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Zack cocked his head. “Beautiful?”
Seth nodded, turning to watch the women make their way over.
“Oh, man,” Zack whispered. “You’ve got it bad.”
Seth didn’t bother to reply. Maybe Zack was right, maybe he did have it bad. Although he’d never had it bad for anyone before, he thought this weird, but pleasant feeling in his stomach every time he saw Courtney might be it. Not that he minded. Besides, if he had to have it bad for someone, she seemed like a perfect candidate.
“Hey baby.” Zack didn’t bother to wait for Ashley’s reply before he plastered his lips to hers.
Courtney froze, watching their friends make out. Seth watched the emotions wash over her face: shock, repulsion, curiosity, envy.Interesting. Although Seth could sense the tiger lurking beneath Courtney’s mild veneer, he also sensed she’d held back during their kisses earlier. Since he’d met her, he’d been dreaming of the things he could do to Courtney in bed. Now he wondered what she might like to do to him.
He stepped around the walking porno and smiled at the woman quickly becoming an obsession. “I would tell them to get a room, but that just means one of us will be homeless again tonight.”
Blinking, she looked away from their friends and graced him with a slow smirk. “Maybe this time I’d let you spend the night in mine.”
Her words were like a hand curling around his cock, stroking him to attention. “Hey guys,” he called over his shoulder. “Get a room.”
When Courtney laughed, her breasts pushed against the top of her deep purple dress. “Maybe we should let them eat first.” She slipped her arm through his and started them toward the restaurant.
After dinner, Seth took Courtney’s hand, following their friends to the casino.
Courtney gave him an apologetic shrug. “I’m not much of a gambler.”
“Me neither,” Seth confessed. Although some would argue he gambled with his life daily, most of his money went to normal bills and making sure his mom was comfortable in her retirement. Plus, with his jobs, he never knew when he might get hurt and never work again. He might take risks in his careers, but he didn’t take them with his finances.
Courtney released her lip. “You want to make a wager?”
As if his interest wasn’t already piqued. “What is it?”
Courtney reached into the pocket of her dress and pulled out two twenty-dollar bills. She handed one to Seth. “This is all we get.”
Seth started to hand the bill back to her, but she pushed his hand away.
“Whoever has the least amount at the end of the night has to grant the other one’s wish.”
Oh hell. He liked the sound of that.
“So, if I take this twenty and play Blackjack and win a thousand dollars and you lose everything, you’ll do whatever I want?”
That blush he was starting to love worked up the smooth, sun-kissed skin of her chest. “And if it’s the other way around, you’ll do whatever I want.”
He groaned. Little did she know, he’d already do whatever she wanted.
“So, do we have a deal?” she asked, extending her hand for him to shake.
“Oh, we have a deal,” he replied, grabbing her hips and pulling her close. “But where I’m from, we seal really good deals with a kiss.”
* * *
“Aren’t you supposed to be using that to make more money?” Ashley slid onto the stool beside Courtney.
Courtney stared at the chip in her hand and shook her head.
“You think Seth is going to end up with less than twenty dollars? I just passed the Blackjack table, and he was winning . . . again. You better get to it.” Ashley nudged her with her shoulder.
Courtney only shook her head and continued to twirl the chip in her hand.
“Do you hear what I’m saying?” Ashley continued. “If you don’t get to it, you’re going to lose.”
