick ass sniffing around again, I made a decision to stop avoiding my wife.
I’m a grown ass man, and I haven’t run away from my problems since I was with Sasha the first time. I’ll never be that man again. I was broken, and I needed that time to get my shit together. Sasha was my salvation without even realizing it.
Brennan pulled into the valet and opened the door. Darby finally let him take on more responsibilities after training him for a year. Brennan was from Ireland and was almost as quiet as Flynn. The twins approved of his presence, and he had proven himself, so I trusted him.
When we got out of the SUV, I made sure to stand in front of Sasha to help her out. Her unusually short dress would’ve flashed anybody looking. And the last thing I wanted to do was kill a motherfucker on an empty stomach.
“Thanks, Monster.” Sasha smiled up at me, and I smirked because the nickname was back. That meant my Céile was feeling relaxed.
“You’re welcome.” I kissed the palm of her hand. “Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight?” Sasha’s face broke out into a gorgeous big dimpled smile, and she fluttered her lashes at me.
“Yes. But a girl can never hear it enough.” She giggled, and the sound cute as fuck.
As we made our way to our table, I noticed there were a lot of stares and whispers. Lennox warned me about the high society bullshit the island abides by. Being the new family on the block, made us interesting for gossip fodder. I would definitely have to get used to navigating the tabloids here. I had plenty of experience with the rags back in the states, but they pretty much left me alone. Nobody cared about a grieving Architect, no matter how much money my family has. I wasn’t famous or interesting enough to be the subject of any magazine.
“You’ve made quite the stir, Mr. Nash.” Sasha smiled as the host led us to our exclusive table, which I paid a premium amount to have.
“No, baby. It’s you their whispering about.” I kissed Sasha on her temple before pulling out her chair and helping her sit.
Once I was sitting next to her, the eager waiter came to take our drink order before scurrying away. The ambiance of the restaurant was calming, and the design of the building was nice. It had a nautical theme that the island was famous for.
“Have you ever eaten here?” I asked Sasha as she perused the large menu.
“I have a few times.” She said without looking up. I quirked a brow at her answer. I knew for a fact that she was leaving something out because she was avoiding my stare. Which meant she’d been here on a date.
“Care to elaborate?” It seems like my wife wants to look everywhere but at me as she squirms in her chair. She’s already going to get her ass spanked tonight, but if she keeps avoiding the question, it will be for much longer than I planned.
“I came here with Raven and her family.” I nodded at the half-truth. Sasha is still fidgeting, so I know she’s bursting at the seams to tell the rest. She’s never been good at keeping secrets.
Before I could badger her more, the waiter came back to take our orders. His eyes kept wandering over Sasha’s cleavage, and his olive complexion held a red tint. I was worried about how short her dress is and didn’t account for how low cut the front is. In true flower-child fashion, the dress had flowy belled sleeves with lace details, and the front had the same lace details with a low cut v-neck showing glistening dark brown skin. She wore her hair up in a large puff at the top of her head with big hoop earrings that called attention to her long neck.
As I gazed at her, taking in all of the details of the woman in front of me, I couldn’t blame the waiter for his leering. But I would show my ass if he kept the shit up—good thing he didn’t.
“Did Thomas make you uncomfortable today?” I asked, breaching the subject of her so-called ex. That motherfucker’s clock was ticking. His mouth wrote a check that his ass would cash. I don’t do disrespect.
“Austin is all talk. But he did surprise me, though. I hadn’t seen or heard from him in weeks. But he acted like we just stopped talking yesterday. The shit was weird.” Sasha’s eyebrows were bunched, and her perfect lips were held in a pout.She’s so fucking gorgeous! And she’s mine!