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realized what she was cheering for. ¡°I mean, maybe not amazing¡¡±
I laughed, understanding what she meant. ¡°It was fucking bad ass, that¡¯s what it was,¡±
I said. ¡°After that, Tank and the rest of the guys saw how loyal I was and invited me into
the club and well, the rest is history.¡±
¡°Wow¡¡± Samantha said, nodding her head. ¡°So, uh, this club. What do you do in it?¡±
¡°I don¡¯t think I should get into the details,¡± I said, ¡°but we do a lot more good than
you¡¯d think.¡±
She looked at me skeptically, as if doubting me, but when I maintained my firm eye
contact, she nodded before looking into the desert and I kept talking. ¡°Never had much of
a family. None of us, really. Closest thing we¡¯ve got.¡±
With her eyes still on the silhouettes of the cacti, a tender smile crept up her face and
she said, ¡°Not running yet,¡± before sipping her beer.
The sun had completely set, and the sky was a royal navy blue, matching her wide eyes
eating up the view. Even though she was the sexiest woman I¡¯d ever brought home, I was
hardly imagining fucking her anymore. Earlier while she was on my bike, I didn¡¯t think
I¡¯d make it twenty minutes, but sitting on my balcony, I was too transfixed by how
stunning she looked under the moon, even fully clothed, and her company.
¡°Doctor Parks,¡± I said, pulling her eyes to me, ¡°your ex is a diagnosed moron for ever
cheating on a woman like you.¡±
She smiled sweetly, but also shook her head with a bitter laugh. ¡°No, just someone
convinced I could only be second best.¡±
¡°Absolutely insane,¡± I said. ¡°You¡¯re the be¡ª¡± I stopped myself once I realized what I
was doing. One word away from spilling my feelings to a woman I hardly knew. How
dumb could I be? My night should have been riding the streets, looking for the Freeways,
not on a date. Tank would be pissed if he knew what I was doing even if she was a
meaningless hook-up, let alone Samantha, the woman he warned me not to fall for.
¡°Need another beer?¡± I cut myself off and stood up, needing to end the moment.
Feelings I¡¯d forgotten I could experience were bubbling inside me and I needed to go
inside to collect myself. Remind myself of what I wanted from tonight. To unwind.
Nothing more. She wasn¡¯t special, I was just horny. That was all.
