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“Jamie, good to see you girl. What can I get you tonight?” He leans over the bar, dropping a kiss to my cheek. When he pulls back, his eyes flick behind me and widen a fraction in recognition. I sense eyes on me to the left and spot the brunette that was chatting him up when I arrived. I give her my best smile, and she gives me the evil eye. I laugh, turning my attention back to Tommy.
“Hey, give me a shot of the good stuff and a Long Island Iced Tea, please.” He hesitates for a fraction of a second before moving away to make my drinks.
“Do you kiss all the guys, Jamie?”
I spin on my heels to face Jasper. “Nah, just the best ones.”
“Seems to me that your idea of the ‘best ones’ and mine is vastly different.”
“Screw you, Jasper,” I snap. “What the fuck are you even doing here?”
He raises his hands in defence at my icy tone. “Okay. How about we start again?”
“No. How about you tell me what you’re doing here, or you can walk away and forget we had this conversation.” Tommy places my shot of tequila and Long Island Iced Tea on the bar, and I turn back around, telling him to put it on my tab. Customers are calling for him to serve them, but he looks reluctant to go anywhere. “It’s fine,” I tell him. After a beat longer, he turns and walks to the next customer.
I knock back the shot before picking up my cocktail and facing Jasper again. Who’s still here. Taking a sip, I wait for him to speak. We watch each other as a spark of mutual attraction ripples through me. My brows raise in question, and I see the exact moment he makes his decision.
“Fine. I had a hunch you were going to be here, so I thought I’d come down and see if I could, maybe, buy you a drink?”
“Hmmm. Well, as you can see.” I raise my glass. “I already have one, but thanks.” His eyes sparkle with the challenge, and I don’t miss the slight tic in his right eye. It tells me one of two things. Either he’s nervous, which doesn’t seem likely, but I’ve been known to be wrong in the past, or he’s pissed about something. Most guys don’t deal with rejection very well, and I don’t suppose Jasper’s any different. I’m going to go out on a limb and pick option two. I let out a little laugh.
“Something funny, Jamie? You care to share?” There goes that tic again. Definitely not nervous, just pissed off.
“Nope. But I might let you buy me that drink. If the offer’s still open?” I give him a seductive smile. I mean, what the hell, I came here to hook up, right? And although Jasper wasn’t who I had in mind, he’s hot, and surprisingly, I’ve never been with a cop.
“The offer still stands, Jamie.” Jasper moves in closer, his hips almost brushing mine. “What else can I offer you tonight?” The tic is gone, replaced by lust.
“Why, Detective, are you trying to seduce me?” I ask in my most innocent and sultry voice. I run my hand up Jasper’s chest, brushing against the smattering of hair peeking out where his top two buttons are open. A sparkle of gold around his neck catches my eye, but I don’t get a chance to investigate as his arm comes around my waist, pulling me tight against his body.
Jasper leans in to whisper in my ear, and as he does, I look out across the room. I’m drawn to a corner off to the left where a small group are seated in low couches. The two guys in the group are sat opposite each other talking and each has a woman draped over them. The girl is blocking the view of the guy on the right, but as Jasper’s breath ghosts over my ear, she moves and now I see perfectly.
Seb Roberts.
Beautiful, rich caramel eyes are pinned on me, almost like he knew I was here the whole time. A tremor runs through my body as memories of our weekend together crash through my mind. Hot, sweat slicked skin, and a tongue that had my body humming from head to toe.
I’m brought out of the memory as someone jostles us from the side, and Jasper’s grip around my waist tightens to steady me.
“Hey, you okay?” Jasper asks, as I watch the girl next to Seb run a hand up his thigh. Eyes still locked on mine, he turns his head enough that when she leans in, I see his tongue swipe out, licking her lip.
I turn away from the scene in front of me. “Yes, I’m good. You know what, screw the drinks. Let’s just skip to the good part and get out of here.” Jasper raises his brows, clearly confused by my sudden eagerness.
“I thought you came here to dance?”
“Oh, I did, but you know, there are more ways than one to dance. Besides, I prefer to dance naked.” I wink, reaching down to grab his hand and lead him out of the bar.
As we make our way out, I chance a quick look behind me to see Seb is on his feet and looking back to where we were at the bar, while the girl shouts at him. He turns, talking to his mate before heading this way.
