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that reminded her
Evan wasn’t the man in her life anymore.
    “Don’t let us keep
you,” Evan said to Jeff. He waved his hand as though trying to discourage an
annoying bug from getting too close. “Don’t worry about her. She’s in good
hands.”
    “I don’t think I
should leave you here…” Jeff shot a meaningful look at Evan. “With him.”
    “Listen, buddy,”
Evan said, taking a step forward. “If anyone doesn’t belong here, it’s you. Now
get the hell outta here before you really piss me off.”
    Erika jumped up,
wedging her body between the two men. She realized her mistake as soon as Evan
grabbed her waist, pulling her back against his chest. “Stop,” she hissed.
    “Let me set the
record straight, in case you have any doubt about where I stand,” Evan said,
pointing at Jeff. “I’m in love with her. I never stopped lovin’ her. She
belongs with me, not you.”
    Jeff took a step
toward them. “Who the hell do you think you are?”
    “Who do I think I
am?” Evan asked, chuckling. “I’m the guy who shared her bed for six years. I’m
the only guy she’s ever loved. I’m the guy she intended to marry and have
babies with, that’s who I am. Who the hell are you?”
    Erika knew by the
tense set of his body that Evan wasn’t as relaxed as he pretended, and she’d
seen him in too many bar fights to think this situation could possibly end well
for Jeff. “Please,” she said to Jeff, raising her hand. “Just go. I don’t want
to ruin Lena and Dom’s party. I’ll see you at the clinic in the morning.”
    “I can’t believe
you’re really gonna stay here with this guy.”
    She knew she
didn’t owe Jeff an explanation. They were dating, but she’d made it clear he
was free to date other women and she always assumed he knew she had the same
freedom.
    “I’m not gonna
tell you again,” Evan said through clenched teeth. “Get out before I throw you
out of here on your ass.”
    Jeff glared at the
people around them one more time before he grabbed his jacket off the back of
his chair and stalked toward the door.
    Dom saluted him.
“Thanks for comin’. Hope to see you again real soon.”
    Lena slapped his
arm as everyone around them laughed, everyone except Evan.
    Erika could tell
Evan was struggling with the urge to go after Jeff and lay him out on the
sidewalk, so she turned in to his arms to distract him. Mission
accomplished. He thrust his hands into her hair and took her mouth in a
hungry, possessive kiss that turned her bones to mush as she clung to him to
keep from puddling in a hot mess at his feet.
    “What the hell was
that?” she asked when he finally let her come up for air.
    “That was to
remind you what you’ve been missin’ while you were wastin’ your time with that
loser.”
    If not for the
alcohol lowering her inhibitions, she may have noticed the people around them
staring at them in shock as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him
in for a taste of his own potent medicine.

Chapter Three
    Evan felt like he
was going to explode, right there in front of his family and friends. He’d
never been big on public displays of affection, but he could barely contain the
urge to slide the drinks off the table and take her right there on the hard
slab of scarred wood.
    “We’re leavin’,”
he said, grabbing her hand and hauling her towards the door. The chorus of
catcalls, whistles, and laughter fell away as he coaxed her into the waiting
limousine. In the darkness, he took a second to give the driver instructions
before raising the privacy glass and pulling her on to his lap.
    “We shouldn’t be
doing this,” she whispered, her head rolling back as he grazed her neck with
his tongue.
    He pushed her leather
blazer off, letting it fall to the floor as he quickly worked the tiny buttons
lining the front of her shirt. He wouldn’t let his conscience make him consider
how many drinks she’d had, not when she was finally back in his arms, kissing
him as