little bit obnoxious and he knows it,” I said with a grin and then looked over at Harry. “But you know what, Harry?”
“What, Gemma?” he said rolling his eyes.
“I think that you will be a much nicer person once we have Sarah in a beautiful, committed relationship because then you won’t have her to back you up all the time because she’ll be too busy with her new man.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?” he said angrily and I grinned inside at his obvious distress. Just the thought of Sarah being in a relationship upset him. He let out a huge sigh and shook his head. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to swear.” Sarah looked at him with a frown.
“What was that about?”
“Sorry, I don’t know. I’m just... What are you talking about, Gemma?” He glared at me before turning to Sarah. “What’s she talking about ‘when you’re in a committed relationship with someone?’ Am I missing something here, Sarah? Are you on this dating app as well? Like what’s going on? Is this your way of trying to tell me that you’ve found someone? Is this why we’re on this double date?”
“Well it’s not really a double date, is it Harry?” Lucas said.
“What are you talking about?” Harry now looked annoyed.
“Well,” Lucas said in his calm voice, “You told me that you’re here as Sarah’s best friend so it’s not really a double date. Gemma and I are on a date and you two are just here as people having a drink, I suppose. It’s just, I guess, three friends and a potential boyfriend having a drink. Not really a double date. I know maybe I’m being too particular, but as an attorney, words matter and scenarios matter and situations matter. And in a court of law, this would not be considered a double date.”
“Wow. Don’t you ever turn it off?” Harry said with a frown.
“Harry!” Sarah hit him in the shoulder. “Come on, be nice.”
“I’m being nice. I just don’t under...”
“I was joking, Harry,” I said with a forced smile. He really was so annoying. “Sarah doesn’t have anyone. Don’t worry. She’s all yours.” I rolled my eyes and then I whispered into Lucas’s ear. “I don’t think he knows it yet, but I’m pretty sure that Harry wants Sarah very badly.” He looked me in the eyes and he nodded.
“I am absolutely positive of that as well,” he said with a little wink and we both laughed.
“What’re you guys whispering about?” Sarah said, frowning. “I want to know.”
“Just sweet, little nothings,” I said with a grin. “Do you guys want to play darts or something?” I saw that there were some dart boards across the corner and wanted to get the guys on another topic of conversation.
“Yeah. Let’s play a game of cricket,” Harry said. “I always love some darts.”
“Yeah, I’m down for that,” Lucas said with a smile. “Anything you want, Gemma. You know, your wish is my command.”
“Really now?” I looked over at him. “My wish is your command, huh?”
“Yeah, so your first wish is to play darts?”
“Sure.”
“So you have two more wishes. Remember to choose wisely.”
“Oh, I think I know what I want my second wish to be,” I said flirtatiously.
“And what’s that?”
“I think I would like for you to kiss me,” I said. I wasn’t sure if it was the alcohol talking or just the fact that I could smell his warm, musky scent when he was next to me so closely. But I didn’t care that we were here with Sarah and Harry. I didn’t care that we were in the middle of a bar. I didn’t care that this was our third date. I wanted him to kiss me and I wanted him to kiss me and show me why he should be the one I ended up with.
Within a few seconds, Lucas’ lips were pressed against mine. His hands were in my hair. I could feel his fingers trailing behind my ears as he kissed me, his tongue sliding into my mouth. I kissed him back passionately. I didn’t even care, but Sarah and Harry were watching. If anything, it made me feel even more alive. My nerve endings were even more sensitive to the fact that this kiss was deep and passionate and it was making me feel things I shouldn’t be feeling in the middle of the bar. Every part of me was tingling. I reached up and ran my hands through his hair before running them back