Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Brooklyn

He's not going to kidnap me. If he wanted me kidnapped, he wouldn't be putting on such a show.

No, this is him wanting to impress me.

"Would you mind?" I say, coming within about five feet of him. He watched me as I came, his eyes sliding over me from head to foot. "You're kind of blocking the road."

"Am I?" Colsen asks, glancing over his shoulder, feigning ignorance. Then, he turns back to me and gives me his most charming smile. "My bad."

I raise an eyebrow at him.

"Where are you off to?" he asks next, too casual.

"You know where I'm going, Colsen," I say unwilling to play his game.

Clearly, if he's here, he knew that I would be coming to Aden's stables this morning. And he knew

precisely what time I'd be here, and why I was going.

"You look cute," he says, sliding his hands into his pockets. "A real equestrian, in that getup. Can you ride?"

"Barely," I say, looking to my side at the pretty fields by the side of the road.

Really, though, I turn away because I don't want him to see the smile on my face. You look cute.

"But I like my horse. He needs his exercise."

My face more under control now, I turn back to him, crossing my arms. "So do you mind?"

"Ah, come on," he says, wrinkling his nose at me. "Let someone else exercise your horse today. Hang out with me instead."

"Seriously?" I say, tilting my head as I look at him. "You think that if you block the path towards the thing that I actually want to do, I'll just cave and go out with you?"

He gives me a naughty little smirk then. "Never failed me before."

I can't help myself. I laugh.

"Wait, so you've done this before? Just blocked the road until the girl you like goes out with you?"

block, then I've got to

he says, leaning forward and grinning

trying to get in touch with you for days. But Kenwood is blocking all my calls. My messages. All those poor carrier pigeons." He shakes his head in regret. "Dead, for nothing

"You've...been trying to call

are you surprised at that?" he asks, smooth. "You're a gorgeous girl. And, well, at the

had sort of...a connection. Or

my little smile this

farther so that his eyes are even with mine, looking at me intensely. "Whatever you want,

little butterflies that flutter around in my stomach make the decision for me. "Fine," I say, taking three steps forward to join him at his side. "You'd better drive fast, though," I say,

definitely going to

friendly wave. "What, that guy? Not

he sees what I'm doing. He moves, fast, grabbing the

feeling a little reckless and liking it. I shove Colsen's shoulder, urging

running

Lucas shout behind me. But I've already got the

I shout to him as I throw myself into the seat. "We're just going out for lunch! Can you take out Heathcliff for

I see him raising his gun.

on, baby," Colsen

into gear and then slamming on the gas, the tires spinning as

fly

little back window, still laughing as I see Lucas raise his hands

reason, in this minute, I've given totally over to the adrenaline rush. There's no room for

Colsen asks, glancing at me as

still looking back until Lucas until he disappears around a bend. But I hope people will understand why I

I turn to Colsen, a big smile on my

keeping his

lip, then,

***

more fun than I've had in a long

when I

live it up while I

I call to the bartender, raising

laughs at me, pulling

right? He's been keeping an eye on you all afternoon. There's no way he's not going to notice when

asked Colsen to take me somewhere

the city to the bad part of town. Then, he'd parked

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