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“Are you afraid to be in the same room as me?”
“No,” she grunts, and her cheeks darken. Good. I’m getting to her.
I lean close to whisper because I’m not an idiot. I know the gossip gals are listening to every word we speak.
“I dare you to come out from behind the bar and participate in the pub quiz.”
“Foul! You can’t dare me to do something if it affects my business.”
Lennon rushes up. “I got this. You go have fun.”
“Fun. Who said anything about having fun?”
I’m having fun, but I keep my mouth firmly shut since I prefer my balls where they are.
Lennon grasps her shoulders and shoves her away from the bar. “Live a little.”
“Whatever,” she mumbles.
I start to reach out for her hand but stop myself in time. I dig my hands in my pockets before the temptation to touch her overwhelms me. Her honeysuckle smell hits me, and I fist my hands in my pockets.
“What are the rules?”
“The rules?” What is she talking about?
“To this dare. And what do I win?”
Damn. She isn’t talking about my hands on her naked body.
“No cheating.”
She scowls. “I don’t cheat.”
She’s a liar. She cheats all the time when we play games in bed. My cock twitches at the reminder. I ignore it. Now is not the time to pop a boner.
“You sit with the Dempsey sisters. I’ll sit with the West sisters.”
“But there are more West daughters than Dempsey daughters.”
I shrug. “Then, we’ll switch.”
She narrows her eyes on me. “You’re trying to trick me. Lilac sits with the Dempseys. I’m sitting with her.”
Sitting with Lilac is a guaranteed ticket to win. The woman knows everything there is to know about everything. Except sports. She doesn’t understand the appeal of them.
But I don’t care about winning. The whole purpose of this dare is to get Cassie to talk to me again. I just want her to be my friend again. My cock calls me a liar. He’s not wrong. But friends is the first step. A step I’m taking right here, right now.
I motion toward the two tables next to each other in the front of the room. “After you.”
“You never said what I get when I win this ridiculous dare.”
I lean down to whisper into her ear. “Whatever you want.”
Goosebumps rise on her skin, and she bites her bottom lip before she shakes herself and marches off. I place my hand on her lower back to guide her. She shivers and I duck my chin to hide my smile. I love how responsive she is to me.
I rub my thumb in circles into her back and she sprints away. I don’t bother to hide my smile this time. I never knew chasing a woman could be this fun.
The two remaining seats available at the Dempsey and West tables are back to back. I’m not surprised. I noticed the gossip gals working their magic while I was daring Cassie.
