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“Do you see that guy over there at the bar? Hey, don’t look! I mean, you can look, just don’t be obvious about it. You know—sneak a look.”
Eden continued dancing, swirling around to disguise the direction of her gaze until she managed to glance toward the bar. She swirled around again, wrapping an arm around me and forgetting about the guy she’d been dancing with.
“Are you referring to that super-hot guy standing at the bar, scoping you out?”
“Yes. Oh…my…god. He is gorgeous.”
“Well, why are you over here with me? Go over there to him!”
I shook my head, my stomach knotting nervously just at the thought. “No, I can’t…”
“So what are you going to do, Natalie? Just stare at him all night?”
“Yes. I think that’s about all I can handle.”
“Well that’s just not acceptable and you know it.” To my horr
or, before I could protest, Eden grabbed my arm. Under the pretenses of leading me through some sort of line-dance, she began pulling me toward the bar. Towards him.
She gave a fake cough. “I think I need to make a trip to the lady’s room. Be back…eventually.” She winked and wiggled her eyebrows, and then disappeared around the corner, leaving me mere feet away from the handsome stranger, who was even more good-looking up close.
I stood there, not knowing whether I wanted to kill Eden or thank her; I supposed I would have to see how the rest of the night went before I could decide.
My heart pounding, I slowly approached the bar, coming to a stop at the guy’s side, all the while trying to pretend he wasn’t the reason I was there in the first place. Yet, I could feel the flush coming over my face as I felt him watching me.
Lord knows I didn’t need another drink, but now that I was at the bar, I felt I had no choice but to order one. I decided I would order something light to slowly sip.
The bartender was busy with other customers though, so I had a bit of a wait before me.
In my periphery, I saw the handsome stranger gradually sliding closer to me. Unable to resist, I glanced sideways at him. My knees almost buckled.
Tall with broad shoulders, he had the body of a god. His hair was short and black, creating a stunning contrast to his bright blue eyes. A tattoo peeked from under the sleeve of his shirt.
“Hello,” he said, his voice smooth as butter.
“Hi…”
A slow smirk spread across his face and in that instant, I knew he was the finest man I had ever seen. The cockiness lurking under his expression made me suspect he knew precisely the kind of effect he was having on me.
“What’s your name?” he asked.
“Natalie.”
He held out his hand. “Nice to meet you, Natalie. I’m Colt. Can I buy you a drink?”
I stretched out my hand, letting him take it in his. He raised it to his lips and kissed it with incredibly soft lips.
“Sure,” I said, somewhat breathless already.
CHAPTER 3
Colt
I’d expected the night to be a dull and uneventful, but I knew that was about to change the very moment I laid eyes on her.
The week had been long and tiring, and even though clubbing wasn’t really my thing, I needed a distraction. I figured a few drinks and a couple of women would be enough to alleviate some stress before I went home, but after spotting her, I knew that she alone was what I needed for the night.
I was pleased to see she didn’t have a man with her; she had come to the club with a friend—a hot and feisty redhead. I saw them both when they first walked through the door, and although they both were attractive, she was the one I immediately wanted. Her flowing raven-black hair and those deep brown eyes, giving her an exotic look that I just couldn’t turn away from.
