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Me, Linkin Stone, self-proclaimed bachelor and confirmed bad boy, is tossing all of those stupid titles right out the proverbial window and grabbing onto a relationship like it’s the very air I need to breathe. Because that’s what she’s quickly become.
My air.
Without saying anything, she leans forward and rests her head against my chest. She’s the perfect height, and I wonder, as she puts her ear to my heart, if she can hear the drum solo in my chest. It’s pounding so hard I swear everyone in the bar can hear it.
“Having fun?” I ask, my hands dangerously low on her hips as we sway in time with the beat.
“Mmhmm,” she murmurs, the vibration of her hum shooting straight through my chest and landing on my dick.
The song doesn’t last nearly long enough, and before I know it, it’s about time for me to get back behind the bar. “You’re staying until close, right?” I ask, hopeful and anxious to take her home for the night.
“I am,” she confirms, tightening her grip around my waist until it feels like a hug. I stop moving and just hold her close. Her hair smells like jasmine, a scent that is pure Lexi.
When the song ends and a fast, upbeat one begins, I glance up, noticing the lines at the bar. Definitely time for me to get back to work. Her sisters are around us, well those that aren’t single. Ryan and Jaime, Dean and Payton, and Levi and Abby walk off the dance floor, smiling brightly as they pass by.
That’s when I notice the remaining two sisters, each off to the side of the room. AJ is chatting it up with a group of guys I’ve seen in here several times before, while Meghan chats with a guy dressed a little too nicely for Lucky’s. I watch as she offers him a friendly smile, listening intently on whatever he’s saying.
“Hey, who’s that?” I ask, drawing Lexi’s attention towards her sister.
“Oh, that’s Nick, her boss.”
“He’s awfully dressed up for a night a Lucky’s,” I say, noticing the way the man’s body is turned towards Meghan. He smiles easily back at her, his arms crossed casually at his chest. They look comfortable, and if she’s his employee, well, that would make sense. I know it’s not someone I need to keep a close eye on.
“His sister got married tonight. She’s a teacher with AJ at the junior high.”
A loud noise pulls my attention towards the bar, where I see Lucky’s grandson, Brant, dumping the full garbage can behind the bar into a much larger one on wheels. That’s my cue that my break’s over. “I gotta go, Firecracker. The boss is drowning behind the bar.”
Turning towards me, she threads her thin fingers into my hair and plants her lips on mine. It’s a short kiss, one that I’d love to continue – in private – but duty calls. Reluctantly, I pull back and give her a wink. “Have fun with your sisters,” I say, pivoting to head back up front.
Lexi grabs my hand, halting me and causing me to turn around quickly, fearing something is wrong. “I’m going home with you tonight,” she whispers, placing another kiss to my lips.
Catcalls and hollers erupt around me, letting me know her sisters are witnessing the kiss, which makes us both smile against each other’s lips. “Damn right, you are,” I reply before finally breaking away and getting back to work.
Three hours until close.
Until I get to take her home, to my bed.
Until she’s naked and beneath me.
Three hours until she’s mine.
