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“I’m not on the schedule to work tomorrow at the tavern, but I need to log in and check my emails for the foundation.”
“Take all the time you need.” He didn’t bring up the fact that going back to work at the tavern probably wasn’t a good idea. She’d had enough thrown at her for one day. He’d try to make the rest of the evening relaxed and non-confrontational.
He opened and held the door for her.
As she started through, she touched a hand to his chest, sending a bolt of electricity sizzling through him. She tipped her head back, and her green-eyed gaze met his. “I’m not always so hard to get along with. And I don’t want you to think I’m ungrateful for all you’ve done. I do appreciate that you saved my life. It’s just…” Her gaze dropped to where her hand lay on his shirt.
“It’s just that you’re with a man you don’t know, and you’re hanging onto your newfound independence by a hair.” He closed his hand over hers and squeezed gently. The warmth of her small hand in his made him instantly aware of his mistake. Now that he held her hand, he couldn’t let go.
He pulled her past the threshold into the hallway. Moe didn’t release his grip on her hand. Nor did he hold tight. If she wanted to be free, all she had to do was tug gently.
They walked down the hall, rode the elevator and stepped out on the street hand in hand.
They walked several blocks before Moe’s stomach overrode other parts of his anatomy, reminding him he was hungry. At about that time, he found an Irish pub. “Do you like Irish food?” he asked.
“I don’t know.” Her eyes brightened. “I do like potatoes and lamb.”
He opened the door, and they entered. The place was hopping with people crowded around the bar, watching a soccer match on the televisions hanging from the ceiling.
All the tables were full, as well as the seats at the bar.
Moe was about to turn and leave when a couple rose from a booth in the corner. Moe hurried Breely over to claim the table.
A man with a large plastic tub arrived, scooped the dirty dishes into the tub, wiped the table and left. He was followed quickly by a waitress to take their drink orders.
Breely surprised Moe by ordering a Guinness.
“What?” she said with a frown. “I lived on a ranch. We drink beer after a hot day in the sun. My dad prefers Budweiser. Mom and I like Guinness.”
“I’ll have the same,” Moe said.
When the waitress returned with their beers, Moe offered to order for Breely, choosing shepherd’s pie. He ordered fish and chips for himself. “If you don’t like the shepherd’s pie, you can have the fish and chips. I like both. Or we can share.”
She grinned. “Sharing sounds good.”
When the waitress left with their order, Moe lifted his bottle of Guinness. “To new friends and new experiences.”
“To both.” She tapped her bottle to his and took a long swallow.
A band warmed up in the far corner of the pub. Soon, a fiddle played a lively tune, and one of the band members sang a bawdy song of the love and loss of a red-haired Irish lass.
Moe couldn’t stop the grin from spreading across his face. “Fitting, wouldn’t you say?” He chuckled as the music died down.
The waitress arrived with a heaping plate of beer-batter fried fish and chips and a huge bowl filled with Shepherd’s pie.
Breely dug into the garlic mashed potatoes on top to find beef tips, carrots, leeks and peas soaked in a thick, rich gravy. When she bit into the first bite, she moaned as she chewed and swallowed.
The sexy sound made Moe’s groin tighten. Would she make similar noises during an orgasm? Eating food shouldn’t be turning him on.
After she’d swallowed her second bite, she moaned again. “Shepherd’s pie, where have you been all my life?”
Her orgasmic enjoyment threatened to kill Moe’s appetite for food. He focused on the fish and fries, avoiding looking at Breely as she moaned her way through half of her meal.
He breathed a sigh of relief when she set her fork aside and leaned back. “I can’t eat another bite.”
“You haven’t had a taste of this fish yet.” He cut a small chunk off and held out his fork.
She groaned as she leaned forward, took the morsel into her mouth and chewed slowly. “So good.”
