Page 60 of Crash
“Totallydreamy,” she said with a laugh.
“He’s nice to me,” I said, my thoughts straying. “He hasn’t pressured me once…and he listens.”
“The golden trifecta.”
I glanced up at her and nodded. He had been pretty great, despite the shit it took for it to happen, and now that things were starting, they looked pretty damn fine.
She regarded me for a moment before shaking her head. “Bloody hell,” she declared. “He’s got you hook, line and sinker.”
I frowned, not knowing if that was a good or bad thing. It had to be good, right?
“Vee, it’s a good thing,” she said, reading my expression. “It’s how you fall in love.”
“Love?” I asked like it was a foreign concept.
“Don’t tell me the thought never crossed your mind.” She leaned over slightly and placed her hand on my shoulder. “He might be the one, or he might not. The point is to get to know one another, work out your attraction and see how things go.”
“How…” I trailed off.
“How what?”
“If you and Ash were apart, if he was in Sydney and you were here…”
“We’d have phone sex,” she declared.
I shook my head, and she pulled her hand away. “That’s not what I meant.”
“I know, couldn’t resist,” she said, wiggling her eyebrows up and down. “Seriously, it’s that serious with you guys?”
I shrugged. “I’m clueless about this stuff. I don’t know what will happen. If he will still want to be with me if I can’t…”
“Vee,” Ren said with a frown. I’m sure she got my meaning.If I couldn’t let him have sex with me.
“Lincoln is one of the best guys I know,” she went on. “He wouldn’t just dump you because of that. Not even when he goes back to Sydney. He looked out for me hardcore when Ash was gone.And shit, while he was still there too.What I’m saying is, I don’t believe it for one second and you shouldn’t either.”
“Really?”
“Really.” She glanced at the door like she was checking for eavesdroppers. “You don’t have anything to worry about as far as I’m concerned, and I believe that one hundred percent. He stood up to Ash and told me that he wants you, Vee, and if a big beefy fighter says that outright? You’ve got yourself a winner.”
I let out the breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. “I still haven’t forgiven Ash for punching him.”
“He’s just looking out for you, but I catch your drift. He needs to curb the caveman.”
“I’ll say.”
“When are you seeing Linc again?” she asked, changing the subject.
I squirmed in my seat and couldn’t help the stupid grin that spread across my face. “He’s giving me a ride home tonight.”
“Good for you,” she said, rising to her feet. “Have fun, and don’t think about it too much. And talk to him about Sydney. You’ve got time, and he’ll understand.”
My smile dropped a little, but I held onto it. “Sure.” As she was about to close the office door behind her, I called out, “And thanks. For this.”
She smiled, her face lighting up. “No problems and anytime.”
As she disappeared, I turned back to the computer and picked up my coffee. Downing the last mouthful in the mug, I couldn’t help basking in the warmth that spread through my heart and out across my entire body.
Lincoln was a winner, huh? It sure felt like it, but our story wasn’t over yet. Hopefully, the best bits were still to come.
