Page 115 of Forget That Guy
After washing up, I headed back into the vet and couldn’t stop myself from staring at the part of the clinic that’d caught on fire.
It was completely gone. Nothing remained but an empty shell of cinder blocks.
There were men out there working overtime to build it anew, but the ghost of the fire remained.
A hand circled around my waist, and I looked down to see leather chaps covering thick thighs.
I smiled as I leaned back and looked up at Denver.
“What are you doing here?”
“Thought I’d ask you if you wanted to go have lunch.”
“I just told Boone that I would eat with him and Nettie.”
He grunted and called out, “Boone, tell your girl I’m taking mine to lunch.”
Boone called out something suggestive, but both of us ignored it as Denver led me outside and down the street toward The Mercantile.
“Another sandwich?” I teased.
“They’re good,” he defended.
I snorted and hung on his arm with happiness practically leeching out of my pores.
We made it into The Mercantile and ordered, then Denver found the farthest table away and proceeded to seat us there.
He nodded at several of the club brothers, as well as Creed’s sister, Bernice, who was busing some tables.
“Hey, Denver.” She smiled. “Hi, Holly.”
I waved.
She walked away with some dirty plates as Denver said, “So. Juliana.”
I bared my teeth at him, which caused a small smile to tug at his lips.
“How are the girls?”
“Broken up,” he admitted. “Though, I think you helped with whatever you said. That doesn’t change the fact that their mother is just leaving them in the most pivotal moments of their life.”
That angered me as well.
“We’ll make it okay,” I promised.
His eyes sharpened. “We will?”
“Is the invitation still open to move in?” I asked carefully.
His eyes gleamed. “Yes.”
“Then we’ll make it okay,” I said softly.
His eyes studied my face for a long moment before he said, “Does this mean that you’re mine?”
“I wouldn’t be moving in otherwise,” I pointed out. “What kind of crazy person moves into a man’s house she claimed to hate only a month ago?”
“One that knows I love her.”
