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computer all day, crunching numbers. Who would have thought?” I responded
sarcastically.
    “Well, people change, Della. What
about you?”
    I shook my head, looking down at
our intertwined hands. “I have no idea. I just finished up my first two years
at a community college and basically got sent here by my mother. She cut me off,
so I basically didn’t have a choice.”
    “Cut you off? That’s pretty harsh;
you must have been one bad girl for that to happen. That really doesn’t
surprise me much though.”
    “Funny,” I replied.
    “Uh-oh,” he quickly dropped my hand
and scooted away from me several inches. I looked around the crowded bar but
couldn’t tell who had freaked him out. He muttered something to himself before
shaking his head and giving me a crooked smile. “What was that all about?”
    “Don’t worry about it, we still
have lots of catching up to do.”
    We sat there for what felt like
hours just talking. It was so comfortable being around him, like we had never
been apart. Callie and Zoey stopped by every once in awhile, but for the most
part, seemed to be giving us the privacy that I think we needed.
    “Nash! What are you doing here? I’m
so glad I ran into you.” A high pitched voice that I’m pretty sure pierced my
ear drums filtered up from behind me. Nash stiffened slightly, but turned
around with a small smile. “Hey babe, how’s it going?”
    The girl that I instantly
recognized as Mariah let out a squeal and hopped onto his lap, wrapping an arm
around his neck. “So much better now that I ran into you. I thought you were
meeting up with a friend tonight,” she eyed me suspiciously but somehow managed
to paste a fake smile on her lips.
    “Well, I was. Mariah, this is
Della. I’m sure I’ve told you about her before. We were just catching up,” I
watched Nash squirm under Mariah’s glare before she turned back to me, her nose
scrunched in distaste.
    “Oh, you’re Della? With the
way Nash has talked about you I was picturing someone much…different.” I wasn’t
sure if that was supposed to be a compliment or an insult. I really didn’t care
either way, so I just shrugged my shoulders. “Yup, that’s me I guess. And you
are?”
    “Mariah, Nash’s girlfriend. He
hasn’t mentioned me?” She stiffened on Nash’s lap and I felt a kick under the
table, which I could only assume was from Nash. Oops. He really hadn’t
mentioned her though, it’s not like I was lying.
    “No, actually he hasn’t. We were
just catching up on all the good times we used to have together. Hopefully,
we’ll be able to hang out some more, I’m sure you can tag along.” She stuttered
with a response as I stood up and grabbed my clutch. “I’ll be back in a minute,
I have to use the restroom.” I spun on my heel and walked quickly away but not
before I heard Nash getting an earful. Payback was a bitch for all of those
times he used to throw worms down my shirt.
    I dabbed on some lip-gloss in the
dingy bathroom mirror and fluffed out my curls. I really wasn’t looking forward
to going back to the table, since I figured Mariah was still there. There was
no way in hell she was going to leave Nash alone with me now.
    I made my way out of the bathroom
and instantly felt like I crashed into a brick wall. The last thought that ran
through my head was that I was going to look like a complete idiot landing flat
on my ass before a pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist, and I was
pulled against a very hard chest.
     “Whoa, if you wanted me that badly
you didn’t need to throw yourself at me, sweetheart. I’d be pretty willing.”
    I looked up, meaning to tell off
the arrogant asshole who thought I would actually throw myself at someone, but
all words ceased to exist when I looked up into a pair of startling gray eyes.
He pulled me closer when I failed to say anything and pushed me lightly against
the wall so our bodies were flush with each others.
    I caught the glint of a lip ring as
he