“I’m sorry?” I replied snottily, forgetting from his strange suggestion that I wasn’t talking to him.
“It’ll piss Shauna off,” Max answered. “Kami too, I figure.”
This idea had merit and therefore I considered it.
This was a mistake because Max knew I was considering it, he found this amusing therefore he burst out laughing, pulled me even closer and kissed me hard but not long, doing so even while he was mostly laughing.
His mouth broke from mine and he was spared the edge of my tongue as the waitress returned and asked, “Get you some drinks?”
“Vodka martini, up with an olive and lose the vermouth, please,” I ordered, she nodded, bent her head and scribbled and Max gave me a squeeze, gaining my attention.
“Duchess, you’re in altitude.”
“And?”
“And you had a glass of wine at home. You gotta be careful with booze when you’re not used to altitude.”
“I’ll be fine.”
“You weren’t fine when you had a bottle of wine last night. You were out like a light.”
“I was tired. It was late. Now, it’s six thirty.”
“It wasn’t late, it was nine at night.”
My brows drew together and I asked, “It was?”
“Yeah, honey, it was.”
That was news; it seemed a whole lot later.
“Oh,” I muttered.
“Take it easy, all I’m askin’,” Max said on a squeeze of my shoulder.
“All right,” I agreed and Max turned to the waitress.
“Coors,” he ordered, she nodded and wandered away.
“Lucky man, Max, seein’ as Nina’s silent treatment lasts about two seconds. Most women I know can hold onto it for days,” Brody told Max but his eyes were on me and I could tell he was teasing.
“Not quite, she was silent most of the drive here,” Max shared.
“I could never do the silent treatment, I get too wound up,” Mindy added.
“What are you two fightin’ about anyway?” Brody asked nosily.
“Nothing,” I replied immediately.
“Nina movin’ here,” Max said over my word.
“Max!” I snapped, twisting my neck to look at him.
“You’re moving here! Awesome!” Mindy screeched very, very loudly and many of the other patrons turned to look.
In fact, when I swept my eyes self-consciously across the restaurant, I spotted Shauna who, from the look in her eyes which were glaring ice daggers at me, heard every word.
As embarrassed as I was, since she was with another man thus rubbing Harry’s nose into her betrayal further, I forced an expression of surprised delight on my face, lifted my hand and gave her a happy, “Hey, I know you!” wave.