“Gunner I‘m so glad you’re coming with us!”
“Do you know what kind of car you want Ells?” Clearly he knew I was trying to change the subject but Jefferson was not letting this go.
“Who did she have lunch plans with?” He asked before I could answer Gunner.
Fuck a duck…. why me? Damn Ari right now for putting me in this spot.
“Um…with um, an old friend from high school or something. ” I said as I looked up at Jefferson who was staring at the house still. I turned to look and I could see Ari standing in the window talking on the phone, probably to Jason still.
“Is it Jason Reed? Is he the old friend from high school?” Jefferson asked as he looked back at me.
God when I got back I was going to lay into Arianna! Her stupid childish behavior put me here in the middle of all of this……. . FUCK!
I looked up at Jefferson and did the only thing I could do. “Yes Jefferson, she is having lunch with Jason Reed today. I guess they ran into each other at the country club yesterday. ”
“Did he take her out last night?”
“Umm…. . she mentioned something like that. ” Oh dear God please Gunner change the subject.
Just then Gunner cleared his throat and Jefferson seemed to snap out of it.
“Brad called earlier to see if we wanted to join him and Amanda at Rebels tonight. Do you think you would maybe like to go?” Gunner asked me as Jefferson started to pull out of Ari’s driveway.
Oh God if I could jump across this seat right now I would so plant my lips onto his! I turned around and he winked at me. I smiled back.
“Heck yeah I would love to go! Ari, Amanda, me and Heather have all been there once before. Are you going to ride the mechanical bull?” I asked with a smile and a wink.
Gunner threw his head back and laughed. “NO! But Jeff here…. . he can ride that thing like he grew up in the damn rodeo!”
“Wait…. . did you just say Amanda AND Brad were going? Like as in…they are going together…as like a couple?” I asked as it hit me what Gunner had just said.
Jefferson and Gunner both let out a laugh.
“Yep…. looks like your little friend Amanda left an impression on Brad!” Jefferson said as he raised his eyebrows up and down.
“I guess so. ” I said as I laughed along with them.
“Why don’t you go ahead and invite Ari to come along tonight also. Maybe her and her friend Jason would like to go. ” Jefferson said with sarcasm dripping from his mouth.
“Oh okay yeah, I’ll send her a text. What time do you think we’ll go?” I asked as I turned to look at Gunner.
“How about I pick you up early and we grab a bite to eat. Then we can just meet everyone there. Does that sound okay to you Jeff?” Gunner asked as he gave me a wink. I saw his eyes look down and land on my daisy necklace. I reached up and touched it with my fingers and his eyes instantly snapped back up and captured my eyes. His smile just about melted my heart. I tried not to but I dropped my eyes to his lips. Those beautiful soft lips…. . Shit…. . I wanted those lips on mine so damn bad. I felt my tongue run over my now dry lips as I looked back up at Gunner.
Oh my……. The smile that was on his face was replaced by a look of pure lust. I felt a tremble go through my whole body and the heat instantly on my cheeks. He leaned forward and brushed his hand along the side of my face and gave me that crooked smile of his. He sat back once Jefferson started to talk.
Holy hell………I could still feel the heat on my face from where his hand touched my skin.
“That sounds like a plan. We’ll just plan on meeting there around 8:30. Now…. . Ellie……what kind of car do you want?” Jefferson said as he looked over at me with a huge smile on his face.
“Well do I have a pri
ce range I have to stick with?!”
Jefferson laughed…. ”Not really, just no BMW’s okay?”
“OKAY! Then I’m thinking fuel efficient here. ”
Jefferson and Gunner both laughed. “I’m sure you are honey. ” Jefferson said with a wink.