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My pulse skips. It’s hard not to react at the sight of the man who broke my heart. “What do you want to drink?” There. How’s that for unaffected? He’s just another customer.
Knox’s heated gaze clashes into mine. “I want a hurricane.”
Of all the items on the menu he wants that drink? A challenge shimmers in Knox’s eyes, and something primal in me rises to meet it. Fine. I’ll give him exactly what he’s asking for.
“No problem.” I hop onto the bar, planting myself in front of him. Knox slides between my parted thighs. Too close. Tension crackles between us.
“You’re as gorgeous as I remember.” The roughness in his voice makes my curiosity pique, but I have to be strong. I have to protect my heart. That’s hard to do when he’s a black hole threatening to drag me in.
Maura gives me the shot and glass of water. With a saccharine smile, I hold the shot out for Knox. “Drink.”
“Yes ma’am.” Our fingers brush during the exchange, and electricity zips through me. I suck in a sharp breath, hating how my body responds to his proximity after everything he’s done.
Knox holds my gaze as he throws back the shot, throat working as he swallows. He sets the glass on the bar and his hands fall to my thighs.
Rage boils in my gut. “Screw you,” I growl, tossing the water in his face and cocking my arm before swinging it. My palm connects with his cheek with a resounding crack. The sting reverberates through my arm as his head snaps to the side.
His irises darken, droplets of water still dripping from his lashes, and a muscle in his jaw twitches as he raises a hand to his reddening cheek. But Knox doesn’t look angry. He looks satisfied, like he enjoyed the pain.
“Welcome home, Callie Mae,” he says, voice rough, lips curving into that devastating half-smile I used to dream about. “I’ve missed you too.”
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