Perfect Risk (Mason Creek #1) - C.A. Harms Page 0,66

so stingy.” There was some type of standoff taking place between my best friend and my boyfriend and it only made me laugh.

Wyatt buried his face in the crook of my neck and I placed my hands over his, still holding me. “Tell her to go away.” This man was something else.

“Not a chance.” Anna crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him. “Every time I’ve called her over the last week you’ve barely let her free to breath. I’ve heard things I never want to hear again, sounds Wyatt, panting and moaning. Those things should never be broadcasted over the phone.”

“Well, then stop calling,” he bounced back refusing to give a little.

“I want to catch up with my friend.” Anna placed her hands on her hips. “You have monopolized her enough, now let go.”

The smile on my lips was making my cheeks hurt. The two of them had gotten used to hassling one another, and it was very entertaining.

“Five minutes,” Wyatt kissed my cheek and slowly released his hold.

“Please,” with a roll of her eyes she dragged me off toward Miley and Tate who were at the opposite end of the bar. Quickly I was pulled into the conversation and every once in a while I would look up to find Wyatt watching me.

“You two are so cute,” Miley’s words were slurred, and Tate was laughing at her. I’ve noticed something about Miley, when she drinks she talks, a lot. Normally she is so quiet, but the alcohol make her very loosed lipped. “He’s all my girl is too far away and your all dreamy eyes and hearts floating around your head.”

“How much has she had to drink?” I quietly asked Anna, and Tate laughed harder. She’d obviously had enough too.

“They were both here before I showed up.” Anna shrugged and hooked her arm through mine. Together we watched the tow of them giggle and carry on, it was weird to see Miley in this state, but refreshing too. She was always so quiet and reserved, but tonight she seemed relaxed. After working together for as long as we have been I still knew so little about her.

I needed to change that.

“I’m happy for you.” I pulled my attention from the two drunk girls and looked back to my best friend. “I don’t think I’ve told you that.” Anna rarely got sentimental, she was the one that used humor to hide things. She’s always been tough, but the way she was looking at me, it was so unlike her.

“Oh my God! Is he serious?” I was just about to ask her what was wrong but I didn’t have to. Suddenly a strong set of arms wrapped around me from behind and the smell of Wyatt’s aftershave surrounded me. “You can’t be serious?”

“What?” I felt him smile against the side of my neck. “I said five minutes.”

“Yeah and I thought you were just being a smartass.”

When I felt my body moving backward with the force of his pull I went willingly.

“Stingy,” Anna hollered out and I turned around facing Wyatt with my hands resting on his chest. He looked happy and relaxed, exactly how I felt.

“She’s going to fight back eventually.” Anna was going easy on him.

“I can handle it.”

“Are you sure?” He’d wake up one day with green hair and blue facial hair.

“Dance with me.” Sliding his hand around my waist, he stopped at my lower back and pulled my body tighter to his. “Remember the last time we were together on this dance floor?”

Memories of that night flooded my mind and I felt my cheeks flush.

“I remember.” How could I forget? That was a turning point for me at least. It was the moment I knew without a doubt that I was extremely attracted to the one man I felt I shouldn’t have been.

He dragged his fingers over the bare skin on my lower back and my pulse quickened. “We’ve come a long way from that point until now.” Nothing was better than Wyatt’s hands on me, no matter how big or small.

“We have,” I lifted my hands and placed them around his neck, toying with the hair at the back of his neck. “I love where we are now.”

“I love you.” Happiness consumed me. “I know that this is still new, and that technically we’ve only been together for a short time but we’ve known one another a lot longer. I know that you may think it’s too fast but,” He held me securely as