Page 75 of Wilde Abandon
Amy nudged Fox’s arm.“Not like I need to worry about a few extra calories.Right, Fox?”
Now she was fishing for compliments.“Everyone loves a good treat,” he said instead of falling into that trap, and kept his eyes on Melody.
Shari arrived with Amy’s boxed dessert and the check.
“Are we splitting it three ways?”Amy asked.
Fox couldn’t let Melody pay for her meal when he’d invited her out.And he couldn’t pay for both of them and not Amy and look like an asshole.At least in his mind.“It’s on me.”
Fox dropped his credit card on the bill.
Shari scooped it up.“Back in a moment.”
A server arrived to clear their dishes.
Melody smiled at him.“Thank you for the wonderful meal.”
“You’re welcome, sweetheart.”
“Yes, Fox, it was very generous of you.”
Fox didn’t miss that one of the qualities Amy wanted in a guy was generosity.He thought what she meant was a guy who had the money to take care of her by buying her expensive meals and whatever else she wanted.“You’re welcome.Just keep it quiet.It’s not like I take the other employees out to eat.”
Amy beamed.“Oh, I know.This was a special thing.”
Fuck.He did not want her thinking she was special, but had no way of getting out of this without saying something very blunt and embarrassing her.Then again she was doing a good job of it all on her own, though she seemed oblivious to it.Or she just didn’t care.
Maybe he should be flattered she liked him that much.
If she hadn’t crashed his date, maybe he would be.Right now, all she did was make him angry.Because this could have been a really romantic evening.
Shari arrived with the check.He pocketed his credit card, filled out the tip and total, and signed his name.
Fox looked across at Melody.“Ready?”
“Definitely.”
Fox had to wait for Amy to vacate her seat so he could get out.Then she seemed to wait by the table as he inched out and took Melody’s hand.“Let’s go,” he said, hoping she’d take the hint and move.
Amy turned, went up on tiptoe, and before he knew her intent, brushed a kiss on his cheek.He stepped back and knocked into Melody.
“Thank you again for dinner.”
Melody’s hand went tight around his.
Amy turned and headed out of the restaurant.
Melody stepped past him and rushed after her, pulling Fox along.“Amy.Wait.”
Amy turned on the sidewalk.“Yes?”
“Don’t ever do that again.I put up with you bringing my boyfriend cupcakes, hoping you’d score some points with him.I didn’t say a word when you rudely interrupted what was obviously a date.”
“I—”
“Don’t.”Melody shook her head.“I’ve spent too many years watching women flirt with good guys who were with someone else in the bar.He’s your boss.That’s all.So keep your hands to yourself and never kiss him again.”
Her lips fell into a pout.“I was just saying thank you.”