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Prologue

Selena

“Oh, ers in h My eyes are glued to thein here for the last few months like clockwork Tall, tanned skin, dark hair that’s rich in color hanging loosely, longer on the top and sides It h it I watch as he sits at the bar that’s built intoI’ll be the lucky wo, get offwith a shot of tequila Today, Rhett’s in what I’ve learned is his business attire He wears it when he’s in town for an auction or sales hbred horses A black button-up shirt, long in the sleeves, the snaps opened at his throat And when he takes a sip of his drink, let lass of water Add in his hazel eyes, the way Rhett’s srins or s a workout when I finally get home

“I can’t He doesn’t live here It would never work,” I reply to Raven She’s the peanut butter to my jelly when it coirl, also known as your cheerleader

“That’s bullshit, and you know it It’s not like he lives eight hours away You knohat I think?” This also ht shooter

“I’o ahead, but make it quick because some people have to work today,” I tease her Raven is a fly by-the-seat-of-her-pants type of personality, which is also why she

“You bet your ass I arab the bull by the horns” She stands up and pretends to lasso soh, which also puts Rhett’s focus on me

“Okay, okay I’ll atte before she heads out the door to her job this late at night I have no idea how she does it, but Raven es all the same

“You better,” she states over her shoulder I shaketo be served I mean God forbid the other waitresses or waiters at least ask him what he’d like while I’m on the rare ten- a restaurant and your parents being gone for the night, leaving you with e out I guess our nextto be a bad one

“Hey, Lena” Rhett’s voice wars clench with desire

“Hi, Rhett, you want your usual?” He’s the only person who calls me Lena I never liked the nickname, not even from my family, but the way Rhett says it, it’s more than okay

“Please, but this tihis gaze on my body the entire ti as ear our shirts with our restaurant’s nae made in my mother’s naht there in Dad’s corner the entire time it was in the works No matter how late they stayed up, how much debt they incurred, she never wavered Which is why he named it after her in the first place

“What’s this ht that Rhett prefers, along with a shot glass to pour in the Patron, another preference of his that he’s pretty set in his ways about

“You and ives

“Is that so? That could be arranged When are you thinking?” I flirt with a s he wants to sharewith a meal, and I’m definitely on board

“Tonight Been in here tooFor the past two months, he’s stopped in here before he returns to his hotel Soain before he heads back home We talk for a few minutes, more often than not we flirt a little bit, and when he leaves that night, I’ue can do tolike hell it was Rhett giving asm instead of myself