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“What’s the story there? He’s been watching you all night.”
“He has?” I ask innocently. “I haven’t noticed.”
“Bullshit.”
“Okay, I have. What’s your point?”
“Nothing.” He shrugs, smiling. “It just seems odd, that’s all. Ry is a private guy. And he’s acting like a jealous boyfriend because you’re working back here where all the guys can easily watch you, and flirt with you.”
“Oh my God, Alex.” I groan, rolling my eyes. “What’re you, a girl? There’s nothing happening.”
Chuckling, he starts to pour a drink for the pretty woman in front of us. “Whatever you say.”
“Yes. It is whatever I say,” I huff, pouring the excess vodka into another glass and putting it aside for later. I’ll definitely be making myself a drink after tonight. First, for helping out, and second, because I need it.
When it comes time for last call, the people remaining sway up to the bar to close their tabs.
“Hello again, beautiful.” Great. It’s the guy from before. Jeff?
“Hi. I’ll close you out.” Printing out his receipt, I hand it to him along with his card, and he grabs my whole hand, pulling me forward.
“Why don’t you tell me your name, beautiful?”
“Because it doesn’t matter.” I force myself to not jerk my hand away and call him a bunch of names. I need to stay calm.
“It does to me.” He winks, rubbing his thumb across my skin.
Ugh. No.
“I’m not really looking for anything right now,” I say, trying to gently pull my hand away, but he won’t budge. He just tightens his grip.
“What a coincidence. Me either.” He flashes me a smile I’m sure usually works ninety nine percent of the time. Too bad I’m in that one percent that’s not falling for it.
“I mean,at all. So I’m going to need my hand back.” I again try and pull it away, but he doesn’t budge.
“We could just grab drinks.”
“She said no,” a deep, angry voice says next to the guy. I didn’t even see him walk up.
“Oh, Ryan, dude. Hey, how are you?”
“Let go of her and I’ll be fine.” He gives Jeff a hard look that would make any man wither.
Releasing me, I rub my hand to get the blood flowing again. I hadn’t realized how hard he was gripping me.
“You okay, Ash?” Ryan asks, his eyes still on Jeff.
“Yeah.”
“Get out of here, Jeff. And listen when a woman says no.”
Nodding, he grabs his card, and leaves a twenty on the bar for me. “Sorry,” he mumbles, walking away with his head down.
“Get your shit, Ashley. You’re done for the night.”
“No, I’m not.”
“Yes, you are.” His voice is barely concealing his anger as he moves his hard gaze from the back of Jeff’s retreating figure to me. “Grab your stuff.”
