“
The sound of a chainsaw going off inside the building had me meeting Amari’s gaze, and he shot me a funny expression.
“You scared?”
He tilted his head to the side. “Why? If I say yes, will you hold my hand?”
Well, I hadn’t been asking to flirt. I’d just been joking. But….
“No,” I replied. “I’m going to be too busy holding Zac’s hand. I don’t want him having nightmares tonight.”
He chuckled just as I felt a hand land on the back of my neck again, molding itself around it.
Tilting my head back, I found those familiar baby blues on me. I whispered, “But for real, I don’t think I’ll get scared, but if I do, I’m using you as a human shield. You’ve lived a much fuller life than I have. Technically, Amari’s bigger but—”
My old friend scoffed. “We’re the same size. You know people still call me ‘Big Texas,’ don’t you?”
“Yeah, I know, but I started calling you that back when you were the biggest guy I knew. You’re not even that big.”
“Excuse me?”
It was too much fun to pick on him. “You’re big, but you’re not that big.”
Zac’s head reared back. “Aren’t you five feet tall?”
“Five foot two.”
Zac blinked.
I blinked.
He narrowed his eyes. “Swear to God, I’m tellin’ Mama on you.
”
”