Page 28 of She's My Kind of Girl

Through gritted teeth Griff said, “I’ll take it under advisement.”

“See that you do,” Charlie said, looking back and forth between Griffin and Darcy. “Probably best if you go somewhere else.”

“Will do.” Griffin sighed. “I trust this will remain between us?”

He tipped his hat again and straightened. “Your secrets are safe with me.”

“Thanks.”

Darcy’s stomach dropped, and all the lust that had been riding her hard evaporated into thin air, leaving behind a humiliating sickness. She looked out the window and tried to ignore the tightness in her throat. It was always the same old story in this town. She was still that girl, but Griffin wasn’t that boy.

He was one of them.