Never Give Up - Heidi Lis Page 0,19
your cute ass, anywhere you want to go, girl. I need to show you off. One of the many perks of our new arrangement is I get to have my hands all over you without you smacking me.”
We ended the call on a good note and sleep finds me fast.
DRAGGING MY TIRED butt out of bed is difficult today. I’m cranky, and it’s Monday, to boot. Showering up quickly as I can, I apply the cream to my bad ass tattoo, covering it with some gauze I borrowed from the dental office. Having it rub against my pants all day, did not appeal to me. Not a great way to start off my day.
Liza and I drive together since she will be working late with a patient. I’m off around five, but she has Ace picking her up, so all is good. Making sure we left enough time, we stop off at our favorite Starbucks before work. Like usual, the minute Tristan see’s us, he’s making our usual orders before we hit the counter.
“Tristan is going to be jealous when he finds out you did the deed with Nick. God, I can’t wait to see his face.” Liza, the troublemaker, is showing me her evil grin.
“You can’t tell him, he will be devastated. Good Lord, Liza, you are too mean.” First of all, this all so new to me. I don’t want to advertise my love life all over town. And secondly, it might hurt his feelings. Tristan is way too sweet and for some silly reason, he thinks he has a shot with my new love interest. Weird.
“Don’t care, this is going to be funny as hell.”
Walking to the register, I’m just praying she keeps her mouth shut.
“Hello, my sweetest El and her always grumpy friend, Liza.” Tristan then winked with a shrug of his shoulder, rolling his eyes at the always grumpy Liza. A name he’s given her. I secretly love it.
I laugh out loud and dare sneak a peek at Liza. Her eyebrow lift tells me I’m in trouble. I cringe, holding my breath.
“Your sweetest girl jumped Nick’s bones this weekend. Now how is your day Tristan?”
Ouch. That stung.
His expression freezes.
“Shut the front door, what are you saying? Holy shit… Elsa, you and my Nick? No way.”
Using my hands, I’m shushing him to lower his voice. “Ssshhh. Come on, we are all adults here. Don’t listen to Liza, let’s just forget it.” I force a smile and hope he just lets it go.
He replies, cool and calm like. “Double Mocha Latte, extra drizzle order will be held up unless you spill the beans and fast.” He smirks with an evil grin that rivals Liza’s. He is blackmailing me with…coffee! My coffee.
“Really?” I say raising my eyebrow, hand on my hip.
Wiping the counter, he keeps whistling. “Yep, let's have it, sweets. Just tell me yes or no, is he as awesome as he looks?” Good Lord, shoot me now.
I concede, I need my coffee. “Yes, now can I have my much-needed coffee… Please?” Batting my eyelashes, I’m smiling, trying to win him over with my sweetness.
Sizing one another up, we both crack up before Liza clears her throat for round two.
“Oh, she got a wild hair up her butt and also got a tattoo this weekend. She was a busy girl, no wonder she’s in dire need of caffeine.”
“LIZA!” I’m mortified, turning to her before I slap her shoulder.
Leaving Starbucks, I want to murder my best friend. This day is just not starting out well, and it’s just beginning. Aargh, maybe the rest of the day will go without another hiccup.
We approach our office, Noelridge Dental. Dr. Davis, a good-looking dentist in his forties, and has an exceptional practice. I run the front office, Liza is his assistant, and we have two hygienists. We’re a small office, but we all get along great. The only thing about a small office is everyone knows each other’s business. Until this past weekend, it was fine. But now, it’s not so great because Liza can’t keep her mouth shut. By the end of the day, I know Cindy and Kathy, our hygienists, will also have a count by count rundown of my weekend.
Nick stops by frequently, each and every time he does, they both drool over him. Yeah, the ladies here are a sucker for a pretty face, and a sweet body. Nick fits that profile just fine. My only horror will be if my boss catches wind of it all,