I like him too. He seems like a nice enough guy.
"Let's get back to my original question." I fold my hands together on the table. "If you could eat anything…any type of food right now, what would it be?"
He grins broadly at my subtle correction. Then he leans his forearms on the table, his voice lowering to a hushed whisper. "I'm supposed to steer clear of greasy shit, but I've been craving a juicy burger and fries. Do you know where we could get that?"
"Do I ever," I say as I push back my chair. "Follow me, Trey. You're going to think you died and went to burger heaven."
Chapter 6
Crew
If you're worth a million bucks, there's no reason in hell why you shouldn't look like a million bucks. Take me for instance. I'm not dressed to the nines tonight. After I left Nolan and Ellie's apartment, I swung by my place and changed into a thin white sweater. I tugged that on, slipped on some black shoes and I look like a million and a quarter, even though I'm wearing jeans.
Trey Hale, on the other hand, looks like three dollars. He's wearing the same sorry ass suit he was wearing last night, but tonight he's got a smile on his face that could light up the holiday tree in Rockefeller Center.
If I didn't want to wring his neck, I might be inclined to send him to my tailor to get fitted for at least one custom suit. He needs it. He's the face of the most celebrated baseball team in the country and yet, he looks like he slept in the dumpster around the corner.
His smile brightens when the familiar blonde next to him touches his knee.
Adley is obviously interested in what's hidden inside his wrinkled pants. He's got his eyes pinned on her tits.
Lucky me that I get to witness this.
"Your bodyguard just walked in," Hale announces after he manages to unglue his eyes from the front of the tight blue dress she's wearing so he can glance in my direction.
Adley cranes her neck to look at where I'm standing in the entrance of the burger restaurant she brought me to last night. Apparently, I'm not as special as I thought I was.
"What are you doing here?" The corners of her mouth curve up in a smile as I approach. "Didn't you have dinner with Nolan and Bean?"
"Bean?" Hale has the same reaction I did the first time I heard Ad say Ellie's nickname. "Who is that?"
"Our friend," I say without hesitation. "We missed you tonight, Ad."
Her gaze falls to the floor. "Trey invited me to dinner…dinner at Nova."
"Yet, you're here." I survey the almost vacant restaurant. "Did Nova run short of food?"
"Adley suggested this place instead." Trey reaches to grab her hand. "I'm glad she did. The burgers are the best I've ever had."
Her face brightens with the compliment. He's either oblivious to what a real burger should taste like or he's under Adley's spell. I can't blame him. She's gorgeous tonight. Her hair is pinned up. She
's wearing a dress I've never seen her in before. She looks like ten million dollars.
"I'm glad we agree on that." She drops Hale's hand and turns toward me in her chair, giving me my first full view of her.
Jesus. I feel that familiar sizzle race down my spine. The desire for her is instant and intense.
"Are you hungry?" she goes on, "I always knew you had a huge appetite, but I had no idea you could eat twice in one night."
I could eat you twice in one night and the craving wouldn't be any less than it is right now.
Hale smirks as if he knows exactly where my thoughts wandered off to. I'm not fucking surprised. He's thought about going down on her. I'd bet my last dollar that he's fantasized about everything he wants to do with her.
"You picking up some take-out, Benton?" He trails his fingers along Adley's back.
My skin crawls at the sight of his hand on her. I have to take a step back before I pull him from the chair and toss him out the door.
"I was actually grabbing some food for Ad," I say it to her, ignoring the fact that his fingers are now circling a path over her exposed shoulder. "I thought she might not be feeling well after last night. I'm glad she recovered."