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compared to Gia. If she was five feet five inches, he was pushing it. He loved the way her waist dipped in nice and small yet she was curvy in all the right places.
“Teddy introduced me to Lee when I first arrived from New York. It was something I always wanted to do, so Teddy and Lee talked me into taking some classes.”
“How do you like it?” he asked her as he stared at her, absorbing her beauty and how resistant she seemed to be to his tactics of trying to break the ice.
“I like it most nights, but sometimes it’s too hard.”
“Are they pushing you too much? I can talk with Lee.”
“Oh, God no, that’s not what I mean. I’m sorry, Gunner. Ya know what, I’m tired and I kind of had a bad day and night. I just want to head home.”
“Yeah, it’s been a long day.”
She stood straight and opened her car door. He placed his hands on her door as she started the engine. He looked down at her.
“You planning on heading to the game tomorrow?”
“Yes, I’m catching a ride with Teddy. He’s working tonight but should be off in time to leave. The game is like an hour from here, right?”
“Yeah. I’m off tomorrow, so I’m going to go, too. So I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“Yes. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
He watched her pull out of the parking lot and wondered if she was really this shy or if she was playing hard to get. He and his brothers had met some pretty messed-up women over the last few years. Some were out for a good time and others wanted to make him jealous or use him to get what they wanted. It had hardened him in a lot of ways and he basically gave up on finding a good woman. But now after talking with Garrett and Wes, he wondered if Gia was different. Could they possibly be making something more out of this than there was? They were getting antsy to settle down and Gia was young. Perhaps they should give her space and just see what happened. Fate had a funny way of working things out. He wasn’t the kind of man to go after a woman and beg for her attention. If chemistry was there then it would push things along.
He thought about his brother Garrett. He couldn’t help but notice the small changes in him lately. He had his eyes on Gia and his interest seemed to make Garrett appear different. Calling it happiness would be ridiculous at this point, but Garrett was always so somber and angry. It seemed to Gunner and even his brother Wes that whenever Gia was around Garrett’s attitude changed. Shit, he actually smiled. Perhaps she would be good for his brother
Gunner headed to his truck and got up in the cab. Gia was no longer in sight, yet he couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like if she belonged to him, Wes, and Garrett. Patience was one of his strong points, but with Gia, it seemed he was losing some of it with each time he saw her.
* * * *
Teddy stood in Gia’s kitchen as she grabbed her cell phone from her bedroom. She had done a beautiful job decorating her apartment. It was a nice complex and only fifteen minutes from his own neighborhood. She had three bedrooms and thought it was a bit too much for just herself living there, but he had talked her into it. He figured having the extra space would make her feel less cramped and this apartment had a great view of the gardens.
He looked at a bunch of scattered papers on the island, all hand sketched and then some colored computer versions. The bright colors and the product name intrigued him as he held it up to look at it.
“What do you think?” she asked as she reentered, pulling on a light brown zip-up sweatshirt. She was dressed in the Bulls fan attire and Teddy smiled.
“Dale set you up with all of that?” he asked, smiling. He was wearing the same T-shirt, but it didn’t look as good as it looked on his cousin. She was a knockout and he had been hearing nothing but questions about her from the guys at work and of course from the McCallisters.
“Hey, I’m trying to be supportive. So what do
“Teddy introduced me to Lee when I first arrived from New York. It was something I always wanted to do, so Teddy and Lee talked me into taking some classes.”
“How do you like it?” he asked her as he stared at her, absorbing her beauty and how resistant she seemed to be to his tactics of trying to break the ice.
“I like it most nights, but sometimes it’s too hard.”
“Are they pushing you too much? I can talk with Lee.”
“Oh, God no, that’s not what I mean. I’m sorry, Gunner. Ya know what, I’m tired and I kind of had a bad day and night. I just want to head home.”
“Yeah, it’s been a long day.”
She stood straight and opened her car door. He placed his hands on her door as she started the engine. He looked down at her.
“You planning on heading to the game tomorrow?”
“Yes, I’m catching a ride with Teddy. He’s working tonight but should be off in time to leave. The game is like an hour from here, right?”
“Yeah. I’m off tomorrow, so I’m going to go, too. So I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“Yes. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
He watched her pull out of the parking lot and wondered if she was really this shy or if she was playing hard to get. He and his brothers had met some pretty messed-up women over the last few years. Some were out for a good time and others wanted to make him jealous or use him to get what they wanted. It had hardened him in a lot of ways and he basically gave up on finding a good woman. But now after talking with Garrett and Wes, he wondered if Gia was different. Could they possibly be making something more out of this than there was? They were getting antsy to settle down and Gia was young. Perhaps they should give her space and just see what happened. Fate had a funny way of working things out. He wasn’t the kind of man to go after a woman and beg for her attention. If chemistry was there then it would push things along.
He thought about his brother Garrett. He couldn’t help but notice the small changes in him lately. He had his eyes on Gia and his interest seemed to make Garrett appear different. Calling it happiness would be ridiculous at this point, but Garrett was always so somber and angry. It seemed to Gunner and even his brother Wes that whenever Gia was around Garrett’s attitude changed. Shit, he actually smiled. Perhaps she would be good for his brother
Gunner headed to his truck and got up in the cab. Gia was no longer in sight, yet he couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like if she belonged to him, Wes, and Garrett. Patience was one of his strong points, but with Gia, it seemed he was losing some of it with each time he saw her.
* * * *
Teddy stood in Gia’s kitchen as she grabbed her cell phone from her bedroom. She had done a beautiful job decorating her apartment. It was a nice complex and only fifteen minutes from his own neighborhood. She had three bedrooms and thought it was a bit too much for just herself living there, but he had talked her into it. He figured having the extra space would make her feel less cramped and this apartment had a great view of the gardens.
He looked at a bunch of scattered papers on the island, all hand sketched and then some colored computer versions. The bright colors and the product name intrigued him as he held it up to look at it.
“What do you think?” she asked as she reentered, pulling on a light brown zip-up sweatshirt. She was dressed in the Bulls fan attire and Teddy smiled.
“Dale set you up with all of that?” he asked, smiling. He was wearing the same T-shirt, but it didn’t look as good as it looked on his cousin. She was a knockout and he had been hearing nothing but questions about her from the guys at work and of course from the McCallisters.
“Hey, I’m trying to be supportive. So what do
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