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"Are you in need of a distraction?"

Inside, soe a friendly s up at h his lashes as he asks, "What does thatdown at it as I tell hiuys I o steady, Dimples" With a sneaky smile, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out another dollar, tucking it away inside the jar His eyes htens between , as if he can see that I had a shitty day, and I see he’s having a shitty night, and he likes that we both see these things

I don’t like having this chemistry with him, don’t like the wordless connection

Or maybe I don’t like how -breathless feel froer he’s here, talking toof," he says quietly, "I haven’t seen , I say, "Let’s just say it’s been a day"

He leans both elbows on the bar, studying h at this, unable to resist ad for a coaster, he spins it slowly in front of hinore hi down the bar It isn’t the first ti shot But it’s the first ti as I i

"Do you have a boyfriend?" he asks, undeterred, and I shake my head

"No," I tell him If the way his arms look in that T-shirt is any indication, I bet he looks fantastic naked

I bet he knows he does, too

It’s a sign that it’s been way too long since I’ve had sex if I’ I need in et so uys-you-, like, an actual rule?"

"Sort of" I fold the bar towel and tuck it into the back ofhis eyes

"What if I promised I was absolutely worth it?"

Why do I think he is absolutely telling the truth? He smiles shyly, but behind his honey-brown eyes, I can see he’s still hunting

"I’ hi here "But I don’t even re his arlossy wood

I bite back a sht?" he asks

I can’t help but look at his , hot and open, down my neck, my breasts, over my ribs

It occurs to o with a sure thing, right? Who better to bust ht than so? And so?

A few beats of silence pass between us before I straighten, reaching for a ticket one of the waitresses sets down next to et off at one"

Chapter TWO