Back to Life by Mellie George Read Free Book Online

picked back
up again.
    “So,
are you two flying solo tonight?” Brody asked him.
    “Yeah,
it’s just us,” Liam said.
    “Well,
why don’t you hang with us then? We can catch up and you can have a story to
tell your mom to make her happy,” Brody suggested.
    I
put my hand on the table. “No, no, no Brody, you don’t understand. This woman
is a force to be reckoned with. If she finds out we met at the club tonight,
she will go into full overdrive on us both,” I said, and Liam and Nick laughed.
“The wedding invitations will be mailed out next week.”
    Marissa
smirked at me. “Oh please Rory, she can’t be all that bad.”
    “Seriously,
this is a level five disaster! Tell them, Liam!”
    “I
won’t tell if you won’t. Deal?” he asked, gazing at me with those blue eyes. I
swear they could see right to my soul.
    I
rolled my eyes, and irritatingly said, “Deal. Weren’t you about to pour me another
shot?” I said to Brody. Liam walked around the table and set his drink down
next to mine, and Nick took the other seat next to me. I sighed and slammed
back the shot Brody offered to me. All I wanted tonight was to hang out with my
best friend and my brother, and now I was flanked on either side by two burly
cops, one who happened to be one of the sexiest men I’d ever seen. I needed
another drink.
     
    After
about an hour, I was actually having fun. Nick and I were shooting jokes back
and forth while Brody and Liam were catching up. I had been having a good time
with these guys. Of what little conversation I had with Liam so far, he seemed
like a really nice guy. I still couldn’t get over someone as classy and
sophisticated as Vivian Tanner could be his mother. He was all dark, tattooed,
and sexy and acted nothing like he grew up with money. Nick, on the other hand,
was a complete smart ass and a jokester…and I loved it. For every dirty joke or
crappy come on he threw at me, I had an equally acid laced barb to shoot back
at him, and he laughed every time. I was still laughing from one of Nick’s
comebacks when I looked to Marissa, who looked bored. Brody noticed too, so he
stood up and took Marissa’s hand. “What’s wrong, Minnie? You look bored,” he
said.
    She
smiled politely. “I’m okay. I was just letting you two catch up.”
    “Well,
we can catch up later. Come on,” he said, standing up. “Dance with me.”
    I
could see excitement flicker in her eyes. “Oh, no, it’s okay Brody. Really.
Stay and talk to your friend.”
    He
pulled her to her feet. “Come on, I insist. You’re the one that said it’s my
night, remember? I can do whatever I want to do, and right now I want to dance
with you. What do you say, Minnie?”
    She
smiled a bright smile that reached her eyes. “Okay, Brody. Let’s go,” she said
as he leaned her out on the floor.
    Nick
took a swig of his beer and turned back to me. “Well, if they are going to do
their thing, I’m gonna go talk to that brunette chick at the bar that’s been
staring at me.”
    “Aw,
Nick, she looks like a nice girl. I hope she doesn’t run away when she sees how
tiny your dick is,” I joked, and Liam choked on his beer, laughing.
    “You’re
just jealous because I’m not laying the pipe on you, sweetheart,” he said,
playfully shoved me. I flipped him off and stuck my tongue out at him. “I’m gonna
go talk to her. Liam, keep our eye on this one,” he said, winking at me and
then walking away. I looked at Liam and smiled politely, not sure what to say. Suddenly,
it got way too quiet, and the silence became deafening. Being around him before
was easy because I had Brody, Nick, and Marissa to keep me calm, but now, I had
no idea of what to say to this man. After a few quiet seconds, Liam finally
spoke. “I can’t believe she pulled this off,” he said, smiling. “Sorry about
this.”
    I
waved my hand in the air. “Hey, it’s no big deal. It’s like you said, it’s nice
to put a name with a face. Besides, she would have found