Blitz (Blast Brothers #3) - Sabrina Stark Page 0,101

months, even before hooking up with Mina.

I gave Angelique a hard look. "So, what do you want?"

She smiled. "I've got something to show you."

She'd said such a thing before. It was on the first day we'd met, when she'd showed me her ass, along with a few other choice parts, all within minutes of meeting her.

She'd looked good. She still did.

But looking at her now, I felt only disgust. "If it's your ass, I already saw it."

She was still smiling, and for some reason, this made me uneasy. Was I missing something?

With a little laugh, she said, "Oh, don't worry. This time, the ass isn't mine." And with that, she reached into her purse and pulled out her cell phone. She tapped at the screen and turned it to face me.

I felt myself frown. I was looking at a picture of Mina, and she wasn't alone. She had her arms wrapped around another guy – some blond fucker who looked like he worked out. Judging from the background, the photo was recent too, taken sometime this afternoon.

What the hell?

In front of me, Angelique said, "I've got the guy's name if you want it."

I did. And I didn't. Whatever was going on, I wanted to hear it from Mina.

I hadn't seen her for at least two hours, not since she'd left to handle some interviews.

With growing concern, I pulled out my cell phone and checked to see if I'd missed any messages. Sure enough, she'd sent me a text maybe an hour ago. All it said was, "Where are you?"

It was a funny question, considering that she'd been hanging with another guy. But then again, it's not like they were making out. Maybe he was a relative or a long-lost friend. Probably it was totally innocent.

Mina wasn't the cheating type.

And I wasn't the type to be cheated on.

But just when I'd decided to let it go, Angelique smiled like she knew something I didn't. With a smugness that was hard to miss, she announced, "His name is Bryce, by the way."

Chapter 68

Chase

A half-hour later, I spotted Mina near the kiddie rides looking nervous and unsettled. Our eyes met for only an instant before she looked away.

I turned and looked in the same direction, but saw nothing worth watching.

By the time I reached her, it was pretty obvious that something was wrong. Had Bryce upset her? If so, I'd deal with it.

But when I went to wrap an arm around her waist, she pulled away and said, "Let's not."

I shook my head. "Let’s not what?"

"I dunno." She shoved a hand through her hair. "I guess…let's not act like a couple."

I frowned. "But we are a couple."

For some reason, she was having a hard time meeting my eyes. "Yeah, well, I've been meaning to talk to you about that."

I did a double-take. What the fuck?

She was lying.

The last time I'd seen her, she'd been happy. And now she wasn't?

In a careful voice, I asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

Her chin lifted, and she met my gaze head-on. "Yes, actually." She hesitated. "And, um, maybe I should've said something sooner, but…" She gave a hard swallow. "I don't think this is working out."

I stiffened. "This?"

"Yeah. I mean…us."

Us. That final word hit like a hammer, and for the first time in my life, I had no idea what to say.

This had to be joke.

With a laugh, I finally said, "You're not dumping me, are you?"

I knew she wasn't. After all, no one dumped a guy like me.

Call me cocky, but I knew what was true. I was the kind of guy no girl walked away from.

If anyone walked, it was always me.

And yet, the longer she went without answering, the more I began to wonder if Mina Lipinski would be making history, right here in the Buckville Fairgrounds.

She still hadn't answered, and the silence grew heavy between us. I refused to fill it with words of my own.

If she had something to say, I was all ears.

Finally, Mina blew out a long trembling breath and said, "I probably wouldn’t have put it quite that way, but, um, yeah, that's what I'm doing."

I'd thought I was prepared. I wasn't.

I felt my blood drain from my face. "Dumping me." I tried for another laugh. "You're joking, right?"

Her eyes narrowed. "Is that so hard to believe?"

I forced a grin. "Well, yeah, actually."

She made a sound of disgust. "God, you are so fucking arrogant."

I stared down at the girl I thought I knew. Her words –