“I didn’t have sex with Hadleigh.” And she’s not his girl.

His eyes widen. “Wait, what? I thought you stayed the night.”

“Yeah, so? It didn’t happen. Everyone is too damn busy assuming instead of just asking.”

Grayson straightens his stance. “Why don’t you just tell your brother that? Put him out of his misery. Wouldn’t that solve a lot of these issues you’re having?”

I chuckle. “I’d much rather see him squirm.” Cocky son of a bitch deserves to shake in his boots.

“You’re an asshole.” He shakes his head.

“Not the first time I’ve been called that, and it damn sure won’t be the last,” I say as we continue working.

Though I feel a little guilty that Kane thinks we fucked, it’s none of his damn business. It would’ve been before he confessed his feelings to her anyway.

However, she wasn’t the reason I denied her that night. Kane was.

CHAPTER TEN

HADLEIGH

Thank God for working four twelve-hour shifts in a row. I’ve been too busy and tired to focus on my shit show of a personal life. As soon as I’d get home and shower, I’d eat, then pass out.

Luckily, Abbie kept me sane for the most part. I’m looking forward to my date with Kane, and since Knox refuses to respond to my messages, I’ve decided to avoid him. If he wants to act like a child, I’ll treat him as such.

Apparently, he can’t handle adult feelings or hold grown-up conversations.

And it’s pushing me right into Kane’s muscular arms.

“You look stunning, Hads,” Kane says when he picks me up for our night out. His eyes rake down my body, slowly eating up every inch of me. Then he leans in and softly kisses my cheek like a perfect gentleman.

“Thank you, so do you.” I look at his wrinkle-free button-up and dark-wash Wranglers. He’s even wearing a black cowboy hat instead of a run-down ball cap.

“Are ya ready to go?”

“Yep, but are you gonna tell me where we’re going first?” I ask as I grab my purse off the table on our way out to his truck.

“No, ma’am, but I’ll say you wore the perfect outfit.” He flashes me a wink, and I blush when his eyes slide down my sundress to my cowboy boots. I layered on a jean jacket since it’s chilly once the sun sets.

“Okay, so that tells me we aren’t going skating or riding.”

He laughs, then helps me up into the passenger seat. “Nope.”