Page 20 of Affinity

She wiped underneath one eye as she pulled back and started to pack up.

Reeves crossed his arms over his chest, making me drool as each muscle flexed. “Are you going to hang out with Anna?”

“Not for a while. She’s filming in Vancouver for most of the summer.” Turning to the pool, she called out. “Mason, honey, we’ve got to get going so we can pick up our groceries.”

His little face fell, but he got out of the pool without a fight.

“You can always come back over tonight if you want.” Reeves bumped her with his hip.

Giving us a watery smile, I knew then he’d seen something I hadn’t. “I’m sorry for getting emotional. You’d think I’d want some free time without Luke, but the first couple of days with him at work, I’m a mess.”

“I’d give you a hug, but I know you don’t want that, so instead, I’ll help you out to your car.”

“Thank you,” she wrapped an arm around Mason’s shoulders. “It was great meeting you, Abbi. I hope to see you again soon.”

I waved as Reeves ushered them toward the house. “It was nice meeting you too.”

Watching Reeves help Alex and Mason outside, I saw the good guy Alex was talking about. He was totally different with her and her little boy.

Since pool time was over, I decided to go inside and heat up some leftover pizza. I was surprised when I found a piece of paper on the counter with all the places to go to avoid the paparazzi as much as possible. I was either making an order or going to the store since, after this, there’d be no food.

Reeves sauntered back inside and looked at the now-empty pizza box. He grabbed his phone and poked around on it for a few moments. “This is where I order my groceries from. Put in what you have on your list, and it will be delivered tonight.”

“Is this some special place for celebrities?”

His brows furrowed. “Why?”

“I’ve never been able to get my groceries delivered in a few hours.”

When he only shrugged, I pulled my pizza out of the oven and put it on a plate. It seemed Reeves didn’t live like the rest of us.

“What was the hug thing about with Alex?” I asked after I made my way back outside and sat down under an umbrella to block the sun while I ate.

“Oh,” his right brow raised, “yeah, Alex hates crying in front of others, and if I’d given her a hug, she would have cried.”

“What?” That didn’t make any sense.

He chuckled, pulling a water bottle from the outdoor fridge. “I can’t explain it, but that’s the way she is. When she first started seeing Luke, it freaked her out that she didn’t want to be without him and was becoming less independent.”

“That sounds crazy.”

He sat down and leaned back on the lounger he had previously occupied. “She was in a bad marriage where her ex emotionally abused her. It messed her up, and that’s the baggage she carries from it. Don’t get me wrong; Alex is better, thanks to Luke. He treats her like the queen she is, and after spending months on end being each other’s world, it’s hard for her when he’s gone. He films a vampire show, so it’s a lot of through the night into early morning shoots.”

That made me wonder about him. “What’s your filming schedule?”

“Nothing like Luke’s.” He crossed one ankle over the other. “They give me a schedule each week, and on most days, I have to be there by nine, which means I have to leave around seven-thirty. Other days I have to go in early. It just depends. What will your hours be?”

I didn’t even know. “I think it will depend on the client. Most of the time, I’m thinking normal working hours, but there will be times when I have to go in early and stay late.”

“I’m not trying to be a dick, but do you have a car?”

I shifted uncomfortably at what he’d think of me once he knew about my car. “I do, but it broke down, and the repairman wants more to fix it than it’s worth, so I’m waiting until I make some money to buy a new car.” For now, my car sat in the parking lot of Sophie’s apartment building.

He cocked his head to the side with narrowed eyes. “How were you going to get to work?”

“Have you heard of Uber?” I lifted a brow at him. Seriously? Did he think I was going to ask him for a ride?

“You don’t need an Uber. I have an extra car you can use until you can buy another one.”

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