sit next to me then .” X pulled out a chair. “You work here?”
She looked at her watch . “I do. I have a few minutes.”
She sat and looked at him . “So you’re obviously related to him.”
Xavier seemed amused by her use of him . “I am. There’s four of us. I’m obviously the hottest.”
She smirked . “Obviously.”
“So what the fuck is this diet shit ? You’re beautiful.”
Her face turned a little red.
“Yeah, Bekah, tell him about the diet.” I couldn’t wait to hear what she told him.
“Well , it’s actually a healthier lifestyle. I’m choosing what’s good and avoiding what’s bad.”
“So on this diet, is it like most? I mean do you avoid carbs or red meat?”
She looked at me and then away. “Yeah something like that.”
“You pissed at me , Bekah, or just hungry?”
“You are an ass—sorry . Xavier your brother’s an ass.”
Xavier and Zandor looked at me.
“X , she’s really not that bad, are you? Just hungry, I could conjure up a protein shake if you want.” I winked and X chuckled.
She looked at me and very calmly said . “You’re a pig.”
“No, not a pig. Just a guy who thinks a girl who looks like you shouldn’t starve yourself. I offered to make you a shake. And let me be honest , Bekah, if there’s a big juicy steak sitting right in front of you making your mouth water, causing desire to build inside of you, why deprive yourself? Why not reach out, grab it, take a bite and enjoy the hell out of that steak?”
Xavier was biting his cheeks and looking at the floor.
She leaned forward . “You and I need a chat.”
“Anything you need to say you can say in front of my brother .” I found it far too amusing to see her pissed off.
“Really?” her eyebrows shot up and I nodded my head slowly up and down antagonizing her further. “Fine. What the hell? So what do you think you’re doing putting MY name inside that…that...awful woman’s tattoo?”
Xavier busted up and I smiled. “Nice right?”
“That was stupid, immature…”
“Funny as hell.” Xavier raised his fist and I gave him a bump.
“Well, it must run in the family .” She stood.“Nice to meet…”
“Where do you think you’re going? It’s not closing time .” I stood and walked in front of the door, blocking her, just like she was blocking my every attempt to show her a real good time.
“You think that’s bad , Bekah? Show her your chest, Bro.” Xavier to the rescue, my wing man was back on the Shore.
“I’ve seen it. Excuse me , please.”
“No Zandor , show her. Bekah, seriously, at least that was being filled in. Look what Jase did to him.”
Xavier was laughing now and hell yeah I pulled up my shirt, any chance to give a half half-starved hottie a glimpse at the goods, and I was in.
“Mi Vida Loca .” Xavier pointed.
“Spanish—what’s the point?”
“It was supposed to be in Italian, but Jase was pissed at him.” Xavier thought it was funny as hell, took me awhile but, I liked it now and it is funny.
Bekah laughed and looked at me with a raised eyebrow, as if to say serves you right.
“You wanna touch it?” I took a step closer.
“When the hell did you get your nipple pierced, Bro?”
“Bekah begged so I let her .” I couldn’t look at her I bet she was fuming.
“I did not!”
“Oh that’s right you wanted to give me a Prince Albert. X, you should have seen her pleading with me.”
“In your dreams!”
“Oh you have no idea what goes on in my…”
Momma barged through the door . “Xavier!”
She hugged him so tight .
“I’m home , Momma.”
“You’re done back-packing? Running away from me? You won’t leave again, I won’t have it.”
“Momma, I’m home for awhile.” He kissed each cheek and looked down at the plates.
“You eat my food before coming to see me?”
“Momma your food is probably fifty percent of why I did come home.”
She tried not to look pleased but she was. Xavier and I knew Momma and she