Better with Ben (How to Tame a Heartbreaker Book 3) by Casey McMillin Read Free Book Online Page A

Hannah's question was so out of left field that Taylor had to think for a minute about what she was saying. Yeah, she remembered Ben having to leave right after they got to the bar. Hannah explained, "This picture reminded me of him." She pointed to a magazine that was lying on the coffee table. There was a guy on the cover with a ton of tattoos.
    "Does he have that many tattoos?" Taylor asked.
    "No, but he's got one gigantic one. It takes up his whole arm and chest. I think it's on the right side. It's a—"
    "I know, it's that tribal stuff. I saw it. He had his shirt rolled up the other night and I could see the bottom of it." She paused, remembering. "And yes, it's on the right side."
    Hannah looked at her like she was surprised she paid that much attention to it.
    "Why'd you ask me that?" Taylor asked.
    "Ask you what?"
    "You asked if I remembered him leaving the other night."
    "Oh, nothing. I was just gonna say that I talked to Molly the next day and she said he left her a note saying he had to go out of town for work."
    "What's he do? Isn't he in the Army?"
    "He got out of the Army," Hannah said. "He does landscaping."
    "He must be good if he gets called in on out of town landscaping jobs during the middle of the night."
    Hannah laughed. "I know, right? It cracked me up when she told me that." She sighed a content, definitely buzzed sigh. "And now that I think about it, it's the left side."
    Taylor gave Hannah a confused look. "Are you talking about the tattoo?"
    "Yeah."
    Taylor shook her head decisively. "You're wrong. It's definitely on the right."
    "I think I'd know," Hannah said teasingly. "I saw him with his shirt off and you only saw a little sneak peak down on his arm."
    "Well, that sneak peak was definitely on his right arm, so unless you're willing to put your money where your mouth is, you better just agree with me and know that it's on the right side."
    Hannah cracked up laughing. She had no idea what side it was on, but she enjoyed getting a rise out of Taylor.
    "What are you doing?" Taylor asked when she saw Hannah staring down at her phone stubbornly.
    "I'm texting Molly. We'll settle this right now."
    "Good," Taylor said. "I can't wait for her to tell you it's on the right ."
    Hannah was quiet for a moment as she considered what to text and then typed it out.
    Hannah: "Hey Molls, we're having a big debate… Ben's tattoo. What arm?"
    Molly wrote back almost instantly.
    Molly: "Who's debating?"
    Hannah: "Me and Taylor."
    Molly showed the stream of texts to her brother who happened to be sitting next to her on the couch. He smiled as he read the words, and she could tell he liked the idea of the girls talking about his tattoo.
    Molly: "Who says what?"
    Hannah: "Just tell me."
    Molly: "Where are you?"
    Hannah: "Taylor's. Which arm?"
    Molly: "We'll come by there so you can see for yourself. Ben came home in a brand new truck and I want to take a ride. You mind?"
    Hannah: "Of course not. Come on over."
    Molly: "We'll be there in a few."
    Molly showed the second series of texts to her brother who's gaze snapped up to meet hers with an annoyed expression when he read the part where she said they'd be dropping by Taylor's house. Molly smiled and shrugged.
    "It's right down the street, and I want a ride in the new whip anyway." She knew calling it his new whip would make him feel the need to show it off.
    "Why do they care about the tattoo?"
    "Because it's hot."
    Ben smiled. "Are we supposed to be leaving now ?"
    Molly shrugged down at her phone as if she were just following its directions.
    "You're the one who instigated this whole thing," he said.
    "No, I'm not. They're the ones who had to know about your tattoo."
    "You could have just told them what side it was on."
    "And miss my ride?"
    "I would have taken you on a ride. All you had to do was ask."
    "Well, now we have somewhere to go," she said.
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    Hannah held out her phone so Taylor could read the correspondence with Molly.
    "Wait," she said as she read.