is
beet red.
Alex
is snickering behind me. "I like this guy already," he whispers to
me.
I
grunt in agreement.
A
slow smile spreads across Sebastian's face. "Hi, Nicole," he drawls.
"You
just had to embarrass me, didn't you?" she snarls, pushing past him to get
into the house.
He
chuckles. "Did you expect anything less?" he calls after her.
When
he turns back to Alex and me, I step up and stick out my hand. He shakes it.
"Sebastian Beck, nice to meet you," he says with a devilish smirk.
I
grin. "Ace Vaughn, nice to meet you, too. This is my bodyguard, Alex
DeGrassi."
"Hey,
man," Sebastian says, shaking Alex's hand.
"Hey,"
Alex replies with a nod.
He
ushers us in and shuts the door behind him. As we walk in, I see Nicole talking
to a pretty, little blonde. As Sebastian shuts the door, the blonde looks up
and gives us a bright smile. Both women start toward us. The blonde is much shorter
than Nicole, probably just hitting five foot three or so.
"Wow,
you're really real," the blonde gushes and sticks out her hand to me.
I
chuckle. "Ah, yeah, I think so," I say, shaking her hand.
She
waves her hand dismissively. "Sorry, it's just that it's so weird seeing
you in person. Fan girl moment."
"I
understand."
"I'm
Raelynn, by the way." She smiles.
"Ace,
and this is my bodyguard, Alex," I say, motioning toward Alex who is
standing slightly behind me.
Alex
steps forward and shakes her hand. "Hey."
"Hi,"
she chirps.
"Where's
Mikey?" Nicole asks.
"Napping,
I'm sure he'll be up in a little while," Raelynn answers.
Raelynn
files us all into the kitchen where she has the table set up with various
hoagies and snacky things. She shoves a plate into my hand and tells me to dig
in. Hell, I'm not going to argue. We all grab some food and sit around the
table. Sebastian is a freaking riot. The guy is insane, but in a good way. I
would love to spend more than just a few hours with him. Plus, he and Alex
spark up a friendship over guns. Alex doesn't have many friends, so to see him
actually get along with someone who has similar interests is really nice.
Sebastian even offered to take him shooting whenever they are both free, which
has Alex almost giddy, and it takes a lot for Alex to get giddy.
After
we eat, Sebastian offers to show Alex some of his guns. He jumps on the
opportunity and I decide to tag along. I'm not a gun fanatic, but I do think
they are pretty cool. We head upstairs to where he has the guns stashed in a
safe in his bedroom.
Fifteen
minutes and a lot of oohs and ahhs later, Sebastian sends Alex downstairs.
"Hey, Alex, do you mind if I have a word with Ace, alone?"
Alex
lifts an eyebrow. "As long as you don't kill him."
"I
can't promise anything," Sebastian says, completely deadpan.
Alex
grins and shakes his head as he heads out of the room. I look at Sebastian
curiously, wondering what he wants to talk to me about. He rubs the back of his
neck and starts to pace in front of me.
"Look
man, I don't have any little sisters, so Nicole is like the closest thing that I've
got to one. She's a really great girl and has been an awesome friend to my
wife," he starts. His pacing stops in front of me and he looks directly at
me. The look kind of freaks me out because it seems like he can see more than I
want him to. "I know this thing is just for show, but I can see the way
she's looking at you. I also see the way you're looking at her. She means
something to you and if you're smart, you'll snatch her up and never let
go," he says seriously.
I
blink at him. I don't even know what to say to that. "How can you possibly
know how I'm looking at her?"
Sebastian
snorts. "Man, I've watched my three brothers fall head over heels in love with
their spouses, I know what I'm seeing."
"I'm
not in love with Nicole," I insist. I'm not. I know I'm not. I just like her a hell of a
beet red.
Alex
is snickering behind me. "I like this guy already," he whispers to
me.
I
grunt in agreement.
A
slow smile spreads across Sebastian's face. "Hi, Nicole," he drawls.
"You
just had to embarrass me, didn't you?" she snarls, pushing past him to get
into the house.
He
chuckles. "Did you expect anything less?" he calls after her.
When
he turns back to Alex and me, I step up and stick out my hand. He shakes it.
"Sebastian Beck, nice to meet you," he says with a devilish smirk.
I
grin. "Ace Vaughn, nice to meet you, too. This is my bodyguard, Alex
DeGrassi."
"Hey,
man," Sebastian says, shaking Alex's hand.
"Hey,"
Alex replies with a nod.
He
ushers us in and shuts the door behind him. As we walk in, I see Nicole talking
to a pretty, little blonde. As Sebastian shuts the door, the blonde looks up
and gives us a bright smile. Both women start toward us. The blonde is much shorter
than Nicole, probably just hitting five foot three or so.
"Wow,
you're really real," the blonde gushes and sticks out her hand to me.
I
chuckle. "Ah, yeah, I think so," I say, shaking her hand.
She
waves her hand dismissively. "Sorry, it's just that it's so weird seeing
you in person. Fan girl moment."
"I
understand."
"I'm
Raelynn, by the way." She smiles.
"Ace,
and this is my bodyguard, Alex," I say, motioning toward Alex who is
standing slightly behind me.
Alex
steps forward and shakes her hand. "Hey."
"Hi,"
she chirps.
"Where's
Mikey?" Nicole asks.
"Napping,
I'm sure he'll be up in a little while," Raelynn answers.
Raelynn
files us all into the kitchen where she has the table set up with various
hoagies and snacky things. She shoves a plate into my hand and tells me to dig
in. Hell, I'm not going to argue. We all grab some food and sit around the
table. Sebastian is a freaking riot. The guy is insane, but in a good way. I
would love to spend more than just a few hours with him. Plus, he and Alex
spark up a friendship over guns. Alex doesn't have many friends, so to see him
actually get along with someone who has similar interests is really nice.
Sebastian even offered to take him shooting whenever they are both free, which
has Alex almost giddy, and it takes a lot for Alex to get giddy.
After
we eat, Sebastian offers to show Alex some of his guns. He jumps on the
opportunity and I decide to tag along. I'm not a gun fanatic, but I do think
they are pretty cool. We head upstairs to where he has the guns stashed in a
safe in his bedroom.
Fifteen
minutes and a lot of oohs and ahhs later, Sebastian sends Alex downstairs.
"Hey, Alex, do you mind if I have a word with Ace, alone?"
Alex
lifts an eyebrow. "As long as you don't kill him."
"I
can't promise anything," Sebastian says, completely deadpan.
Alex
grins and shakes his head as he heads out of the room. I look at Sebastian
curiously, wondering what he wants to talk to me about. He rubs the back of his
neck and starts to pace in front of me.
"Look
man, I don't have any little sisters, so Nicole is like the closest thing that I've
got to one. She's a really great girl and has been an awesome friend to my
wife," he starts. His pacing stops in front of me and he looks directly at
me. The look kind of freaks me out because it seems like he can see more than I
want him to. "I know this thing is just for show, but I can see the way
she's looking at you. I also see the way you're looking at her. She means
something to you and if you're smart, you'll snatch her up and never let
go," he says seriously.
I
blink at him. I don't even know what to say to that. "How can you possibly
know how I'm looking at her?"
Sebastian
snorts. "Man, I've watched my three brothers fall head over heels in love with
their spouses, I know what I'm seeing."
"I'm
not in love with Nicole," I insist. I'm not. I know I'm not. I just like her a hell of a
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