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Chapter 35~ Bard the Unicorn

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Chapter 35

I downed the last of my drink, then pushed myself up from the table.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna head over to the shop. I need to talk to Zeke, and I need to try and catch Boe, or at least call. I owe him an explanation."

"You don't owe him shit." The moment he let the words slip, he took a deep breath in threw his nose, and a mask of calm fell over his face. "I thought you didn't want a man."

"I don't want a man." I groaned. "What is with you? Why is that so hard to comprehend? Me, Jessie Murphy, does not want, nor need, a man in her life! Is that so damn strange?"

"I got it, until you started hanging around with him." He made a show of pouring more Wild Turkey into his glass.

"We're friends, not that it's any damn business of your's. You know, friends? We could be friends if you'd just stop..."

His lip twitched. "Stop what?"

I growled at him. He knew exactly what. "What is it, Bard? You want to fuck me that bad? I mean, shit! I know I'm not ugly, but you act like I have a golden vagina hidden in here." I motioned towards my pants in an agitated wave.

That small twitch turned into a full smirk, and it was all I could do not to throw something at him.

"I'm going to the shop. I'm going to try and borrow Zeke's phone. Then, I'm going to call Boe and hopefully fix this fucking mess."

Bard stood. "You shouldn't do any of that."

His calm infuriated me.

"Why the fuck not?"

"Because, I want you to stay here with me." He moved slowly towards me, and I immediately made a beeline for the door.

I'd just grabbed the doorknob when, without making a sound, Bard filled the gap behind me and laid a hand across the surface.

It put him close to my back, caging me in. I could feel his body heat, smell the scent of Wild Turkey and Earth. He smelled masculine, felt masculine, and even though I hated it, would never have even thought it possible, he made me feel feminine.

"Do you?" he murmured into my ear. His breath tickled my neck, and a rush of heat coursed through me. It burned me up from the inside out and made it impossible to think straight.

"What?" The word came out hitched. Damn this man! Damn my stupid attraction to him! Damn him for being so drop-dead fucking sexy!

"Have a golden vagina?"

I whipped my head to look at him, and Bard was smiling that blinding smile at me. His eyes danced.

"Fuck you, Bard."

He let out a booming laugh, and the sound reverberated through me. So rare, like a fucking unicorn, majestic and magical as fuck. Damn him.

"I'll make you a deal," he stepped back, but didn't take his hand off the door. "You stay here, and I'll let you use my phone to call Boe."

"You have a phone?" My eyes widened, then narrowed. "And you'll let me use it? I thought you hated him?"

Bard's smile dulled, and his eyes got that intense look to them, searing me. "I barely know him, but what I do, I don't like."

My curiosity peaked. "Like what?"

Bard stepped away, pulled a phone out of his pocket and handed it to me. "Let's just say you don't need a golden vagina to get that man's attention."