Page 23 of Desperate Pucker
“Well, that works out because never in a million years would I ever be interested in hooking up with you, princess.”
My head snaps up, and I see Ryker standing behind me, frowning down at me.
Chapter 10
Ryker
Itake in the look of shock on Maddy’s face.
“You’re eavesdropping on me?”
“Nope. I just walked up to the table and happened to hear you shit-talking me,” I say.
She glowers at me. “I wasn’t shit-talking you. I was just stating a fact.”
“I was too. You’re not my type.”
The angry look in her eyes sharpens. I’m not bothered at all that Maddy says she’d never hook up with me. I’m not interested in hooking up with her either. But I couldn’t resist giving her shit. It’s fun to rile up this ice princess.
She doesn’t even blink. “You telling me that I’m not your type is the biggest compliment I could hope for,” she says before downing the rest of the wine in her glass.
Ingrid refills her drink while holding back a laugh. I glance at the table and see Bella, Maya, Sophie, and Dakota all watching Maddy and me, amused expressions on their faces.
“I bet I can guess your type,” Maddy says after downing half the wine in her glass. “Inflatable with giant fake boobs, right?”
I roll my eyes and try not to laugh, even though I want to. That was actually pretty funny, but I don’t want to give her the satisfaction.
“You guessed it,” I say. “She’s gotta have brown eyes too.”
Maddy raises an eyebrow. “Figures.”
“Can’t help it. I like the deep, thoughtful look that brown eyes have. Unlike your soul-less White Walker eyes.”
Maddy stares daggers at me before downing the rest of the wine in her glass. She stands. “I have to pee.”
She bumps her shoulder against mine, probably on purpose. A whiff of her perfume hits my nose, and I still. Vanilla, citrus, and flowers. Fuck, she smells good.
I have the sudden urge to grab her arm and hold her still so I can bury my face in her hair and inhale…
Jesus, dude. That’s creepy as fuck.
She walks off, and I turn to the rest of the table.
“You should be nicer to her, Ryker,” Ingrid says.
“Why? She started this whole thing by making that comment about never hooking up with me in a million years.”
“She’s going through a hard time right now,” Sophie says. “She just found out her ex got engaged to the woman he cheated on her with.”
A tiny bit of my harshness toward Maddy fades. Just then, I feel a hand clap on my shoulder.
“Hey, you made it,” Xander says. “Did you order yet?”
I shake my head. “Got a little distracted, sorry.”
Xander smiles at the table. “I didn’t know you ladies would be here too.”
He leans down and gives Sophie a kiss.
