“I’m Dustin. What’s your name? Or do you want to tell me over dinner tonight?” he asks, putting his hand out for hers.
Bo cocks an eyebrow, then looks from me to him, but she doesn’t touch his hand. Can’t say that doesn’t make me feel a little smug.
“Bo,” she says, still seeming confused.
All the life falls from Dustin’s face as he turns to look at me in disbelief.
“This is her? I think I hate you right now,” he groans, turning and walking away.
Cody loses it, finally releasing the laughter he’s been holding back, and Bo casts a questioning look my way.
“Dustin didn’t know,” I say with a shrug, and then my smile kicks up. “New hair?” I repeat, calmer this time.
She fingers a lock of it, then shrugs. “The beach was wreaking havoc on it, so I had to do something.”
There wasn’t a damn thing wrong with her hair, so I don’t know why she’s lying.
“What’s up, Bo? Or am I allowed to call you that?” Cody asks her, still halfway laughing.
“I prefer Bo,” she says obliviously. I guess she doesn’t know Bora knows Cody.
“The last time I called you that, you told me I couldn’t,” he tells her as his brow furrows.
“I don’t remember,” she says with a shrug, turning back to me. I notice her biting her lip and avoiding eye contact with us.
“You okay?” I ask her.
“Just… I don’t always do well in groups. I’ll adjust.”
She picks at a piece of lint on her see-through dress, and Cody starts laughing again.
“Seriously? You’re so full of shit!” Cody argues. “You’re the biggest attention whore I know!”
Bo frowns, studying him for a minute. If I had to guess, she’s probably trying to remember if she’s broken up with him for Bora before. This is getting ridiculous. And old.
Fuck it. I’ll just talk to her about it all tonight after the guys head out to do their own thing.
Bo doesn’t come up with some witty lie to cover for herself. In fact, she doesn’t acknowledge Cody at all. Which I like. Bora always flirts with any guy around. Never bothered me, because she wasn’t going home with them, but for some reason, I’d be pissed if Bo flirted.
I was ready to punch Dustin just for looking at her. Shit. I’m losing my mind.
“Can we talk?” Bo asks me, eyeing Cody when he frowns at me.
“Why do I feel ignored?” Cody asks, pouting.
Bo turns and heads inside, and I follow behind her. Obviously we’re going to talk about my friends being here. I guess she doesn’t trust them, and I understand that. It’s not like she knows me well enough to trust my judgment.
Just as we get inside the room, she shocks me with something I wasn’t expecting.
Chapter 23
BO
Just kiss him. Then you’ll know.
Since we’ve been here, Jax hasn’t kissed me. He’s kissed Bora. But now he’s playing games.
The second he shuts the door, I do it before I chicken out. My hands fly up, and his eyes widen just before I grab his neck and jerk him down, crushing our lips together.