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“Hell, no. He’s obviously new here. He didn’t stop to talk to anyone—other than Jen when he rammed right into her.”
Because he was looking at me. Those sparkling blue eyes met my own.
“You’re clearly interested,” Brenda continues. “Just talk to him. You don’t have to do anything. Besides, you look hot tonight, Mary.”
I glance down at myself. “This is just a basic black dress from the shop.”
“Yeah, and it looks amazing on you. Sometimes less is more.” She flicks her gaze to the man sitting at the bar. “Go talk to him.”
“Yeah. Okay. Just let me finish my drink first.” I take the tiniest sip of water and then set the glass back down. “Very refreshing. I want to savor it.”
Brenda rolls her eyes. “Fine. If you’re not going to talk to him, I will.”
I point to the diamond on her left hand. “That rock may be a little bit of a turnoff, Lotus.”
She shrugs. “Why would it be? For all he knows, Dalton and I have an open relationship.”
“But you don’t.”
“We might,” she counters. “All I have to do is get my phone from Claude, text Dalton, and describe this dude. He’ll probably give me a free pass.”
A spear of jealousy lances through my gut.
I don’t know why. I don’t know this man from Adam. But damn…there’s something about him. He’s giving off an energy that has my whole body taking notice.
I have a mix of Irish and Scottish ancestry myself. Hence my reddish hair. But what I’d give for those baby-blue eyes. I’ve always thought my brown eyes were plain and kind of dull.
What would it feel like to have those searing blue eyes staring down at me? Smoldering…
Brenda grabs her cosmo by the stem and advances toward the bar with purposeful strides.
Damn it. This was supposed to be a girls’ night for us.
My legs act on their own. They push me to rise, and they follow her.
Then midway to the bar, they turn back, head to our table, and sink me back down onto my seat. Chicken shit.
Brenda sits next to the Scottish God and begins her Lotus flirting.
My stomach sinks.
Brenda is a master at flirtation. She always has been. We always said we never wanted to settle down. We would just enjoy being submissive for the evening and then live our own lives. I honestly thought if one of us went back on those words and settled down, it would be me, not her.
But she and Dalton are so beautiful and perfect for each other.
They fit together like Yin and Yang.
Either she’s making a move just to get me to make a move…or she really is interested and she knows Dalton will be okay with it.
She’s so good at what she does, I honestly can’t tell the difference.
I gulp down the rest of my water, and then I wave to Jennifer.
“What can I get for you, Blossom?” she says as she approaches.
“Nothing. Are you okay?” I ask.
“Oh, yeah. I’m fine. I mean, I might have a bruise on my bottom, but who cares? Getting knocked over by him was worth it.”
