Trouble(41)

She drags her lip back with her teeth and her eyes flash me a look. It’s seriously hot.

“You’re anything but common.”

“I’ll take that as another compliment.”

“It was meant as one.” I notice that her voice has dropped a few octaves lower. That her breathing has hitched slightly and that the flush is back, curving the tops of those amazing breasts of hers.

There’s a tangible heat moving between us. It’s taking everything in me right now, to hold back and not make a move on her.

Fuck, I want to make a move, and the way she’s looking at me…

She wants me.

Trust me, I know one thing well, and that’s when a woman wants me. And Mia wants me.

I meet her eyes again, and I’m swiftly reminded of the bruise on her face.

Crash and burn.

She’s too fragile.

She’s been through too much. I’m not the kind of guy she needs.

Shoving the chair back, I get to my feet. Mia’s eyes dart up. I’m pretty sure I see a flash of disappointment in them. It both, buzzes and sours my mood.

Fucked up, right?

“Time for me to pick Dozer up.” I glance at my watch as though to confirm this fact to her.

“Would you mind if I came along? I’d really like to see how he’s doing,” she asks in that sweet ass voice of hers.

It invades my head like a physical presence.

I want to say no because I could do with the time to clear my mind of her, and what I want to do with her … to her.

I even open my mouth to say no. But, of course, I say yes.

One look into those stunning blue eyes of hers and all my sense flies out the window.

Then she smiles, and I’m fucking done for.

I can’t even blame this one on my cock as he hasn’t even shown up for the party.



***



The drive to the vet is quiet. Mainly because I can’t think of a damn thing to say to her. This is a foreign concept to me. I’m never without something to say to a woman, but right now I’m rattling around inside my head trying to understand what is happening here.

Why is Mia affecting me so much?

Maybe it’s because the unknown is eating away at me.

Putting the sex aside—yes, I did just say that, unbelievable, right? See this is what she’s doing to me. The thing is, I actually like talking to her. She’s smart. And fun. I’m hot for her, and I want to spend time with her.

Never. Happened. Before.

And I don’t like it.

This girl is going to slowly drive me crazy, I can feel it.

Maybe I should just have sex with her and get it over with, be damned the consequences. She’s definitely hot for me; I could tell before. Maybe if I just…

“—wasn’t that the turn for the vet?”

“What?” I come to at the sound of Mia’s voice.

“I think you just missed the turn to the vet.” She points over her shoulder.

I cast a quick glance behind me, and see that I have indeed missed my turning because I was thinking about her.

“Shit, yeah,” I mutter.

I check the road is clear and spin the car around, heading back the way I just came. I take the turning and pull up outside the vet.

There’s no one behind the desk when we enter the building, so I ring the bell on the desk.

Penny appears from behind a door. “Hello again.” She smiles brightly. “Dozer’s all ready for you. If you want to take a seat, I’ll bring him right out.”

I sit down beside Mia, but I feel restless. I’m not exactly sure what it is that’s making me restless. Maybe it’s because I’m hyped up on sexual tension.

“Are you okay?” Mia asks.

I follow her eyes to my tapping foot.

“Oh, yeah, fine.”

“Are you worried about Dozer?” She smiles softly and touches my arm with her hand.

My body electrifies from her touch. I can barely think straight from the heat burning my skin.

Seriously, what the fuck is that?

“Who?” I mutter.

She looks confused.

I open my mouth, but close it when Penny comes out with Dozer. “Here he is.”

Dozer limps toward me. His leg is in a cast and he has a pissed off look on his face. He’s wearing one of those huge cones around his head.

I have to bite back a smile. Poor bastard. He’s really been through the wringer.

“Hey, buddy.” I walk over to him and crouch down. “How you doing?”

He grunts and scuffs the cone against my shoulder.

“How long does he have to keep this on for?” I stand up, taking his leash from Penny.

“See how he goes. Dr. Callie only put it on as he was chewing at the cast.”

“See Dozer, leave your leg alone and the cone can come off.”

He gives me a dirty look, then yanks his leash from my hand and limps over to Mia.