Something Like Hate by Piper Rayne
Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Chapter 16
Miles
The hostess seats us and runs her hand along my shoulder as she leaves. It doesnât mean anything, but Bryce clocks it and raises her eyebrows at me. I wouldnât mind her being jealous. At least it would show me where her feelings for me stand.
She must feel the same tension I do when weâre close. Just a brush of her arm, and my dick twitches.
âThank you for letting us join you, Miles. Itâs very nice of you,â her dad says.
âI come here occasionally. Theyâre good about respecting my privacy. But after that win, Iâm happy to have some company.â
Which is true. Cooper said he was hoping to take Ellery to dinner if she finished at the hospital in time, and Damon probably has some hot date who plastered herself to him the minute he walked out of the locker room. I thought about inviting a few of my defense teammates, but I donât know them that well, and I didnât want to have to feel âonâ tonight.
âYou seem like a guy who doesnât mind being alone,â her dad says.
âI donât, really, Mr. Burns.â
âPlease, call me Seth. And that says something about a man. Especially a guy of your caliber.â He side-eyes Bryce, and she picks up her menu, blocking herself off from our conversation.
âI think people assume professional football players should be all âalpha maleâ and loud with huge egos who need an entourage surrounding them, but thatâs not me.â
âDamon,â Bryce mumbles, and I laugh.
âWhat, sweetie?â Seth asks his daughter.
âDamon Siska, heâs the classic stereotype of a man who needs his ego stroked. Heâs also one of those men who never seems satisfied with the woman he has.â
I canât see Bryceâs eyes behind her menu, but her dadâs sharp inhale tells me she just shot him with an insult.
Is that where her issues come from? Did her dad cheat on her mom?
âWhatâs everyone going to order?â I ask to change the conversation. The whole reason I didnât invite anyone else was that I didnât want awkward or forced conversation.
âIâm a ribeye guy. How about you?â Seth puts down his menu.
âNew York strip for me.â
âOh, thatâs Bryceâs too.â
She glares at me over the menu as if weâre not allowed to have anything in common.
âWant to share?â I ask.
Her eyes bore into mine.
Seth laughs. âIf you want to eat tonight, I wouldnât suggest it. Bryce isnât one of those salad girls.â
She coughs, but it sounds as though sheâs choking on her saliva.
âIt wouldnât be the first time we were fighting over something,â I say.
Her dad laughs harder. âYeah, my girl can be a little hard on you in her articles, canât she?â
âThatâs putting it mildly. If I didnât know better, Iâd wonder if maybe she was trying to hide the fact that she likes me.â
Bryceâs menu slips from her hands and falls to the floor.
âYou okay, sweetie?â her dad asks.
âIt just slipped.â
I reach down to grab it, and so does she. She stares at me for a moment and mouths, âStop it.
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