Page 43 of The Hookup
Anger twisted in her gut. What was she doing with this man where even the idea of going out for dinner made him seethe? Usually, men freaked out about the big decisions, about going steady, about making big life plans.
Not about getting something to eat.
Walking away now would be the wisest, sanest thing to do. Heaven help the woman who ever got involved with Luke Hunter emotionally. She was lucky in that she hadn’t, that what they’d had was just sex.
“It’s only dinner. Just freaking dinner. I’m not asking for long-term commitment.”
“I told you to not have any expectations.”
Screw you.
She got up.
“You’re leaving?” he asked, sounding surprised.
“You expect me to stay?”
Chapter 15
He wasn’t going to chase after her just because she’d had a hissy fit over dinner. Notoverdinner, but because he didn’twantdinner.
Seriously?
Women were too goddamn emotional. She wanted a cozy dinner for two, and next she’d want to be staying the night. That wasn’t what he wanted.
It was exactly whatdinnerled to.
Expectations.
Crazyexpectations.
He had tried to be transparent with her, let her know what being with him meant, and what it didn’t mean. It was a hookup, pure and simple.
Why couldn’t she get her head around that?
He got up and was about to head towards his office when he saw Xavier set foot into the bar. Approaching him with a smile, he greeted his friend, relieved to have normal male company for a change and grabbed a table just by the bar.
“Do you have an update on your little project?” he asked Xavier, curious to know how things were working out in that department.
“I haven’t had any pussy, if that’s what you’re asking.”
“No?” he asked, surprised. “I would have expected the two of you to have become better acquainted by now.”
Xavier made a face. “No fat fucking chance. But, she’s coming around.”
Coming around? Luke wondered if this was the case, or the way Xavier saw things. Izzy seemed to have way more sense than the usual airheads Xavier attracted, and it wouldn’t have surprised him if she’d told Xavier to get lost. Surely the guy would know when to back off? “She is?”
“She’ll be caving in soon enough, though,” Xavier replied, with his usual sense of smugness.
“Isn’t she a student or something?” he asked. They didn’t even mix in the same social circles.
“She is, but she’s doing some work for me on the side now,” Xavier announced proudly.
“Seriously?” Luke couldn’t believe his ears. Izzy was working for Xavier? The guy’s tactics blew him away at times. He was a real smooth hand when it came to the art of charming women. “How the hell did you manage that? Wasn’t she working for Savannah and looking after her son?”
“She’s not doing so much of that right now, so she’s got time, and I offered her some work.”
This was a new development. He could see how clever Xavier had been. Not content to sniff around Tobias and Savannah’s place, in the hopes of seeing Izzy, he’d given her some work just to get to spend some time with her. “Are you sure she even likes you?”
