Shout (The Voice Trilogy Book 3) (16 page)

We pull out of the parking lot and start heading to my place located in the shady part of downtown Toronto. I don’t live far and there is a bar right by my apartment.

“Should we have a drink, Abby?” Deer caught in the headlights here… Someone help me, for I am weak!

“I would like that. But this isn’t the nicest bar around.”

“I know, I’ve been here numerous times, and it’s perfectly fine,” Jake says.

We find a booth and at the same time a waitress quickly approaches us. Her name tag says Sami. Sami smiles brightly, batting her long lashes at Jake, asking him what he’d like. Insert eye roll here.

Jake smiles at her and her batting lashes and orders a Rye and Coke for himself and an Amaretto Sour for me. He actually knows my drink!

“How do you know what I drink, Jake?” This is the first time we’ve hung out one on one.

“I pay attention, Abby.” Jake looks me dead in the eyes. And the fucker winks at me, which causes me to blush fifty shades of red!

“Fuck, why have you been paying attention to me, Jake?” He looks at me thoughtfully for a few minutes while I’m left in awkward silence.

“I think you know why. I’ve been watching you a long time now, Abby. I’ve known you for five years now and I pay attention to things, more than you think.”

I was only twenty-two years old when I started working at The Shelter. I am now twenty-nine. Jake is in his early thirties, I think?

This night can go either one of two ways. One, I play into it and see what happens, possibly making the rest of my work life awkward, for God knows how long, or option two, leave. Leave right fuckin’ now.

But, I think we both know I’m not going to because I’ve also had my eyes on Jake, it seems, for just as long as he’s been watching me. I’m only curious as to why now?

Sami returns with our drinks, smiling sweetly at Jake while I roll my eyes, again. Fuckin’ blonde haired, blue eyed, big boobed girls think all guys want them. Well, my sweet Sami, this one wants me tonight. Jake confirms it when he smiles, thanks her, and locks those sweet, hazel green eyes on mine. Sami gets the hint and saunters away.

“Cheers, Abby, to finally finding the right time.” I raise my glass and clink it with his. Sipping my sour goodness, I have no idea what the fuck he means. My lips always pucker on the first sip and he laughs at me.

“What’s so funny?”

“Oh, Abby, I love your first sip face.” Blush overload, for fuck’s sakes! I know he sees it.

“Yeah, well these fuckers are sour like nobody’s business. Wanna sip?”

Jake looks at me with a smile on his face, reaches over and grabs my hand, and pulls the drink towards his mouth. Hell yeah! He sips my drink and I watch his face wince a bit and then he looks at me and smiles.

“Let me take you home now, Abby.” Ummmmm, whoa! Am I ready for this? I’m so attracted to him and have been for quite some time. I want him to take me home so I down my drink.

“I’m ready, Jake.” He throws some bills on the table and downs his drink. We leave the seedy bar in downtown Toronto and head to my place…..

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