Page 68 of Wilde Abandon
Fox couldn’t move his business.Not here.
So if she wanted him and the relationship she imagined in her mind where they lived together and made a life filled with happy memories, then she needed to move to Boston to be with him.
Mind made up about that, all she had to do was imagine what her life looked like in the big city.A new job.A new place.A chance to grow into a new version of herself.
Chapter sixteen
Foxopenedtheapartmentdoor and found the last person he expected to see on the other side.“Hey.”
“Hey yourself.”Amy’s gaze swept over him and she licked her lower lip when her gaze met his again.“You look amazing.”
“Uh, thanks.”He and Melody had been lazing on the couch all day.She was feeling better, so he’d offered to take her out to dinner tonight since she had the night off because of her injuries.He’d put on a pair of black jeans and a blue dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
Melody was still getting dressed.
The way Amy was looking at him, he guessed Melody would like that he’d made an effort for her.
Amy held up a plate of cupcakes.“I made your favorite.Chocolate chip, chocolate cake with vanilla frosting.”
They looked amazing.
She took a tiny step closer, a sultry look in her eyes.“Can I come in?”
“Uh.”Just like he didn’t want Josh in his place, he didn’t want Amy there either.Not when Melody already sensed Amy’s interest in him.
She tilted her head.“What?These are your favorite, right?Because that’s what you said when I made them the other day for the class.”
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other.“No.I mean, yes.They were really good.”
She beamed at him.“Great.”She stepped even closer.
He didn’t move.He wasn’t exactly sure how to handle this situation.“Listen, I was just heading out to dinner.”
She knew he had a girlfriend.
Shouldn’t that make her stop being so flirty?
“Really?I haven’t eaten either.Except for a few licks of the icing.”She bit her lip.“It was just too tempting.”She gave him another sultry once-over.“Anyway, let’s go together.I’ve been dying to try that new place downtown.There’s not a lot of choices beside the diner and pizza place, unless you go to the bar, and I just hate eating alone in public.”
Yeah, that was not happening.“Um.I actually have a date.”
“Withher?”
He didn’t have to guess who she was referring to, since she’d met Melody.
Amy pressed her lips tight and shook her head.“I thought you were just friends.”
“We’re best friends.And now we’re more.”Why was he explaining himself?“But I appreciate that you made the cupcakes for me.”He grabbed onto the plate.
She didn’t release it.“You know she’s never going to fit into your world back in Boston.She’s not…sophisticated enough.”Her gaze shot past him.
He didn’t need to glance over his shoulder to know Melody was standing behind him.He felt her like a warm caress against his soul.“Melody is everything I ever wanted.She fitsme.And I think anyone who gets to know her would find that she’s smart, creative, generous, and kind.And if that doesn’t fit with someone, then they don’t deserve to know her, and I don’t want to be around them.”
Amy leaned in like she was telling a secret.“The elite in Boston will always treat her like an outsider.I’ve catered enough of their parties to know how to handle myself around them.How to dress.How to speak.Who the right people are and the ones to avoid.They’ll tear her apart.”She made it sound like she was trying to save him and his reputation.
He didn’t like the implication that Amy felt that Melody wasn’t good enough for him.She was better than he deserved.But that didn’t mean he wouldn’t try to be worthy of her every day for the rest of his life.“Melody can handle them and anyone else who comes at her.”Melody had seen right through Amy and her interest in him.
Amy let go of the plate they’d both been holding.“You haven’t told her anything about your life back there, have you?”This time her voice carried.“Maybe it’s better you keep your secrets.Then again…” One shoulder rose and fell.“Enjoy the cupcakes.”