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The e hand on her shoulder Instantly, her skin burned where he touched With his other hand, he waved at the bartender, who suddenly ca about customer service Apparently, the locals didn’t like outsiders Well, so her was most definitely a local
What will the citizens of Wilde think of et wind of why I’m here?
The barkeep walked over “What can I get you, Jackson?”
Jessica liked the name It wasn’t ordinary, and Jackson suited the ered on her shoulder
“The usual and two shot glasses” Jackson turned back to her “What would you like?”
Finding her voice, she said, “A ”
He shrugged, his big shoulders bunching gracefully He leaned into the bar as though he owned the Horseshoe “This place is rill No menus You eat meat?”
“I’etarian, if that’s what you rilled chicken and maybe a spinach salad Do you think they have feta cheese?”
One eyebrow arched up as he stared at her for a er and fries for the lady”
She shook her head “I don’t actually eat red meat”
“Then unfortunately you don’t eat here, darlin’ Welcoo down into a cave to mine silver and ork from sunup to sundown to produce the best cattle in the state Actually I can think of one other thing we do well, but it’s a little early in the night to talk about that”
She could take a wild guess at what he did well Jackson looked like he was built for it, personified it Was she drooling? Daer’s fine”
“Excellent” Jackson grinned, turning to the guy at the counter
The barkeep frowned “Grill’s been cleaned and turned off for the night I can offer her some pretzels or peanuts”
A high-wattage sn “Coirl Give her a break here Tell you what, if you feed this little darlin’, I proh stakes poker table at Sneaky Pete’s next Wednesday”
The bartender growled “Fine, but only for you If this was Austin, I would tell hilasses, a saltshaker, some sliced limes, and a full bottle of Jose Cuervo on the counter “It h”
“No probleo easy on Austin He’s been having to fuck himself ever since Sally Jo ran off to join the roller derby” He grinned as he turned back to Jessica
Craig snorted “Word around town is that he broke it off with Sally Jo”
Jackson shrugged “Having a woman pick a pair of in-line skates over you can be hard on a man”
In her oay, Jessica kne hard it was to be overlooked Although in her case she had been tossed aside for a wedding planner naht was the tequila
After the bartender headed through the swinging door behind the bar, Jackson sat on the stool next to her, and looked at her like he wished the Horseshoe had a menu and that she was on it But he didn’t make a move on her Instead, he poured the clear liquor into the tiny glasses and then pushed one of them in front of her “I bet you could use this”
“You must be a mind reader” She licked the back of her hand between her forefinger and thurabbed the shaker, and dusted the spot with salt