behind the bar, so Georgina met him a couple of times. So I agreed to get engaged”
“I have no intentions in marry the crazy bitch. We don’t live together or anything, I try and separate my life from hers but she pops up. I get reminders that I can’t back out. They send me up to date photos of my brother’s and parents from afar, so I know they are watching them” He sighs; well this situation just got a whole lot more complicated.
I tap the table to get his attention. He smiles sadly.
“You can talk now ” I sigh with relief.
“So you’re technically still engaged to her?” I ask.
“Unfortunately, yes. I’ve tried getting out of it. They cracked a couple of my ribs” I pick up my cooling tea and take a big gulp.
“I really don’t know what to say. You know we can’t be anything other than friends” He sits up in his chair quickly.
“But we’re not together! I don’t have any feel ings for her! Well that’s lying, I do, I hate her”
“I’m sorry Ty, but I don’t mess around with taken men. Forced or not . It’s not how I was brought up”
“I don’t know if I could ever be just friend with you, I’m pretty sure friends don’t have thoughts of fucking there other friend nine ways to Sunday” My breath catches in my throat. Damn it!
“We can’t be friends then” I’m not going to lie. The thought saddens me. But my nan raised me better than to fuck around with spoken men. Times like this I wish she was still here, just so I could have someone to talk to about all this. I don’t really have female friends. I’ve always had guy friends. I know I could never talk to Tate about all this.
“But I can’t stay away from you, babe” I rub my temples. “I will try my hardest to be your friend. I can’t, not have you in my life now. It’s like seeing a light at the end of this shitty tunnel then covering it up again”
“So, friends” I put out my hand. He puts his big warm hand in mine. I would love to tell you, that a current of electricity went up my arm from his touch, but it didn’t. It’s nothing like my books. But my heart rate did speed up.
“Friends, s o what do friends do?” he asks taking a sip of his coffee.
“You can help me out here today. It’s only me and Helen today but she doesn’t come in till 12, so I can have my lunch break. I have to put all the returns back into the right category. You can reach the ones that are too high, so I don’t have to grab the ladder”, he smiles.
“See , being tall does have its uses”
“Alright, rub it in why don’t you. Being small has its perks too you kn ow”, he smirks at me.
“It sure does ”, he winks. I roll my eyes and take our cups to the sink.
“May as well get started a pparently there are a lot of books to be put back”
We make our way to the main desk and get the list of books that have gone out and need to be put back. Some haven’t returned yet. But they are due in today.
I walk over to the back room and get the trolley. Getting the keys for the drop box, I empty that. Once all the books are on the trolley, I turn and face Tyler. I catch him staring at my arse.
“Friends don’t stare a t other friends arses like that” I shake my head.
“I can’t help it if you have a nice arse and you’re wearing a tight skirt that looks like you’re not wearing any underwear underneath” Technically I am, I’m wearing a thong. But he doesn’t need to know that.
“I am, that’s all you need to know. And you may want to get little Tyler under control b efore customers start coming in” I nod my head down to his jeans.
“Punch to the ego w oman you wound me. There is nothing small about my cock, babe as you found out on Saturday”, he winks and walks to the direction of the bathrooms.
Well shit. Now all I’m going to think of now is how his cock would feel in my hand.