“I’ll see you later today?” I said to Maddy as I walked toward the door.
“Yeah, I’ll”-she shrugged and gestured to the house-“be around.”
Sebastian walked in and waved at Maddy. “Hey, I’m Sebastian. Nico’s most handsome friend. I’m like a solid eight. My humor probably gets me to a nine, so you’ll need to control yourself around me.”
I rolled my eyes and waved to them. Sebastian would either lift her mood or she’d kill him. I wasn’t sure which scenario was more likely. I guess I’d find out when I got back.
MADDY
My first impression of Sebastian was that he was a moron. After a few hours alone with him, though, I realized he just had larger-than-life personality and liked to make people laugh. I’d decided to try and go to work again tonight, and he was cool with me doing that. I was happy that Nico hadn’t ordered his men to put me under house arrest or something. That would have been too much. Cabin fever would have set in fast. Sebastian was a lot less serious than Luis, so I hoped he’d be able to keep my mind off the things that had freaked me out the night before.
“My car or yours?” Sebastian asked.
The guys had picked up my Jeep from my place after I moved into Nico’s. I loved that car, and even took the doors off during the summer. I grinned. “My car, definitely. What do you drive anyway?”
“Miata.”
I raised an eyebrow. “A Miata?”
“Yeah. Don’t knock it till you try it. The thing corners like a dream. I also have a truck, but damn gas prices and stuff. I get, like, thirty miles to the gallon in that little guy. Makes way more financial sense.”
“Okay, well, we’re taking my car. No offense, but I don’t want to try and cram myself into that little sports car.”
“Suit yourself.” Sebastian shrugged. “But your car, you drive. I’ll ride shotgun.”
“Fine by me,” I said, grabbing my keys and heading for the door.
The whole ride to the bar, he tried to get me to give him an opinion on whether the Rays were going to make the World Series. I’d done my best to skirt the issue, but finally, I had to tell him I knew nothing about baseball and had never seen a game. It had been like I’d killed his puppy right in front of him. It was the quietest he’d been since he’d walked through the door. It made the last two miles to the bar eerily quiet.
Once we parked, he nodded to himself and looked at me. “That’s it.”
“What’s it?” I asked, confused.
“I’ve found my life’s work.”
“Which is?”
“Making you a baseball fan.”
I chuckled and opened the door. “Good luck with that. I can barely make it through a football or basketball game without falling asleep.”
Sebastian’s jaw fell open and he clutched a hand to his chest. “Blasphemer!”
“Oh my God. Come on.” I got out and started walking toward the bar, hearing his footsteps behind me.
I walked in and was happy that the same anxiety I’d had the day before didn’t rear its head again. I walked in and waved to the crew behind the bar. Abi came out of the kitchen and saw me, her face slipping into a scowl. She set the tray of clean beer mugs down and stomped toward me.
“Why the hell are you here tonight?” she demanded, thrusting her fists onto her hips.
“I need to work. I’d go crazy if I stayed locked up all day.”
“And after last night? That didn’t give you a clue that you should take things a little slower?”
“Abi, it’s fine. I’m a lot better today. I think it was first-night jitters or whatever. Besides, my friend Sebastian here is gonna be watching out for me like Luis did last night.”
“I could give a shit about this Sebas…” Abi’s voice trailed off as she glanced around me and saw him.
Sebastian waved. “Hey, nice to meet you. Great place you guys have here. I stopped by months ago, and I’ve been wanting to try your chicken sliders again. Those things slap.”
Abi’s cheeks were reddening, and I could see the way she was looking at Sebastian. He seemed totally oblivious as he looked around the bar. Abi glanced at me while his back was turned, her eyes wide and surprised. She mouthed the words
He’s so hot to me, and I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. All I did was nod and head over to the bar to start getting ready.
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