Page 21 of Reforming Hunt
Maria eyed her staring at Hunt. “You know who he is, don’t you?”
Abby sipped the water the waitress placed at their table. “One of the guys we met at the Blue Casino club.”
“No, I mean, who hereallyis. He’s a Cade, one of the richest men in town. Maybe in the state.”
Abby shook her head sharply. “What are you talking about?”
“Hunt Cade. The guy you were flirting with at the Blue Casino club. He and his brothers own this place.”
“HuntownsClub Tahoe?” Abby’s voice came out high-pitched.
“I thought you knew that the night we met him.”
Abby stared at Maria in exasperation. “How would I know that? You dragged me out, because I never go out.”
Maria winced. “Sorry. You’re right. You’ve lived in isolation. Anyhoo,” she said, and winked. “He’s a hottie and said to be a massive player.” She eyed Hunt’s ass as he left the lounge with the woman. “I wouldn’t mind a piece of that. In fact, I thought you were going for it. Had I known you weren’t interested, I would have turned the tables. I only held back because it seemed like you two had chemistry.”
“Nope, no chemistry.” Lie. But no way Abby would admit the butterfly invasion when Hunt was near.
Of course Hunt was a player. He’d never acted like one with her—well, not since that first night. Since then, he’d been nothing but kind and attentive to her and Noah. “He seriously owns this place?”
Maria nodded.
That explained why he’d hang out after work. He wasn’t just a daycare attendant or manager—whatever she’d assumed him to be. He had a stake in Club Tahoe’s success. “Are those his brothers?”
Maria glanced behind her. “I think so. I’ve never met them, but they look alike, don’t they? And they’re hot, like Hunt.” She pouted. “Taken though, from what I’ve heard. Except for Hunt. No woman’s been able to lock him down for even a week.”
Great, and this was the guy Abby’s son admired.
“Hmm,” Maria said.
“What is it?”
“Hunt Cade, player extraordinaire, just walked back into the lounge. Alone.” She waggled her eyebrows again. “Are you sure there’s no chemistry between you two?”
Chapter 10
Hunt’s brothers were idiots.
“You didn’t go home with her?” This from Bran, the monk. Before he met Ireland, that was. Now, he wasn’t so monkish.
“What’s going on?” Wes looked at his wife Kaylee. “You work with him. Is Hunt sick?”
“Not to my knowledge. Has Hunt ever turned down a woman?”
“Never,” his four idiot brothers said in unison.
“Enough.” Hunt rolled his eyes. “I wasn’t up for it.”
“You were an hour ago,” Levi said. “And if I’m not mistaken, this was a woman I’ve seen you with before. It’s because you’ve already had her, isn’t it?”
“No,” Hunt growled. Though, truth be told, he tried to avoid being with a woman more than once, and it had nothing to do with being an asshole. The opposite.
Hunt wanted women happy when they were with him. If he went out with a woman more than once, they might get the wrong idea. And that would ruin the work he’d put into making them feel good. He preferred to not ruin a good thing. Though he’d considered taking a second shot with Carrie tonight. Which was odd.
Carrie had sauntered over and sat on his lap as soon as he’d shown up to the lounge. She was smart and beautiful, and he’d considered a round two, because hey, he wasn’t getting any younger.
Being around kids and families must be wearing off on him. And he’d needed a distraction from a certain club mom he couldn’t stop thinking about.
