LUCAS by Ivy Carter EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ivy Carter
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- Genre: New Adult & College Romance
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Guys with neck tattoos are either scary badass or sexy as fuck.
This one is kind of both.
I’m mid trying to figure out if the sexy tattooed guy at the bar is
a musician or an ex convict (maybe both?), when a familiar warm
hand slides across my thigh.
“Cool it, Austin,” I say through grit teeth as I give him a hard elbow to
his ribs.
He coughs out a laugh. “Christ, Eden. I never took you for the type that
likes to play rough.”
I savor a sip of beer. “There’s a lot you don’t know about me.”
Like how Austin’s pretty boy looks do nothing for my libido, while the
tattooed hottie at the bar has my stomach doing summersaults. That guy tilts
his head to down the rest of his Bud, causing the scorpion at the base of his
neck to stretch long and lean. Damn, that’s hot.
Austin straddles a chair and shuffles up to the table next to me, so close
we’re practically touching. He cups his tumbler of scotch like a coffee mug
and nudges me with his elbow. “Is it my cologne? Because the girl at the
drug store convinced me Axe is the way to go.” His blue eyes twinkle with
mischief. “We could take a shower.” He leans closer, the sour scent of
alcohol permeating off his breath and through his pores. “That would get rid
of the cologne smell, if that’s the problem.”
My gag reflex ignites. “You’re ridiculous.”
Ridiculous is the story of my life right now, which is how I ended up at a
dive bar in downtown New York City with Austin, the director of ad sales for
Rubberneckers, the e-mag I co-own with my friends, Liz and Marnie. Sadly,
my attempt to blow off a little job stress steam tonight is rapidly turning into
an episode of Survivor. If Austin doesn’t back off quick, “the island” won’t
be the only thing he’s booted from—his job security hangs by a loose thread.
“You know my policy on inter-office dating,” I say, standing.
Austin gives me a wolfish grin. “Who said anything about dating?” His
eyes land on my chest.
I snatch my empty beer glass off the table and shake my head. “Go home,
Austin. You’re drunk.”
After weaving my way through the tables overflowing with baseball
enthusiasts cheering on the Mets, I plunk down on the only empty bar stool—
right next to the tattooed hot guy. Maybe Austin isn’t the only one who’s had
too much to drink, because I could swear a current strong enough to
electrocute me runs between us.
Tattoo guy turns his head toward me. Holy shit, are his eyes green.
Emerald, actually.
He stares at me a long beat—I’m sure time almost stands still—until his
attention is pulled by a homerun play on the TV screen above the bar. I
exhale hard, and smile nervously at the bartender who tops up my beer.
“On the house,” he says, with a wink.
I’m about to thank him when a thick finger aggressively taps my
shoulder. Without turning, I calmly advise Austin to leave me the fuck alone
—again. His hand moves to my hip. I jerk away, knocking my glass forward.
Beer sloshes over the side and coats my fingers. I shake them off. Fucking
hell.
Heat rushes to my cheeks and I shove Austin away. “Seriously, dude. I’ve
had enough.”
I’ve fielded his pathetic come-ons with forced diplomacy for almost two
years, conceding that despite his ridiculous attempts to lure me to his bed,
he’s damn good at his job. Best ad salesman in the city, to be frank. I’ve been
patient. Kind. But my stress levels are off the charts tonight, and I’m tired of
pissing around.
“Take the hint, buddy,” says the tattoo guy, without even looking away
from the TV. He adjusts his ball cap and squares his broad shoulders, jaw
tense. Well, hello knight in shining armor.
Austin ignores him and wedges between us, knocking his thigh up against
my knee. His eyes are glossy and sweat beads across his forehead. Drunk as
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