Chapter 124

Carson glanced sideways as he drove, his lips curving in that smug smile of his. Lily was slumped against the seat, one hand pressing to her forehead, the other gripping her bag tightly as if it would anchor her from floating away. “You’re quiet,” Carson said, tapping the steering wheel with his fingers. “Normally girls chatter when they’re drunk. Or… they cry. Which one are you, hmm?” Lily turned her head slowly, blinking at him through heavy lashes. “I’m neither… I don’t chatter. And I don’t cry in front of strangers.” Her words were slightly slurred, but the dignity in her tone made Carson chuckle. “Stranger?” he repeated. “I just declared in front of your colleagues that I’m your boyfriend. Doesn’t that make me closer than a stranger?” Lily groaned, covering her face with both hands. “Don’t remind me… why would you say that? Now they’ll think…” “That you’re taken?” Carson interrupted smoothly. His eyes stayed on the road, but amusement danced in them. “Good. That saves me the troub