He wound his arms around her waist and pulled her body to his. “Come on, let me take your
mind off things.”
You’re too good at it, that’s the problem.
“Or, we could stay here. I have other ways to distract you.” He ran his fingers through her hair.
Shivers trailed down her spine. He had a direct line to her libido. “No…shopping.” Gia
stepped away from him. “Shopping is good. I’ll go get ready.” She hurried off with his laughter following close behind her.
He surprised her by taking her to a boutique downtown called Lace.
“You couldn’t just take me to Target?” Gia said.
“They don’t have what I like.”
“And this is for your enjoyment?”
“I know what you like by now, Gia.”
“Hmmm.”
“You don’t hide as well as you think you do.”
“You talk a lot of game.”
“And I back it up too. Haven’t you learned that by now?”
She stared out the window, refusing to meet the gaze boring into her.
He’d taken the car to accommodate her purchases. It was a thoughtful gesture that made her melt. Lefty didn’t do nice, or he hadn’t.
This whole situation is a recipe for disaster.
Lefty did what he wanted, when he wanted, with who he wanted. Thinking he could change
at the drop of a dime would be stupid. Men were creatures of habit. She knew that better than most. The thought of putting enough trust into one person and to love him made her sick to her stomach. In her life, men had become synonymous with one of two things, pain or pleasure. The pleasure was fleeting and the pain damn near stole her soul.
Lefty held his tongue as they left the car and walked into the boutique done in shades of
black and red.
A brunette in a pair of skintight leather pants and a black half top with the words Dueling Devils scrawled across it in white graffiti font walked from behind the counter. “Hey, Lefty, how’s it going?”
“Pretty good, Autumn. How are you?”
“Can’t complain, business is doing well.” Autumn fixed her brown eyes on Gia. “What can I
do for you two today?”
“Gia needs a new wardrobe.”
“No, she doesn’t,” Gia piped in while shaking her head. “You don’t have to buy me that
much.”
Lefty rolled his eyes. “Okay, half a new wardrobe.”