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“I gotta go. We’ll talk this week.”
A stray piece of hair fell into her eyes and she pushed it away, glad it gave her something to do with at least one hand. “Great.”
He gave her one last smile, which again had her reconsidering her ‘need to know a man before sleeping with him’ philosophy, and left.
Allison locked the front door and then doubled checked the door in the kitchen. “What a night.” On her way back through the front foyer, she tried the front door again before setting the alarm and heading up to bed. Not that she expected to fall asleep anytime soon. Between the coffee and the kiss, she expected to remain awake for sometime. At least upstairs she could relax in bed and fantasize about the handsome Marine she’d be seeing again soon.
Chapter 4
About time he left. From the safety of his bedroom, he watched Allison’s unknown date for the night come down the steps. The guy paused once and turned to look at Allison’s front door before he climbed into a black pickup. He didn’t know the SOB’s name, but it was the same jerk who had changed her tire outside Siena. Even from this distance, the dude was hard to miss. Soon though he’d know who the guy was. When he and Allison left, he’d copied down the jerk’s license plate. A quick call to his friend Roger in the morning and he’d have the guy’s name and address. Once he had the information, he’d decide what his next step was. If he turned out to be some distance cousin or long-time family friend, he’d leave the guy alone. Otherwise, he’d do what he had to.
He glanced back at the townhouse when the pickup turned left and disappeared from sight. One by one the lights on the first floor went off, leaving the rooms in darkness. He pictured Allison climbing the front staircase and entering the master bedroom. Looking up, he zeroed in on her bedroom window. How many times had he sat and stared at the windows, wishing he was inside with her? Too many, but soon that would end. Soon she’d be his.
Unable to stop it, a smile spread across his face. Yes, soon he’d be spending all his free time inside with her.
Light spilled out of Allison’s bedroom moments before she appeared at the window. He only got a quick glimpse of her before she pulled the curtains. He didn’t need to see her with his eyes though. He’d committed everything about Allison Sherbrooke to memory. Right now he imagined her unzipping the sexy gown she’d worn tonight, a gown she should have been wearing for him. His smile died as he thought of the Marine who’d been with her tonight.
Next time she’ll wear it for me. Allison’s silhouette passed behind the curtain and he let his mind go back to undressing her. With the zipper undone, she’d slide the dress down over her perfect breasts. She’d let the dress pool down around her ankles, revealing her legs. Legs he wanted wrapped around his waist as he made love to her.
He gritted his teeth. Damn he wanted her. Tonight he’d have to settle for someone else. As soon as he knew she was in bed, he’d pay Kitty a visit. She was always up for a little fun.
The light upstairs switched off. Allison was safely alone in her bed for the night. Now, he could leave. Later he’d check back.
Chapter 5
Rock glanced at the large screen television on the far wall while he waited for his buddy Connor. At the moment, the basketball game between Sacramento and Washington was on. Basketball wasn’t his favorite sport, never had been. From time to time he’d watch a game if he had nothing else to do, but he’d always preferred hockey and football. Tonight, various basketball games were on all the screens inside the sports pub near his apartment.
“Got tickets to this weekend’s home game against Boston. I can’t use them. You interested?” Connor
asked, taking a seat across the scratched table. Like everything else in Shooter’s Pub, the table had seen better days. However, the joint’s run-down appearance didn’t keep the customers away. The popular sports pub had a steady stream of regular customers every day of the week, many of them military men and woman from the nearby base.
“I’ll pass. Give Landon a call. He’s a huge Boston fan.”
“Asked him already. He’s busy with the paralegal he’s been seeing.”
Something told him another of his friends would soon be making a visit to the church. Landon hadn’t spent much time with anyone other than Lisa for the last six months. When he did go out without her, he didn’t stop talking about her.
“Are you sure you don’t want ’em?”
“Got plans this weekend.” Plans he needed to finalize soon. He’d never said when he’d call, but it was already Wednesday. If they were going to do something on Saturday, he needed to get his ass in gear.
“If you think of anyone else that’d like ’em, let me know.” Connor smiled at the waitress when she appeared at their booth and placed his drink order.
“Do you want another, sweetie?” Candy, the waitress asked. She was a pretty redhead, and they’d flirted with each other a few times when he’d come in, and in the past, he’d enjoyed watching her move around the pub. She had a great bod and knew it, but tonight he’d forgotten she was there.
“Yeah and an order of Buffalo wings, please,” Rock answered as his stomach rumbled loud enough to be heard over the blaring televisions.
“Bring over an order of regular ones too, Candy.”
Candy gave them both smiles and an eye full of her cleavage as she bent low to collect the menus she’d left on the table when Rock first sat down. “Be right back.”
Across the table, Connor gave a low whistle as he watched Candy walk away. “Love the legs on that one. I’ve got to get her number before I leave.”
He’d had a similar thought on previous visits himself, just not tonight. “What happened to Bell?” The last time he’d talked to the guy, he’d been dating an accountant.
With Candy and her legs no longer in view, Connor looked at him. “She moved back to Mississippi last month. She missed her family. No big deal.” He shrugged and Rock got the impression his friend wasn’t all that broken up about it.
“You still seeing that airline attendant. Susan, Suzanne?”
